So, what happens if the said driver, after he/she gets red-flagged, turns
around and goes upstream and corrects the DNF? :)
--Navid
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of craig boyle
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 10:21 AM
> To: Rich Urschel; Geoff Mohler
> Cc: ba-autox
> Subject: Re: No reruns when a DNF is scored
>
>
> The worst case is that you DNF at the first
> opportunity on course, then get immediately
> red-flagged for some other incident - and proceed at
> low speed to the finish, or take a shortcut to the
> pits.
>
> You just lost a run at speed.
>
> But it would be more unfair to give someone a rerun
> for what was a DNF.
>
> The "fairest" response would be to give someone an
> untimed practice run after a DNF-rerun case. But that
> would get just too complicated to administer. I guess
> I like the rule the way it is.
>
> Craig
>
>
> --- Rich Urschel <OSP13@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > Geoff Mohler wrote:
> >
> > > Does that mean that a DNF before a down-cone is
> > spotted doesnt end up in a
> > > rerun?
> >
> > Yes, the rule specifically covers reruns for timing
> > failure
> > and objects on course. That's a second reason
> > besides
> > Brooks' to go back and correct a DNF.
> >
> > On the other hand, I know one autocrosser who simply
> > keeps driving like no mistake was made and sometimes
> > gets away with no DNF being called because it looks
> > like a
> > good run.
> >
> > Rich Urschel
> >
> > Ps. You also don't get a rerun for a downed cone if
> > you
> > punted it there in the first place.
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