Track limits optional?

[afewbeers]

I was a bit surprised when I watched the British GT Championship rounds at Snetterton and Donington at the total disregard for the new MSUK rules; have I missed something or is it optional for different series - I got the impression from the MSUK email and our club letter that it was mandatory now?

[afewbeers]

Thanks, yes just saw that the Donington race was at the end of May (watched it later in June) - no wonder they brought the rule change in, some of the lines were just a piss take. Snetterton race was in June and even there the cars were all over the place most of the time, most were probably exceeding limits 3 or 4 times a lap.

[afewbeers]

Hondashark said:

Itll always be the same, enforced rigorously at club level and half a blind eye at upper levels.

Well that's the feeling I got when I saw it - Brands Indy was our first race under the new regs and pretty much everyone that I saw was fairly good, other than the white line on the right approaching Graham Hill where a lot of drivers were going back to old habits.

My view is that it should be consistently enforced. The only grey area for me is where cars are side by side and in the interests of both parties being able to continue safely - that does not mean it's OK to leave the track to pass someone and no advantage should be gained.

There are probably only around 70 corners in total on the popular UK tracks so it's not a massive investment for MSUK to assist track owners with the costs of photo systems then it's a simple process to tot them up at the end of the race, hand out the penalties and disqualifications etc. Losing podiums is a surefire way to improve your skills. Anybody regularly still speeding in the pitlanes:-)