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He could've torpedoed Tomac but made every effort possible to turn down away from him, not his fault Tomac panicked thinking it was a take-out move. Can't blame Tomac for thinking that either.
The Shop
Tomac? I think his back is still giving him problems.
If they they don't, I see a lot of guys starting to practice fake cross rut mishaps at the track all week to non intentionally jump over a corner/section and "accidentally" gain a position. This is a slippery slope.
Whether you agree with it or not, the AMA will say he went off track, gained an advantage, and made a pass as a result of that advantage. He will then be docked two positions and finish in 5th place.
We shall see...
I don't think they should penalise him mainly cause it didn't seem to be a deciding factor in the race but if they did it'll bring the points closer, so I don't care either way haha
And safely lol
It was an oh shit move, Definitely no penalty.
The only thing that is close in this regard is point one, accelerating in an unsafe manner.
I can see both sides, wouldn't be surprised with either outcome.
1) why didn't he just let Tomac past
and
2) are we saying he could have passed him in that turn without cutting the corner?
Pit Row
My gut reaction was he broke the rules and cut the track.
Also, it's amazing how many people in this thread don't understand the rulebook. Whether it was international or not has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Objectively speaking, Webb cut the track and gained an advantage. That advantage also likely gained him a position. These are facts and they meet the qualifications for a penalty. It really is that simple.
Not for a mistake , its a very unusual situation in that it resulted in a pass but Coop was right there in striking distance also,
I can see how it could have been ugly , think about the Time Dungey totally T-boned Stewart, had Eli cut down that totally could have happened.
And luckily Coops rear wheel was on the ground, that was the biggest difference, Dungey got a little huckabuck and tried to hit the rear brake , but his rear wheel wasnt on the ground when he hit Stewart.
OK, let's try this another way.
Say JH and AC are battling at some Euro track for the win. It's a back and forth battle all race. They come into the last corner, a sharp left hand 90'.
JH is in the lead by a couple bike lengths as they had into the corner.
AC hits a square edge bump that sends him off track, cutting the track, and he's now ahead of JH. JH needs to slow up because AC damn near ran him off track as he was out of control, cutting through the giant GEARNE and IPONE banners blocking the fans view of the track.
AC takes the win by a bike length. JH is mad. Why is JH mad?
JH is mad because AC fucked up and his fuck up lead to his cutting the track, which inadvertently saved time, and gained an advantage.
So what are we(myself and others in this thread) arguing?
We are arguing the fact that the rule book clearly states you cannot cut the track to gain an advantage, and the same rule book DOES NOT have an exception to such rule stating it's OK to cut the track if you are out of control(because of said fuck up).
I'm not trying to be an ass here.. I hope you now understand where we are coming from.
To be clear, I'd rather have Webb win the title than the Frenchman.
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