Danielsen Motorsports Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 It doesn't.matter if flagman likes it or not he should always throw the green and if he doesn't like it throw the yellow when they get to the back straightaway. If he throws the yellow when drivers are firing off on restarts all yiu have is a big mess of wrecked racecars and pissed off drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod88s Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 With the leader starting the race, you have less incidents of people jumping the starts etc... vs starting at a specific point (cone etc...) Reason being that once the leader takes off, the race is on. Don't have to worry what the car in front of, or beside you is doing or not doing. If they have problems or don't take off right away, its their problem and you are not penalized for passing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm44 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 If he throws the yellow it should be for a reason. That reason should be moved back. The issue with the cone is there is no way to tell from the flagatand or scoring tower if someone passed or just took a different line. You have to remember on dirt everyones cars and drivers like a different line...nose to tail will never work on dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer26 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 If you put the cone out like Abilene and leave only one lane there is no way of passing or getting along side to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOTChassis Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 If you put the cone out like Abilene and leave only one lane there is no way of passing or getting along side to pass. This! put the cone in the middle of the track, everyone has to go around it. cone tied to a rope, once last car passed, reel it in. Just make sure the cone is out there before the green so drivers know where it is and dont check up. If its a "leader goes, we all go rule", that opens up more issues (i really only pay attention to sport mods, so im speaking about that class). lets say 10th holds back and gets a big jump and goes to 6th in one turn. Should everyone hold back? penalized for gaps? it just gets complicated after that.. Doesnt really matter though, whatever the rule is, you'll win some and lose some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Never work on dirt? Thats a rediculous statement. Black flag or else gets my attention. You stay behind the car in front of you, simply as that til you reach the orange cone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm44 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I wasn't talking about passing...i was talking about staying nose to tail...as in a train like pavement. I prefer not to run the same line as the guy in front of me for obvious reasons, that doesn't mean i passed them, i'm just not nose to tail. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 The "stay in line behind the car in front of you until a certain spot" method is the most workable rule from the officiating standpoint. And, obviously, the most visible "certain spot" is the start-finish line. The issue of someone holding back or having a malfunction of some sort to hold-up always is brought up as the reason not to go with that method. But if that happens, then the flag man always has the option of throwing a yellow down the back side. And the Go Slow person should be sticking their hand out the window to warn those behind anyway. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Nose to tail leading up to the orange cone with the lights out, the original question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod88s Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Throw the cone out on the highway with all the construction where it belongs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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