Morin Racing 98 (Offline)
#11
5/11/15 10:05 AM
From the Bloomington Speedway rulebook..."All restarts are single file nose to tail. Any car advancing a position before the leader is given the green flag will be penalized twice as many positions advanced during the following caution or at the race’s end. WHEN THE LEADER TAKES THE GREEN, THE RACE IS ON! If you are not paying attention and you are passed, this is not considered a jump".
I guess then it would be a judgment call as to whether the green flag has been displayed or the green light is on, and whether the cars are single file or not...the funny thing is, it is impossible for them to stay single file when you are past 6th or 7th spot due to the amount of time it takes the entire field to get going on a restart. Obviously, the tail of the field can't hit the gas at the exact same time as the leader if they are in single file order as stated in the rulebook.
So, I will assume some responsibility in this as I do not have the entire rulebook memorized for every track,,,but now knowing this, our strategy will change quite a bit on restarts at Bloomington.
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