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My take on this whole AC/Justin Cooper fiasco:
Yes AC rejoined the track at the easiest place, pulled out right next to Cooper, and then slowed down to try an maintain what he “believed” was the gap.
Now my issue lies with every occurrence there has been with riders that have exited the track in supercross or motocross, in that if you make a mistake and go off the track, you should have to re enter at the same point, or face a set time penalty. You see guys in supercross go off the side of the track, and then haul ass down the side and rejoin right behind the rider they were behind.
Any time you leave the track it’s a mistake. A mistake shouldn’t gain you time, nor should it maintain your gap. A mistake costs you time. Simplest fix is to enter where you went off, if you don’t, it’s a 5 or 10 second penalty at the end of the race, and you place accordingly to your time crossing the finish line.
Yes AC rejoined the track at the easiest place, pulled out right next to Cooper, and then slowed down to try an maintain what he “believed” was the gap.
Now my issue lies with every occurrence there has been with riders that have exited the track in supercross or motocross, in that if you make a mistake and go off the track, you should have to re enter at the same point, or face a set time penalty. You see guys in supercross go off the side of the track, and then haul ass down the side and rejoin right behind the rider they were behind.
Any time you leave the track it’s a mistake. A mistake shouldn’t gain you time, nor should it maintain your gap. A mistake costs you time. Simplest fix is to enter where you went off, if you don’t, it’s a 5 or 10 second penalty at the end of the race, and you place accordingly to your time crossing the finish line.
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Juzzz say'n....
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If AC had to stop, turn around, ride back against the flow of racing and then re enter the track, not only is that dangerous but it robs the fans of a close battle as Cooper checks out
Every Pro National event needs to provide for and exit/re-entry along both sides of the track every 50 (or whatever) feet. Of course there will still be some grey area as to determining "if" said rider "could have" returned safely. So give em 2 chances. Then start docking seconds.
There done.
Sucks for Cooper, but you can’t blame AC for that. He ended up laying it over later in the race, sure, but these 250 races have been pretty tight down to the finish, so I get the frustration. Every second counts.
Had AC did a U turn in the middle, reentered where he flew off, he would have been WAY farther back than what he did.
SX races are the worst. They haul ass down the 4 wheeler lane and barely lose any time at all, if any.
I don't think Cianciarulo broke any rules. But, it does seem like there should be some sort of penalty for going off the track. Then maybe racers would make more of an effort to avoid the edges. One of these days somebody is going to get hurt (if it hasn't happened already).
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If a racer gets penalized 10 seconds for simply going off the track, what do you think is going to happen? Everyone is is going to try to force other riders that come near them off the track. Why would you not??
The current rule is just fine. And I agree, just shut up about. Cooper lost because he crashed.
So by your rule, if I'm Adam Enticknapp and I cross rut and go off the track and get stuck in thick mud and stall the bike. Can't start it for 30 seconds because it's a Suzuki with a kicker and I'm exhausted because its 25 minutes into Moto 2 during August...... I should be penalized 45 seconds? Bwhahaha!!!!
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