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Serious question. If you get lapped then get off the track. I think this would allow for better racing towards the end of the race. If you end the race with only 7-10 people on the main lap then that’s for the best.
I sorta think we have too many riders on a SX track. 15-20 place are not really contributing much to the program. Sorry if that is harsh. Maybe have a B main for them. That wound give the fans another gate drop. Maybe a 10 minute B main.
Limit the A main to 12-15 riders max. Go rewatch some races and you will see some guys literally quit after the start and just coast around the whole main. They are just happy to be in it and are not competitive at all.
Limit the A main to the top 15 max. Maybe even top 10.
I sorta think we have too many riders on a SX track. 15-20 place are not really contributing much to the program. Sorry if that is harsh. Maybe have a B main for them. That wound give the fans another gate drop. Maybe a 10 minute B main.
Limit the A main to 12-15 riders max. Go rewatch some races and you will see some guys literally quit after the start and just coast around the whole main. They are just happy to be in it and are not competitive at all.
Limit the A main to the top 15 max. Maybe even top 10.
I mean watch a formula 1 race, most of the time they finish how they start and it’s just boring. Think you would have the same situation here. Whoever gets the holeshot/leads lap 1 will probably win because they can focus ahead while everyone behind is protecting their lines. Lap riders are the equalizer for the leader.
Plus I don’t think the track wouldn’t deteriorate the same way.
So no I don’t think they should do that.
Wilson said himself that he did not know that the leaders were there, so the excuse of “the lappers are having their own race too” is irrelevant. He would have gotten out of the way if he knew he had to.
Lappers have been ruining races for too long now. In this day and age there should be a better system in place to let the lappers know that the leaders are coming through, and if you don’t get out the way then there will be consequences. The days of the half ass attempt of waving blue flags that no one pays attention too anyway need to be well and truly over.
The Shop
And “that’s the way it’s always been” is a lazy response, there’s got to be a better way to ensure the leaders can battle with each other.
These could be controlled by the race directors.
Last weeks jumping on the red Cross, restarts, blue lapped.
So you got more excitement out of the leader being nearly taken out by a lapper? Roczen had to evade Wilson up the lip hence the feet off the legs.
I’d rather watch the two leaders race each other until the end, not have it fizzle out because a lapper didn’t get out of the one frickin race line:
However , in deans case. Ignoring that many blue flags should be a penalty , even if to send a message to others like they did to reed when he held up dunge
Fuck no they shouldn’t be black flagged.
But if you stop racing the track and just roll around half of the track, you need to get the black flag. I can't stand that.
Pit Row
Perhaps near the mechanics area there could be extra space for lapped riders to pull over, that way they will only hold up the leaders by one lap at the most. Also, train the flaggers to point directly at whoever is being lapped to really emphasise the point.
Wilson was a dick, he owned it, its racing
Yeah, that was cool
You saying they should have been the only ones on the track?!
Not fine with that
There's three laps to go it's a fierce battle for position!
Maybe $500 difference between the positions
Oops, Tomac just lapped 'em
Game over
Too bad.
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