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Dick Monahan (Offline)
#24 8/22/12 8:37 PM

Originally Posted by Jonr:
...I also think you guys are being overly optimistic about racers. Think of your local drivers racing on a local show and see how they would answer this question. A driver who is running near the back of the pack and hears a strange noise, does he pull it in or keep on racing? A driver who is running near the back of the pack and has a vibration, does he pull it in or keep on racing? A driver who is running near the back of the pack and keeps on missing his marks, does he pull it in or keep racing? A driver that is running in the back and pack and has too avoid the same wild driver in front of him four laps in a row, does he pull it in or keep racing? A driver who has gone through his entire tire budget and realizes that the track is so rough that it is going to destroy all of this tires, does he race all night to destroy all of his tires. I know of several drivers that have pulled in their cars on days like this, and I bet if you think about so do you....

That's not start-and-park. Those are examples of cases in which a driver is making a smart decision with a broken car, given his budget.

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