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Posted by 'SimonS' on 21 Sep 2008 @ 11:15


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I agree that deliberately blocking by altering course to prevent someone from overtaking is against the rules.

However driving at a good speed and occupying the racing line while not making mistakes is defensive driving, whereas non-defensive driving might include pushing it to the fringe of making mistakes.

We all know for instance that 'going up the inside' and late braking into a corner will usually mean that you take the corner at a lower speed than the person you have just overtaken who is on a better line. The overtaking balance is whether they can then overtake you again round the rest of the corner.

It becomes a very fine line between racing and blocking then, I agree, and the rule quoted is frequently broken when a driver in front slides out to the far kerb in order to prevent the better placed kart from re-overtaking on the outrun.

Some drivers are better known for their resistance to giving up a place than others, and this often leads to the nudge in a corner to displace them, one wrong leading to another, but I see few problems with driving slightly slower than one can in order not to make the mistakes that faster drivers can count on. After all, isn't half the art of karting being able to drive faster on the bit of the track that isn't being used, rather than being temporarily faster on the bit that is.

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Re: Racing lines...  by 'Attack2001'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 0:58)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'raceinstructor'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 7:46)
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)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'jfracing'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 10:35)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'QuickOldTimer'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 10:50)
Re: Racing lines...  by 'SimonS'  << You are here!
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'   (21 Sep 2008 @ 21:07)
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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