View Single Post
Old 07-26-2011, 07:31 AM   #4
Michael Beard
VIP Member
 
Michael Beard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 4,060
Likes: 0
Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts
Default Re: What would your Div director do ?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl Weisinger View Post
If this problem with the tree was a factor in Marion's run he should not have gone down the track. When he did he took his chances to win.
If he sat there and didn't make the run, he would have also been taking his chances, and considering the DD's decision that the top bulb being out "wasn't a factor in the race", then he still wouldn't have gotten a re-run. We can talk about the situation for a week and say what decisions should or shouldn't have been made... but in the car, the driver had just 0.5 seconds to assess the situation.

It shouldn't be up to the racer to have to make it right. Tree malfunction = re-run, period.
__________________
Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS
Michael Beard is offline   Reply With Quote