10-07-2005, 03:04 PM
WRXtranceformed Wrote:The way I saw it, if I had to brake more than I normally would in every single turn to avoid hitting the guy in front of me, I deserved a blue flag. I bet I seriously could have cut a whole second off of some of my lap times if I didn't have anyone in front of me.
As far as passing went on that track, yeah it was pretty much impossible unless the guy in front of you spun out or wasn't purposely boxing you out.
Well the speed differential isnt enough for the guy working start finish to see it and throw a flag - they arent monitoring the whole track
Passing in identical vehicles is very hard - you have to be patient and set up the pass. Maybe a slight nudge (not punt!) on the other kart or backing off a bit to make a run on them leading onto a straight - if you ride their bumper you cant get out of the corner any faster than they do - so there's no chance to pass. You wont have AWD Turbo
However you also dont want to get too far back to capitalize on any mistakes they make. Backing off can be just 1 kart length or less - just enough to get some speed on them on corner exit.Quote:I think you're right, I needed something faster and on a larger/more realistic scale.
You just need more seat time