A faster car driven by a faster driver will find his way around you without
you having to surrender your line. I once caused an accident by trying to
accommodate two faster cars.
Two C sedans, fighting for the lead at the end of the race, were lapping my
F/P MGA in an SCCA national. I saw them quite some distance back and
anticipated being overtaken just as I turned into the sweeping turn 11 at
IRP. I'd lost a front shock and was in no position to take the corner at
speed. As they closed on me, I motioned them around to the left and began my
right turn. One car got by safely on the left, the other hit me on the right
front fender, turned me and came over the top of my car. In retrospect, I
probably should just have let them race and anticipated they would split me
in passing. I might have signaled them earlier to pass on the outside,
though I don't think either would have given way to the other to do so. Both
my car and the sedan were heavily damaged. (Sorry, Bruce Nesbitt.)
Tom Butters
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