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6 May 2008, 19:18 (Ref:2195428) | #26 | |
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I think the Swedish commentators summed it up pretty well on live TV. If Thed could have held the line and managed the pass without pushing Dahlgren off track, they he did nothing wrong in the attempt. If he would have pushed Dahlgren off he would have deserved and got a punishment.
Problem is, we will never know which it was because Dahlgren slammed the door shut when Thed was already deeply committed and had nowhere to go except into the side of the Volvo. Dahlgrens defence about "you can't look in the mirrors all the time" feels a little lame for me as well. Sure, you can't just look in the mirrors, but is the guy behind only allowed to try pass when you DO look in the mirror?!? Feels to me like it's the guy in front that needs to worry about looking in the mirror at the right time, while the guy in the back deliberately should try to catch the one in front of guard and try to make the pass when he isn't. That is what racing is about, isn't it?!? So for me it feels like Thed tried to do a gutsy move in a part of the track where he already noticed he was clearly faster, caught Dahlgreen with his pants at the ankles to the point that D didnt even know he was turning right into Thed. |
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STCC.se has 2 pictures up on the Gothenburg track, its starting to take shape really nice. Anyone know where to find more pictures? Surely there has to be more floating around as its very easy to take pictures of the track from the bridge just next to it.
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And dude, come on. Björk didn't make the corner even when he had Dahlgren's car to slow him down. He went straight ahead and had to stand on the breaks to avoid joining Dahlgren in the gravel trap, and in the process Ekblom and Andersson slipped past. Correct, the driver in front should look in the mirrors at the right time. You know when that time is? AT POSSIBLE PASSING AREAS! Crossbow isn't a passing area! Not that any place on Sturup is though... Take a look at this picture. It's an onboard from Ekblom looking at the incident. Björk making the corner? Yes, of course... The STCC stewards were idiots for not penalising Björk. Not that that's their first blatantly incorrect decision... Must say I'm surprised to see you defending Björk to that degree, considering how you cried foul on Turk's manouver on Mat Jackson in the BTCC Brands Hatch thread.... |
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You can try that with your own car if you want. Disable ABS, panic break at high speed in a corner, and off the road you go. Quote:
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IF Björk would not have been able to hold the inside of the corner, and would have pushed Dalhgren off the track, he would be penalized for sure (in STCC, but not in BTCC). But that never happened. Here Dahlgren turned into Björk leaving Björk nowhere to go except right into Dahlgren. It's a huge difference. |
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Did Dahlgren do this? No. He left the door wide open, only to cut across at the very last possible moment not even bothering to check if there actually was a car next to him or not. If you are clearly the slower car, the answer is to take a defensive line, not put your head in the sand by leaving the door open AND refusing to check your mirrors and then claim it's the other guys fault that YOU didnt check the mirrors. Last edited by stedevil; 11 May 2008 at 13:52. |
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