Maddog:
I am not overly impressed with your insults… I WAS the jackass that went racing when the cars in front of me did not go, please re-read posts and realize I was at the back, and their were no hands up by the drivers within my sight (I was in about 31-32 position). Please read over posts carefully before calling me a jackass, otherwise I think you are only making yourself out to look like a jackass. Maybe you don't realize I WAS the one who started racing first, but that just means you really need to re-look at the posts before throwing out insults.
To All:
No one did anything wrong, both sides in this situation were correct. If it happens again anywhere I think that the leaders (the front of the pack), have control of the situation.
A) They can stay at a slow pace and
1) Their will probably be a black flag all if the back of the pack chooses not to follow suit,
2) Or the rest of the field will follow at a reasonable pace and hopefully everyone will get the green the next time buy.
The leaders can go as if it was a green and I am sure the race would simply just go on with everyone racing happily ever after.
I strongly suggest that if the leaders do not go than they all pay attention in their mirrors and their surroundings, as they always should be especially in a potentially dangerous situation. To my knowledge no one was looking in his or her mirrors during this situation.
No Yellows in a station means the track is green despite starters orders (IMO). It is not illegal to pass before the start finish when the track goes green. I have seen many instances where real jackasses don’t stay up with the field and fall almost a half lap behind. I am not waiting for that true jackass to get to S/F to see if the green was/has been displayed.
You cannot change the mentality that no yellows means green track, until SCCA makes a clarified rule about it and stops instructing that no yellows is a green track in driver’s schools.
Raymond "proud to be a jackass this time" Blethen
My Jackass comments and reactions should not reflect on the others involved with RST Performance Racing. I know that at least one person on the team does have another view.