Wrecking under caution

[Nickel and Dime]

I would like to know when it is acceptable to wreck someone under caution. I was hit under caution last night in the left rear tire / drivers door. He hit me hard enough to move the rear end forward about an inch on the left side on a metric chassis. This was no love tap; he knocked the hell out of me. Afterwards, I asked the flagman why this guy was not black flagged. He told me that he would not black flag anyone due to low car counts. So, when is this acceptable?

[Todd McCreary]

He told me that he would not black flag anyone due to low car counts.

so, SO shortsighted.

[ocalasp76]

Hey Tim......

That sort of thing has happened twice this season at Bronson. Both drivers were told to load up and not come back, even with an average car count.
Those types of calls can result in a low car count. Who wants to get their car torn up every week when we can just go to another track.
I may be coming to Bronson for a practice this Friday if the parts for my car come in. Maybe see youse there.
-JIM-

[Nickel and Dime]

Exactly!!

And that's exactly what I expected to happen, put him on the trailer, at least for the night. IMO, it is never acceptable to try to take someone out, especially under caution. I never saw it coming nor did I expect it. But the other drivers actions were not the main issue. The track allowing it to happen was the main issue for me. I'll be at Bronson Friday night. I might have the wrong gear, but I'd at least like to get a feel of the track before I jump out there to have my butt kicked.

[RSB]

Hey Tim

Where did this happen and who did it?

[Nickel and Dime]

Gainey Speedway

Also known as CMP. And the car was a yellow #7 with blue flames driven by Jason Kite. I've always gotten along pretty well with Jason, but it would not be good for the 2 of us to be on the same track at the same time again now that I know that CMP allows this type of behavior. But then again, considering the track, it might be a select few that are allowed. I posted a more detailed article on the front page of my web site if your interested.

[Boneman]

If your car still ran, you should have gone after him right then and there. No, its not acceptable for him to crash you under caution, but if he starts it then you need to finish it.

That is a drag. I know you don't go racing to have stressful conflicts, but it happens to everyone sometimes.

[Nickel and Dime]

I was driving my brother-in-laws car and did not want to damage it. Had I been in my car, we would have needed two rollbacks and I would have been banned. But I won't be back. It is not worth my life.

[Todd McCreary]

I posted a more detailed article on the front page of my web site if your interested.

you need to add your web site to your sig.

[Nickel and Dime]

Link

Here's the link, I hope.

http://www.nickelanddimeracing.zoomshare.com/

[Todd McCreary]

you can go to "User CP" in the tool bar at the top of the page and then "Edit Signature" in the Control Panel on the left hand side of the page.

add your web site in there and it will be a post script to all of your posts.

[Todd McCreary]

The first group is usually the largest, but has the biggest turnover of drivers. The second group is usually the track favorites and allowed to pass tech without much scrutiny. The third group is ones that provide the excitement for the track. They keep things interesting because no one ever knows who they are going to wreck next.

i will agree that this is too often the way things are, but it is NOT the way things should be.

the excitement should come from the racers making passes. the squids need regular suspensions until they can figure out how to drive ( of course, this requires a track crew that actually understands what they're looking at ) and while it is practically impossible to avoid charges of favoritism, track management needs to make at least a good faith effort not to play favorites.

because, once you've run off group 1, there often aren't going to be enough cars left to make a good race.

[Nickel and Dime]

Exactly

And that is where CMP is now. Hopefully things will change some day.

[Joker139]

Wtf?

Hey Tim, from what I understand, someone from the track called you and said after consideration, they were going to ban the 7 car for 2 weeks. Not only was that a day late and a dollar short, it did'nt even happen! We went over last night just to see what was going on there( and had nothing else to do) and there was the 7 car lined up on pit row for the pure stock race. Now correct me if I'm wrong , but that was 2 weeks ago. Last week rained out and this would have been his second week of suspension. If he were to have been banned as you were promised, how did he race last night? Not only did he race, but won with a half track lead against a couple of good cars that have victorys at that track. After the race, in the tech. shed, they never pulled the hood, scaled the car or anything. Kind of makes you wonder. Just confirmation of why so many of us have left there.

[Nickel and Dime]

Just another lie

It was just another lie from Joyce at CMP. I guess they have the car count, drivers and fans that they want and don't need any more. This just confirms that you can never believe what you are told and at CMP it is ok to put a bumper in someone's door and take them out under caution. No one will be black flagged (as stated by the flag man) or banned because that will hurt car count. They just don't get it.