Well it is now perfectly clear that there are two conflicting "standard
red flag procedures". One says "stop now (safely)", the other says "quit
racing, slow down, and return to the pits".
Which is why I really hate those short drivers meetings that take the
attitude that "everyone knows what the flags mean so we don't want to
insult any big shots by taking 30 seconds to remind you what procedure
this particular association has decided to use at this particular
track on this particular day."
Organizing bodies should be more responsible and professional than
that!
Here's a suggestion - and I'll start using it too. Always ASK
at the Driver's meeting what the red flag procedure of the day is.
I'd much rather be embarrased at being a novice than:
a) run over some poor corner worker who expected me to stop.
b) get run into by some poor racer who didn't expect me to stop.
Best Regards & Have Fun,
Nick England
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~nick/racing.html
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