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Re: Racing lines... (QOT)
Posted by 'QuickOldTimer' on 21 Sep 2008 @ 21:07


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For the first 20 or so years of karting in this country, baulking (as defensive driving was then known) virtually didn't exist. Back in the 80's, I protested another drivers tactics in trying to stop me passing (the only protest I have ever lodged in over 200 events since my first race meeting in 1972), and he was disqualified. It was the sort of thing that is routine and wouldn't raise an eyebrow these days. Baulking has only really been "acceptable" since the mid 90's - karting survived perfectly well without such tactics up till then. Taken to its extreme, defensive driving stops overtaking from occuring. Is this how you want our sport to be? I certainly don't. It seems to me that our sport is filled with people who want to be able to win, without having to be the fastest to do it.

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Re: Racing lines...  by 'SimonS'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 9:24)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 9:41)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'Moonshine'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 9:55)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 10:25)
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Re: Racing lines...  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 10:50)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'SimonS'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 11:15)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 11:24)
Where have you advocated that to? nt  by 'SteveC'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 11:18)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'FilW'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 12:35)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'Chris34'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 14:19)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 15:29)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'jfracing'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 15:08)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'Moonshine'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 19:49)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'deavin42'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 19:58)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 20:22)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'deavin42'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 20:44)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'QuickOldTimer'  << You are here!
Believe it or not I'm more or less with QOT.......  by 'SteveC'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 11:59)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'SimonS'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 0:22)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'raceinstructor'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 8:04)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 20:20)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'chriskasch'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 22:18)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'lambstales'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 8:51)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'Invader'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 12:42)
Re: Racing lines... (QOT)  by 'lambstales'   (23 Sep 2008 @ 17:53)
The racing line is the fastest way around the.....  by 'SteveC'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 12:03)
I'm intrigued where you'd find that reg?  by 'SteveC'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 11:15)
I think it's WM that have removed the........  by 'SteveC'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 11:13)
Re: I think it's WM that have removed the........  by 'SimonS'   (23 Sep 2008 @ 18:08)
Do you want common sense or daft regs?  by 'SteveC'   (23 Sep 2008 @ 19:05)
Re: Do you want common sense or daft regs?  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (23 Sep 2008 @ 19:35)
Ah, we grew up in a different era!  by 'SteveC'   (24 Sep 2008 @ 11:47)
Re: Ah, we grew up in a different era!  by 'SimonS'   (24 Sep 2008 @ 22:46)
Disagree all you like, but you won't stop it!  by 'SteveC'   (25 Sep 2008 @ 10:01)
Re: Disagree all you like, but you won't stop it!  by 'BD'   (25 Sep 2008 @ 10:12)
If a driver is causing a problem by doing so......  by 'SteveC'   (25 Sep 2008 @ 10:37)
Re: have a look at the WM kerbs  by 'IvanGreenfield'   (25 Sep 2008 @ 19:17)
Did they say it was against CIK regs or......  by 'SteveC'   (22 Sep 2008 @ 11:11)

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