Clipsal Safety Car Infringements & Penalties

[chavez]

Originally Posted by Matt

erm, how?

line up, continue safety car speed, leader goes in the box, no passing til s/f.

The implementation of a speed limit is an unnecessary complication.

Especially when the officials are relying on radar guns to determine the speed of the leader.

For example, at Winton the leader will have to negotiate three 90 degree corners after the Safety Car accelerates away from the leader. The radar gun(s) are in pit lane and won't accurately determine the speed of the leader unless they are repositioned prior to the re-start.

A simpler solution is to let the race leader determine the re-start speed after the safety car accelerates away from the field.

[D.R.T.]

What was wrong with the old system?

All this AZ junk + dictated speed zones - that is complex. WWE stuff from something that is suppose to have sporting substance

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

What was wrong with the old system?

All this AZ junk + dictated speed zones - that is complex. WWE stuff from something that is suppose to have sporting substance

sorry, what is unsporting about it?

there is no reason entertainment and sport cannot be combined. They are just doing what they have always done, just now its in front of the fans.

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by peckstar

sorry, what is unsporting about it?

there is no reason entertainment and sport cannot be combined. They are just doing what they have always done, just now its in front of the fans.

Excessively trying to bunch the field in order to create overtaking and door to contact - seems artificial to me.

Whats wrong with lead car controlling the pace and start for the pack. It has seemed to work for many years and many categories around the world.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

Excessively trying to bunch the field in order to create overtaking and door to contact - seems artificial to me.

Whats wrong with lead car controlling the pace and start for the pack. It has seemed to work for many years and many categories around the world.

No you've lost me. We bunch the field for safety purposes, have done that for many years.

The lead car controls the speed. Just now the launch point has been moved to starting straight.

[STEALTHY]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

Excessively trying to bunch the field in order to create overtaking and door to contact - seems artificial to me.

Whats wrong with lead car controlling the pace and start for the pack. It has seemed to work for many years and many categories around the world.

Code 60 hs been tested and is working well in other categories with 50+ cars. I'm sure they could manage it with 25.

[chavez]

Originally Posted by peckstar

No you've lost me. We bunch the field for safety purposes, have done that for many years.

The lead car controls the speed. Just now the launch point has been moved to starting straight.

The leaders ability to control the speed far more restricted than is needed.

Why restrict it at all?

As long as he doesn't come to a complete halt or pass the safety car the choice of speed should be his.

It is another example of the officials wanting to impose themselves upon the "sport" when it is simply not required.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by chavez

The leaders ability to control the speed far more restricted than is needed.

Why restrict it at all?

As long as he doesn't come to a complete halt or pass the safety car the choice of speed should be his.

It is another example of the officials wanting to impose themselves upon the "sport" when it is simply not required.

so what though? We have a restriction, Same as NASCAR by the way, Does it matter. No not at all

i wasnt aware the team owners and owners of the sport were officials? Its the officials job to implement the rules that have been provided by the people responsible for the sport

[chavez]

Originally Posted by peckstar

so what though? We have a restriction, Same as NASCAR by the way, Does it matter. No not at all

i wasnt aware the team owners and owners of the sport were officials? Its the officials job to implement the rules that have been provided by the people responsible for the sport

Only that I'd prefer to see fewer rules than more.

Of course the officials could have said that the whole restart procedure was overly complicated, but why miss out on getting involved?

[Matt]

its not complicated at all holy crap.

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by STEALTHY

Code 60 hs been tested and is working well in other categories with 50+ cars. I'm sure they could manage it with 25.

Totally agree.

It's a concept probably to cutting edge for V8SA - maybe in 5 years time and them they will pass it off as their own innovation

[Matt]

They'd never do it.

Any domestic, single-class series with a significant television audience would never do it. The quicker all of you guys can get that through your head the better off you'll be.