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Oh well. Cant wait for Daytona.
Well, it definatley gives you the Stewart perspective on the flag issue .... you see a big red cross and you take caution and it bit him in the ass I guess......A fan of both RV and Stewart, but definatley a cheeseball move on RV's part....RV had James covered I think and the "right" thing to do was wait until you are completely through the chaos of flags...oh well....DAYTONA
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Which he did.
And your boy Barcia is mad about THAT block pass from Stew??? Waaaahhhhhh
Who ever protested had the grounds to do so after watching that.
Seems they were following their own rules then changed their minds.
He was "past the area of concern"
Here is a preview of stewarts gear for daytona
as far as the yellow and red goes for james and rv....i say rv passed james at the YELLOW FLAG point. AFTER the red crosses.. but im biased since we are friends.
the rules need to be a little more specific i feel like..
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RV was moving alongside, initiating the pass, prior to passing the incident or the yellow flag. Rulebook does not say "complete a pass" it says "no passing"....4:30 and 4:31 prove RV was, in fact, passing Stewart, but completed it within inches of what might be considered the legal line
I could even take it one step farther and say...
Completing means sticking your wheel in front(which would indeed mean victory at the finish and counts as a position forward/gaining a position,which defines pass in a sense). Definitely makes it more shady.
Committed to passing when he should have waited a bit longer IMO. hahaha
1. Less than three full laps by the leader (which means the leader crossed the finish line racing and beginning lap 4) it is to be a complete restart back at the starting gate. Clearly on James Go-Pro you can hear Erin Bates and the announcer say only on the 2nd lap and the rider's will go back to the starting gate. I know they are not the AMA but that "is the rule" and it should have been a complete re-start.
2. Again, according to the rule book! In the event of a staggered start... laps completed before the staggered start and laps completed after the staggered start will be viewed as one complete race just as a main event. Which means if you are going to dock a rider three positions for jumping on the "Red Cross Flag" it would be assed at the completion of the main event. They even told RV this and then RV was able to convince them to impose the penalty at the restart. You couldn't impose the penalty during a reg. main event and as the good book says "will be viewed as a complete main event" Which means they should have left RV in 2nd or 3rd (not sure where he was at the time) then make the ruling after the race.
The short version on the rule book (if you read the entire thing) is that the AMA Director has the authority to make any ruling he feels necessary from giving a warning to a years suspension and fine if he chooses. They could solve this issue very easy if they would just state the rules as.... If you jump on Red Cross "X" will happen.... and it will be imposed at the end of the competition.
Yellow Flag as it is today.... "Just like a red light when it turns yellow.. "Gas It" and look and see if anyone is coming.
Red Cross Flag.... Make up as much ground as you can while keeping your wheels on the ground and stay at least 2 inches back from passing the rider in front of you front tire!
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