lots of good conversation here... nevermind that ther eare disagreements. hashing it out is what matters for this group of racers and for all others.
(speaking mostly of the GT sats race, since I was not in attendance for the DayTUNA)
there HAS to be a better solution than calling cautions non-stop, and also to keep the races long and interesting.
one thing is for sure -- that you can't guarentee you won't be wrecked by someone else, especially in NASCAR & Ovals in general. That's parto f the wildcard that is racing.
What I would like tosee is drivers admit they have put someone into a wall and wait for them, even if on an oval and that means losing the draft of the leading pack.
That is how respectable people race on non-ovals, so it stands to reason that's how it should work on an oval too.
So scenario 1: Two guys are side-by-side and one forces the other into the barrier and they merely slow down. You KNOW you just did that, so slow down a bit and help each other draft up. If you are unsure whether you made contact w/ or affectively forced the other driver into the wall and slowed them down, then ask. if they say "no you're good, but if you want to help me out you can"
Scenario 2: someone clips someone else and there are wild spins and a huge wreck. All cars left behind by the pack should work together to make a 2nd pack rather than spreading out. It's simple physics that you will travel faster as a group than as lone wolves or even ifn pairs.
serious races are fun races, but going roundy round w/ friends is what we're all looking for. There's a good way to balance those two things and I believe the Tunas are the best group out there at accomplishing that.
