Should they have restarted the 250 main?

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Edited Date/Time 1/8/2013 10:32am
I hate to see the chances of so many hurt by one rider's crash.

How about a rule that says if there is a pile up of more than 5 riders on the start lap they red flag it and start over?

I am not even sure I like the idea, but it seems such a shame to get tied up in a mess like that and have it ruin the start of your season.

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slipdog 1/8/2013 9:08am
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No, that's racing.
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jndmx 1/8/2013 9:09am
1/8/2013 9:09am Edited Date/Time 1/8/2013 9:10am
Yes they definitely should.....that probably hurt some guys feelings too.

In fact if everyone doesn't leave the gate exactly perfect and complete one full lap cleanly then the race shoudl be started again.
We can't have anyone out there on the track that doesn't have exactly the same opportunity to win as everyone else.

Maybe if one rider gets too far out front he should be black-flagged for making the others feel inadequate?
Mandatory hugs after each race?
If a guy crashes out then every other rider on the gate should have to send him a get well card or be docked positions?
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jbomx363 1/8/2013 9:10am
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No.
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FreshTopEnd 1/8/2013 9:10am
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mxpitt23 1/8/2013 9:13am
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no...unless someone needs medical attention, no red flag.
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BuDtySer1 1/8/2013 9:15am
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jndmx wrote:
Yes they definitely should.....that probably hurt some guys feelings too. In fact if everyone doesn't leave the gate exactly perfect and complete one full lap cleanly...
Yes they definitely should.....that probably hurt some guys feelings too.

In fact if everyone doesn't leave the gate exactly perfect and complete one full lap cleanly then the race shoudl be started again.
We can't have anyone out there on the track that doesn't have exactly the same opportunity to win as everyone else.

Maybe if one rider gets too far out front he should be black-flagged for making the others feel inadequate?
Mandatory hugs after each race?
If a guy crashes out then every other rider on the gate should have to send him a get well card or be docked positions?
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TX24 1/8/2013 9:20am
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No, only for an injured rider that can't be gotten of the track by the time the pack is coming back around.
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Wiley 1/8/2013 9:29am
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No
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lucero10x 1/8/2013 9:44am
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No.

It took out, what? three guys. The carnage was cleared before lap 2 and there was no danger to anyone that wrecked because of the race continuing. Absolutely no reason to red flag it.
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Torco1 1/8/2013 9:50am
1/8/2013 9:50am Edited Date/Time 1/8/2013 9:50am
Only if someone that is supposed to win the championship crashes. Dry
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Ryno23 1/8/2013 9:51am
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slipdog wrote:
No, that's racing.
this ^^^
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Deek22 1/8/2013 10:13am
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Trophys all the way back to 20th. It will be just like NASCAR when the drivers are proud of the fact they sucked. " we had a gud car all day, runnin in the top 30 all day just got caught out in that last wreck and finished 40th." Piss poor.
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Torco1 1/8/2013 10:17am
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TripleFive wrote:
No.
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HenryA 1/8/2013 10:29am
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lol, i'm going in the opposite direction on this one. I was really hoping for a red flag, as soon as i saw Tomac in the lead i knew it was going to be a lame race.
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FreshTopEnd 1/8/2013 10:32am
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HenryA wrote:
lol, i'm going in the opposite direction on this one. I was really hoping for a red flag, as soon as i saw Tomac in the...
lol, i'm going in the opposite direction on this one. I was really hoping for a red flag, as soon as i saw Tomac in the lead i knew it was going to be a lame race.
Why? Would you have been happy then with no red flag if Tomac had been caught up in it? Roczen got away clean anyway.

To me, the red flag is for a faulty gate or shutting the race down out of concerns for rider safety when a guys stays down.

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