BTCC - Thruxton (August) - Official thread & stuff
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Dinoboy said:
Sutton getting a bit silly now, seemed to be constantly pushing others off the track.
Quite amusing given his own protestations over Plato making contact with him at Snetterton 
He certainly seemed to be repeatedly giving Ingram quite a few taps, runs wide, etc.Good drive from Plato in race 3 though to finish 5th. Shame he buggered up the start (for the 2nd time this season) in the first race though.
Great for Cammish to finally get a win as well - he's had enough 2nd's up until now.
I bet most of the drivers were happy that Butcher's non start knocked 1 lap off the total distance as i don't think they'd have lasted another lap with the way the rain had set in at the end - it certainly seemed pretty heavy when they were doing the post race interviews.
AlexRS2782 said:
Quite amusing given his own protestations over Plato making contact with him at Snetterton He certainly seemed to be repeatedly giving Ingram quite a few taps, runs wide, etc.
Good drive from Plato in race 3 though to finish 5th. Shame he buggered up the start (for the 2nd time this season) in the first race though.
Great for Cammish to finally get a win as well - he's had enough 2nd's up until now.
I bet most of the drivers were happy that Butcher's non start knocked 1 lap off the total distance as i don't think they'd have lasted another lap with the way the rain had set in at the end - it certainly seemed pretty heavy when they were doing the post race interviews.
The race still would have finished at the same time.... He certainly seemed to be repeatedly giving Ingram quite a few taps, runs wide, etc.Good drive from Plato in race 3 though to finish 5th. Shame he buggered up the start (for the 2nd time this season) in the first race though.
Great for Cammish to finally get a win as well - he's had enough 2nd's up until now.
I bet most of the drivers were happy that Butcher's non start knocked 1 lap off the total distance as i don't think they'd have lasted another lap with the way the rain had set in at the end - it certainly seemed pretty heavy when they were doing the post race interviews.
Really think Plato's penalty did not fit the Crime. What actual advantage did he get by having his nose over the line? Probably none and he didn't jump the start.
So a drive through penalty in the first few laps, which effectively puts you last, then penalises you in the next race and the last race is a bit harsh. And let's not forget that we were robbed of seeing Plato going for it and we lost another element of what was good racing.
It did bring Plato and Sutton together though.... and Sutton did get involved in a fair bit of wheel banging without question??
I think a 5sec penalty on his race time would have sufficed, It would have penalised a failure to line up correctly but wouldn't have destroyed a drivers whole day..... and I do realise rules are rules and they have a penalty associated with it. Just think that's overly harsh and damaging to the series.
So a drive through penalty in the first few laps, which effectively puts you last, then penalises you in the next race and the last race is a bit harsh. And let's not forget that we were robbed of seeing Plato going for it and we lost another element of what was good racing.
It did bring Plato and Sutton together though.... and Sutton did get involved in a fair bit of wheel banging without question??
I think a 5sec penalty on his race time would have sufficed, It would have penalised a failure to line up correctly but wouldn't have destroyed a drivers whole day..... and I do realise rules are rules and they have a penalty associated with it. Just think that's overly harsh and damaging to the series.
super7 said:
Really think Plato's penalty did not fit the Crime. What actual advantage did he get by having his nose over the line? Probably none and he didn't jump the start.
So a drive through penalty in the first few laps, which effectively puts you last, then penalises you in the next race and the last race is a bit harsh. And let's not forget that we were robbed of seeing Plato going for it and we lost another element of what was good racing.
It did bring Plato and Sutton together though.... and Sutton did get involved in a fair bit of wheel banging without question??
I think a 5sec penalty on his race time would have sufficed, It would have penalised a failure to line up correctly but wouldn't have destroyed a drivers whole day..... and I do realise rules are rules and they have a penalty associated with it. Just think that's overly harsh and damaging to the series.
Someone with his experience ought to be able to place his car in the grid slot properly. So a drive through penalty in the first few laps, which effectively puts you last, then penalises you in the next race and the last race is a bit harsh. And let's not forget that we were robbed of seeing Plato going for it and we lost another element of what was good racing.
It did bring Plato and Sutton together though.... and Sutton did get involved in a fair bit of wheel banging without question??
I think a 5sec penalty on his race time would have sufficed, It would have penalised a failure to line up correctly but wouldn't have destroyed a drivers whole day..... and I do realise rules are rules and they have a penalty associated with it. Just think that's overly harsh and damaging to the series.
The penalty isn't new either - quite a few other drivers have received it.
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