My cut at it:
Scene #1 at Thunder Hill - Car #1 goofed up! He got sideways, for God's
sake and caused an accident!. He should be talked to at the very least.
Driving on the edge with people on your tail puts car #1 in a zone of
"vintage racing responsibility" to not "get sideways." Sanctioned??? Maybe.
Probably a function if he/she is perpetually precipitating incidents or
spinning or getting sideways often. A Judgement call for Stewards.
Scene #2 at Sears Point - An incident caused by oil on the track or
mechanical failures shouldn't be ascribed to any driver. That's racing and
that's also "vintage racing."
Your quote: "Neither of these "incidents" were the result of overaggressive
driving or non-vintage spirit driving". I"d disagree. Scene #1 called for
driver #1 to be more cautious. He was in a dangerous situation (difficult
turn) and was pushing to the point where he "gets sideways." By the way,
if car #2 was "pushing him" in a non-vintage manner, maybe #2 shares some
responsibility. But. . . that's a tough call for a Steward.
-----Original Message-----
From: VEENET@aol.com <VEENET@aol.com>
To: vintage-race@autox.team.net <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 10:23 AM
Subject: Vintage body contact
>Scene: The "cyclone" at Thunderhill....(For those unfamilar , it is a
sharp,
>downhill left hand turn at the top of a short, steep uphill run.)
>Car #1 crests the hill , turns left and dives over the top and down and
gets
>a little sideways on the exit.... Car #2 following closley behind backs off
>and moves a bit to the left to avoid hitting car #1 and is then hit from
>behind by car #3....
>No big damage, no spins, everyone gathers it up and continues on..But BODY
>CONTACT!!!....Do we send driver #3 home?
>Another scene..The esses at sears point. Car #1 finds some oil and looses
it
>in the second turn(8 b) spins and comes rolling back across the track
>backwards as car#2 comes through 8 a...Car #2 has no choice but to go "4
>wheels off " to the right to avoid car #1.
>Both cars gather it up and continue on down the track.
>These are both real life expierences... Neither of these "incidents" were
the
>result of overaggresive driving or non-vintage spirit driving. They are
just
>the kind of things that can happen out on a race track. And in both cases
no
>one was sent home or given "points".. There was a "no harm, no foul"
attitude
>it seems..No one was really " at fault" ...Things happen. You pay your
money
>and you take your chances as someone once said....
>Jerry Burr
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