Rolling Start?

Boxy · 4 Apr 2004, 04:55 (Ref:929015)

Waht's the go! Not like it's ****ing down! this gave Ambros an advantage! Not Happy

Wrex · 4 Apr 2004, 05:16 (Ref:929036)

Indeed - Full story availble at conspiracytheory.com

TSR · 4 Apr 2004, 05:24 (Ref:929047)

Going on what they said on CH10 a bunch of Holden drivers ( MS.GM.TK.RK) got together b4 the race and had a whinge about starting.

rdmdog · 4 Apr 2004, 07:05 (Ref:929187)

A lot of people are unaware of how efficient TV camera filters are and how much worse rain will be than what it would seem from the vision you see.

A safety car start is much better than no start at all!

TSR · 4 Apr 2004, 07:06 (Ref:929188)

These so called drivers do have a ROOF over there head, they could of had a proper startline start IMO

rdmdog · 4 Apr 2004, 07:09 (Ref:929190)

Have a look at any in car footage, unfortunately a roof dosent improve the vision to the front, I dont think they were wodrried about getting their hair wet! :P

FatBoy · 4 Apr 2004, 07:34 (Ref:929201)

I thought it was a good call actually. Imagine the whinging if half a dozen cars got taken out on the first few corners, everyone would be bleating about how unsafe it was...

Cheers,
Paul...

TSR · 4 Apr 2004, 07:43 (Ref:929207)

For god sake these people are getting payed big dollars, do we have to put them into cotten buds.The rain was not that bad at the start compared to the finish of the race.The drivers today are starting to get really soft.

rdmdog · 4 Apr 2004, 07:51 (Ref:929211)

Yeah mate, Whatever

TSR · 4 Apr 2004, 07:58 (Ref:929219)

Your comment is not worth response rdmdog

Placebo · 4 Apr 2004, 08:00 (Ref:929221)

I think it was a good call.
Starting behind the SC meant getting a good idea of safety level before going to full green.
All it would take would be one locked brake going into the first corner on cold tyres and everyone else from that position back would have ploughed into the pack in the mist.
My only question is, if a race starts behind the SC and conditions don't improve after that point in time, do they just keep parading around in single file to the end?

vortexo · 4 Apr 2004, 08:13 (Ref:929224)

I heard on the radio that they wanted the drivers to get the tyres up to temp.
It was a good call by the officials and they deserved to be praised for this.

TSR · 4 Apr 2004, 08:43 (Ref:929241)

One word jjd YES

aj_308 · 4 Apr 2004, 08:47 (Ref:929245)

Your my hero TSR.

FatBoy · 4 Apr 2004, 09:04 (Ref:929259)

What's more appropriate, bravado or stupidity ??

Common sense would dictate that there's no point in risking literally millions of dollars worth of race cars just to entertain the armchair experts and the yobbos on the hill.

But then again common sense is probably not as common as most would think...

Cheers,
Paul...

**GTRMagic** · 4 Apr 2004, 09:22 (Ref:929287)

There would have been a startline crash somewhere, with 650bhp thru 2 rock hard and for reasons not quite clear, inconsistent Dunlop control tyres, some cars would have made lightning starts, others would have made the Morris/Larko crash at Oran Park look like a picnic.

I was there (getting drowned I might add) and they had 2 options, delay the start till it fined up... which it did after 45mins or so, but got worse again, or start under the safety car...

And WPS got some teev time

racer69 · 4 Apr 2004, 12:55 (Ref:929514)

The rain seemed no worse than in Pukekohe last year, and they ran that from a standing start.

Coupled with the red flag finish, do we not race in wet conditions anymore, rather than drying? (that seems to go for many categories nowadays, remember Brazil last year)

And to think the sponsors would probably prefer wet conditions, it keeps all the cars nice and shiny and clean....

Mattracer · 4 Apr 2004, 13:15 (Ref:929568)

If you think about it, there would be a lot of spray from other vehicles during a rolling start, perhaps more than from a standing start.

Mattracer · 4 Apr 2004, 13:16 (Ref:929575)

Quote:

Originally posted by racer69

And to think the sponsors would probably prefer wet conditions, it keeps all the cars nice and shiny and clean.... [/B]

A lot of the cars looked pretty grey from the road grime after five laps.

Gaz170 · 4 Apr 2004, 22:11 (Ref:930256)

Eastern Creek seems to live up to it's name when it rains. The track seems to become one big river.

Maybe a powerboat race there would have been more appropriate......

Dirk · 4 Apr 2004, 22:12 (Ref:930258)

It was good to see the WPS car start in front and then take the flag at the end of the race! How many points is the WPS Audi on after this round, should be looking good for the championship.

Mark Webber · 4 Apr 2004, 22:25 (Ref:930273)

I think it was a bit of a joke . it wasn't that bad at the start these drivers are paid drivers in very safe cars it was a bit of a over kill . AS far as saftey into turn 1 a standing start the cars would be a lot slower into T1 compared to the rolling start speed they carried into T1

Panzer · 4 Apr 2004, 23:45 (Ref:930335)

Rolling start ? Correct decision.

Onlooker · 5 Apr 2004, 00:06 (Ref:930342)

NASCAR?

Good call I think,by row 3-4 she would have been all over on the visibility front.Ever passed a B-Double on the freeway in the pouring rain.........................round a corner at 200km/h side by side with another dude,racing you to pass the truck????????????????????

Boxy · 5 Apr 2004, 00:23 (Ref:930353)

Just a question - why single file and not formation such as NC?

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