Who didn't see this coming? - Barton

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Seems to me the final decider as to whether or not to make a run is the driver. While there's no excuse for an unsafe racing condition, if I start my burnout in the left lane,for example, and notice a hood lying in the lane between the 1000 and the end, I'm not going in until they move the hood or toss me out. Same with bad traction conditions.In the event cars are going all over the place while you sit and watch, you have the option to either refuse to stage, leave the track, or make the run and take your chances.I have left test and tunes without getting a good run because conditions were not good. Once at a points race, the fat red faced potbellied redneck running the front of the lanes was practically swearing at me for refusing to roll up behind two cars doing a burn out. I refuse to get a broken windshield or side glass from flying rocks because some loser track official orders me up. Once the cars moved up to stage, I rolled up and positioned myself for a run,leaving him behind. Seems that at a Western national event a few yeaars ago, an entire eliminator catagory refused to run because the track was that bad, so they finished that race at the next national event. I don't care who is in charge, safety of people and cars comes first.