I'm not too wild about a feature at the start. Part of the reason is that
it encourages precision at the start. If you start in a straight, then you
get in the general vicinity, and go. If you start in a turn, then you need
to setup for the turn at the line.
This brings up a question. If you leave the course, hit no cones, and
re-enter prior to where you left, then there is no penalty except for time,
right? Now if you do this before hitting the start lights, then there is no
penalty at all, right? I saw an "opportunity" at the Peru Tour (Day 1) last
year that I didn't exploit, but I could have, assuming the above is true.
Instead of taking a left at the start, which is how the course was laid out,
I could have gone straight through a couple of cones on the outside of the
turn, taken a right, gone a 100' or so, turned back around, and gunned it,
re-entering the course upstream of where I left it, and not hit any cones.
This all could have happened before the lights. I would have then passed
through the lights at 50 instead of 20.
I know that would be an assy thing to do, but would it be illegal?
Dave Hardy
89 SM
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
To: Roger Johnson <rjohnson@ghg.net>; Team. Net <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: Acceptable finish designs, and starts, too
> From: Roger Johnson <rjohnson@ghg.net>
>
>
> >So if you look at my Nationals/Tour/Div designs you will notice the last
> >100' are ALWAYS a straight. I then allow 200' of stop box. Of course,
> >this is not always possible, (thinking northeast U.S. postage stamp size
> >lots), but I always try to find a way. This allows every competitor to
> >floor it at the finish which is *always* a satisfying feeling.
>
>
> I have been an advocate of this line of thinking for 30 years. The
> proverbial "tight as possible" turn at the end has not been the boon to
> safety that its instigators had hoped.
>
> On the other end of things, I like to put in a good stiff move before the
> timing-start line. This eliminates the need to launch the car like you
were
> at a drag race. I realize this is part of the game at Pro Solo events,
but
> it would not break my heart if I never saw one again at a regular
autocross.
> The other upside to the tight move before the timing-start line is that it
> takes away all all the worry about precision staging at the marshaling
line.
>
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4
CT2846L
> pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.vtr2002.org
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