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The Astra certainly doesn’t look the most aerodynamic car out there. The 1 series also struggled in a straight line, could it be a similar trait with the Astra?
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The reason I'm not a fan of Jason is that his overtakes are too often "push to pass" for my tastes, it's supposed to be non-contact. I can accept that "rubbing is racing" and some contact is inevitable given how tight things are in the BTTC but consistently punting people out of the way really isn't on. After the Snetterton meeting Jason suggested that "a slap on the wrist and a warning" should have been enough - but he's had plenty of those over the years and they've clearly made no difference. It's all the more frustrating as Jason's pace isn't in question, he's always been there or thereabouts in terms of pace (Subaru excepted) it's the apparent inability to pass other quick drivers cleanly that irks me. I fully expect Jason to not give a flying toss about my opinion of him (and why would he?) but credit where it's due for posting on here |
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I remember him racing wheel to wheel for whole races with zero contact but people never seem to remember those ones. Every race there are people getting penalties for contact but again people only seem to comment when it's Neal or Plato. I don't recall Plato getting any other penalties this year?
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I’ve been a critic of yours in the past and I’m sure this is an idle threat, I’d be delighted to have a free day out though...
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Brands Indy - Chilton 5s penalty Donington - none Thruxton - Chilton 30s penalty Croft - Jelley 0.6s penalty Oulton - Cook 5 place grid penalty, Sutton 5 place grid penalty, Proctor DQ, Smiley 5 place grid penalty, Hill 20s penalty Snetterton - Ingram 6.7s penalty, Plato 5s + 10s penalty So - perhaps not as many as you might think! |
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Well certainly there have been a few others that were penalised with fines/penalty points rather than time Of course we don’t a bit of door handle rubbing. After all, who didn’t enjoy Villeneuve and Arnoux banging wheels at Dijon in F1 cars. However I don’t like seeing the push to pass happen in circuit racing, anymore than I like seeing a footballer dive in the box. For me pushing someone out the way is not only unsporting, but requires no skill, unlike a great overtaking move and sets a bad example to those coming. For me it’s right the stewards are cracking down on this, as heaven forbid we have anymore incidents like Hill/Neal at Oulton Park |
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HAHA!...Given the context, this is probably best post in the entire forum! Surprising the big boys with a dictionary and a keyboard didnt pick up on a racing legend on a typo as quick as they did a random poster they could make feel small. I havent actually seen Race 3 yet, to be honest, I found the first 2 races so dull I turned over, ill catch up with the highlights before giving my opinions. |
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Race 3 was much more interesting. Stuff happened. Lots of people sulked. As it happens the NASCAR meet at Watkins Glen had quite a bit of argy bargy; enough to make the JP/ Sutton look like no more than a couple of kids in a playground calling each other names. I have no doubt that certain drivers in NASCAR are going to find themselves paid back with a solid slam into a concrete wall in the coming weeks. Yes, Bubba Wallace, you. A driver way out of his depth. |
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Out in front of his class he pulls away and gets a big lead to the extent that some think he's cheating. If he can't get a clean lap in quali or has a problem and ends up further back than his actual pace would dictate then he gets stuck as the car loses a car length or two on every straight compared to the others but it/he is far faster in the corners. There's no way to overtake when you're that far behind in the braking zones and, although he closes the gap up through the corner phase and battles for the position on the exit it extends out again as soon as the power kicks in. I don't think the "problem" is so big in BTCC but even half a car gap can have the same effect. |
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You need to be more consistent in your marking if you really want to be the forums resident English teacher, you cant just ignore such a glaring error because its come from an honor student who popped by. Ofsted will have a field day! People come here to learn how to spell correctly, not talk about motorsport after all
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Have i missed something? I admit I still haven't seen the highlights of Race 3 but it does sound pretty good, but is there now a tentenths crew competition where if we come on here and knock a racing driver we can get hospitality tickets to the next round or something?
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If I say Sutton was a bit silly then I'll get shot at again too. If nothing else it showed JP is hungry to win and still can peddle. I reckon he's going to be going round in circles for a good few more years yet... |
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...and Warren Scott best order some more back bumpers before Scoobaru stop making grovels. Maybe they already stopped making grovels? Nobody would know. Or care.
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