Driver makes a VERY optimistic move, spins out the car in front and damages his own.
Next, the afflicted driver comes across the perp's damaged car and stupidity ensues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zv_j84t0Bw
Penalties were issued.............
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June 7, 2011 3:38 p.m. oldsaw SuperDork
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June 7, 2011 3:45 p.m. Salanis SuperDork
Looked like, Black Nissan was more or less at fault in the first spin out when attempting to dive bomb too late. White Aston Gets pissed and spins them both out going down a strait.
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June 7, 2011 3:46 p.m. Duke SuperDork
Actually, that's not the way I saw it.
Looked like the black #22 tried to divebomb the white #8 Aston at a turn. The #22 took damage (looked like canards maybe) and spun the Aston, which did not seem to be damaged other than losing position.
Then the Aston driver came up from behind black #22 (having taken a big shortcut to get there, judging from the in-car) and decided to buzz his tower while giving him the finger... except he got too close and ended up PITTing himself into the wall pretty heavily.
[edit] D'oh! Treed. Funny we even used the same language.
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June 7, 2011 4:05 p.m. Wally SuperDork
The guy in the Aston seems to have a depth perception problem.
Does anyone else think those little steering wheels look stupid in a closed car?
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June 7, 2011 4:37 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
That all looks very expensive.
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June 7, 2011 5:06 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
very very expensive.
What kinds of penalties were raised there? Aside from the obvious monetary ones
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June 7, 2011 5:15 p.m. fasted58 Reader
too much money, not enough brains
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June 7, 2011 5:45 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
If I were Aston Martin, Stefan Mucke would have been fired ON THE SPOT!
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June 7, 2011 5:46 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
Maroon92 wrote:
If I were Aston Martin, Stefan Mucke would have been fired ON THE SPOT!
This.
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June 7, 2011 7:09 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
Agreed, it was no accident.
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June 7, 2011 7:51 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
Looks like the mayhem I do when I'm playing Forza drunk, and the stupid AI cars make me mad. I put M. Rossi on his roof on the New York (with chicanes) circuit last night.
IOW: not proper behavior on a real racetrack..
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June 7, 2011 8:39 p.m. hotrodlarry Reader
That's the sorta thing that happens at the local short tracks. Glad I'm not footing the bill to have the car fixed.
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June 7, 2011 9:34 p.m. Travis_K SuperDork
I see many examples of that, and I really don't understand it. On public roads that would be going to jail for quite some time, but in racing it is anything from encouraged (usually in the types of racing that involve turns in only one direction), to basically just receiving a wrist slap (like will probably happen here). I certainly dont think charging drivers with attempted murder for a racing accident would be appropriate, but I would think they would at least be looking for a new job after doing something like that, if not a different racing series.
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June 7, 2011 9:45 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I think if I owned the team... I would not want a driver like that on it
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June 7, 2011 9:51 p.m. Wally SuperDork
In reply to Travis_K:
If nothing else it's kind of embarassing. I see young woman driving who can text, put on makeup, and flip the bird without hitting the car they are passing. You would expect a professional to atleast handle the hand gesture without totaling the car.
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June 7, 2011 9:51 p.m. dogbreath Reader
Patience: Wins races, saves careers, keeps cars in one piece.
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June 8, 2011 11:04 a.m. nickel_dime Dork
The first one looked like just a racing incident. Maybe bad judgement, low percentage pass, what ever but not intentional in any way. He should have been penalized for avoidable contact. BUT the second one was nothing else but intentional. He should be restricted from racing in the series for a period of time. Of course if it had been NASCRAP it would have all been acceptable.
