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We are trying to make the starts safer and we will be clamping down more on the "blow-off" line so you have to slow done. But I don't want to see a guy hitting a wall of hay bales or a wire or a medic. There has to be some middle ground -- safety without advantage when you go off the track on the start -- and are working on it. There are hay bales there, and he went around them at a slower speed than those 250s at Unadilla.
DC
MX Sports
Make it known to the racers at the riders meeting and anyone that doesn't obey the official and possibly puts them in harms way, will be black flagged and done for the day.
A mistake is a mistake. They need to stop cutting giant sections of the track, banners or not. As far as safety goes why aren't the made to wait and re- enter when possible? Noren hit the gate maybe he should have been able to cut the first 4 corners to catch back up.
Just because you don't gain a position does not mean you don't gain an advantage.
There needs to be some type of penalty for a rider who runs of track and comes on 1 2, 3 or more corners later.
Make it a mandatory 10 second per corner missed on lap one and 5 seconds per corner missed after lap one and I bet every single riders finds a way to get back on the track quicker, or takes the penalty they deserve.
There just seems to be no penalty for running off the track.
I like the noren hitting the gate comparison.
But what more do you expect from a controlling body and media that has more grey areas and double standards then I've seen anywhere else.
Hush it under the rug with a few dismissing one liners and move along.
If you watch the video at 10:29 and count the riders as they come through in the very next corner you can see the rider circled is Dungy.
450 Moto 1
Pit Row
This is what I've been saying all along. I like the idea of an official at the end of the "runoff" section making every rider wait ten seconds before continuing the race. If you go past him or hit him, you have a minimum of a one lap penalty. Make it clear in the rider's meeting too. That'll get riders to slow down and get pinched off on a first turn like Unadilla instead of pinning it around the outside.
Unfortunately, the powers that be have allowed this behavior to the point that Dungey was just following precedent. It had gotten bad enough that the wording of the rule was actually changed for this season, but so far there hasn't been any effort shown to enforce the new wording......
I don't think Dungey thought of it as cheating, just doing what's been allowed for several seasons.
On-Track Regulations
a. Riders must remain on the marked course. The course will be marked by Acerbis track markers, boundary markers, hay bales, Tuff Blocks, dirt mounds, etc.. If the marking devices are knocked down, the rider must stay on the original marked course.
b. A rider leaving the course may continue the race by properly re-entering the course at the closest point to where the rider left the course, without gaining an advantage. If a rider leaves the course for any reason, the rider must immediately slow down to a safe speed so as not to endanger life or limb of other riders, crew members, officials, or the public. It will be the responsibility of the Race Director or his designee to determine whether the rider gained an advantage upon re-entry or failed to slow down after leaving the course. A rider may be determined to have gained an advantage without gaining a position.
http://youtu.be/Qrrku9wnLRk?t=4m33s
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