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Goes up the up-hill rollers... bike splutters. Back down the hill and bee-lines to the mechanic's area, get's fixed, and then enters back at the finish line.
So lap wise, at least half a lap cut, and time-wise, with a spluttering bike, probably a minute saved, which means his first moto 11th is probably a 20th... IF not a DNF, cause fuck knows if it'd even have made it to the mechanics area.
Seriously. Ridiculous.
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The team could also argue a safety issue based off the condition of the bike.
It's not the first time I've seen a rider go straight to the mechanics area from other sections of the track.
I didn't hear of any teams placing a protest, so it somewhat shows that the other riders and competing teams didn't view it as that bad.
As for the incident, if he was dead last and then some, I can't see who would have a problem
If it's only position there would be no problem with someone cutting most of the first lap after a first turn pile up to join the back of the pack.
a. Leaving the designated race course is forbidden. A rider must make every effort to stay on course at all times. The penalty for course cutting to gain an advantage will be the loss of finishing positions or a disqualification.
b. A rider forced off the course may continue the race by properly re-entering the track at the closest safe point. While off the course the rider may not accelerate in an unsafe manner or attempt to gain an advantage. If a rider accelerates while off the course or cuts large amounts of the race course, the rider may be determined to have gained an advantage without gaining a position.
c. An advantage is not defined by the race position.
I'm a fan of Forkner, but it seems pretty clear that according to the rules he did indeed gain an advantage. Lucky nobody complained I guess.
Ambiguity in the rulebook is never a good thing. But it's what we have.
I enjoyed seeing him work his way up through the pack but turns out he should have been DQed
Pit Row
"The penalty for course cutting [in order] to gain an advantage will be the loss of finishing positions or a disqualification."
But are they even referring to intent? I dunno. But with this change it still looks bad. 5b defines an advantage as cutting a large amount of the race track. If an advantage is defined that way, Forkner did indeed intend to gain an advantage because he intended to cut a large amount of the track.
Fine. Cut the track, be safe. Get docked a minute. Simple as that.
The there's this: IF his bike was barely running...and he manages to get back to the mechanics area SAFELY...
Then they fix the bike.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO RE-ENTER THE TRACK IS RIGHT THERE AT THE MECHANIC'S AREA.
But, I could be wrong.
Half the fucking planet went nuts about Marvin giving Dungey 3 points, the other lost their shit about Savatgy's New York penalty... and now this is just ok despite being far more blatant.
I'm not saying they shouldn't be safe, but it should be a fucking no-brainer that the minute plus he saved should be added to his total race time. Otherwise, when do we start and stop administering the rules then fuck-os?
If I lost a title or an overall bonus position to Forkner by a couple points (up to 10!!!) at the end of the year, i'd be dirty.
Just saying
As a photographer, I can and any crew member who applies the proper passes can. If a privateer wants dudes out there everywhere, go get a bunch of buddies...some matching pit shirts...apply for the passes, and then they can.
There's a million things that's not fair to everyone on the gate. That's the point of being good enough to get on a good team...
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