[Fot] Nomination

[Bill Dentinger]

A lot of carnage that day.
Carl Jensen (RIP, RA Competition Guru at the time) always said the issue was these big, powerful V8s laying back and creating distance between themselves and the car in front of them.  Many of the cars up front were still tight together, and when the track went green these guys in the back came storming up the hill, sometimes four wide.
After that Jensen insisted the entire grid maintain a 'car's length' between you and the guy in front of you.  If you didn't, the group did not get a green flag.
I can't remember for sure, but I think there was no passing until you went under the bridge as well.
Bill Dentinger
PS  Later Carl Jensen re-thought the rule and told Race Groups that they would ALWAYS get a green flag, regardless of how orderly they were or weren't.  I guess they decided  that was safer.



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From: Bud Rolofson <levilevi at comcast.net>
To: Bill Dentinger <billdentin at aol.com>
Cc: mark <mark at bradakis.com>; fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 9:34 am
Subject: Re: [Fot] Nomination

There's  a 14.5 minute video compilation of in car videos also. Read the comments.

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On Mar 30, 2020, at 10:27 AM, Bud Rolofson <levilevi at comcast.net> wrote:



So who thinks it was the pole setters, the yellow Camaro, or the flag mans fault? I think it was al combination of all of the above.As Brad Kahler says on his email signature.  "Mistakes have been made others will be blamed."

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On Mar 30, 2020, at 10:06 AM, Bud Rolofson <levilevi at comcast.net> wrote:



360 Triumphs on the start might look like this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToRijW7mZoY

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On Mar 30, 2020, at 9:39 AM, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:


Amici...
They were not all TRIUMPHs, but I was on a grid of 110 entries one time at Road America.  Road America is big, and it was not a problem.  In fact all that traffic was a lot of fun in the practice and qualifying sessions.  For the Feature Races on Sunday they split us into two groups (FAST and HALF FAST).  I was gridded 4th in the HALF FAST group (I know, I know).  The race was in the rain.  I was in 1st place by Turn 3, and stayed there for almost the whole race.  I did get passed when I got sideways just passed the kink on the last lap.  But I caught the guy in the last turn, and won the race.  
Not sure, but 1990, I think.
Bill Dentinger


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From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
To: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 8:25 am
Subject: Re: [Fot] Nomination

Okay, he's on the list.  In case anyone is wondering, we're at about 360 
people now.  What would a Kastner Cup starting grid of 360 Triumphs look 
like

mjb.


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