Stop button and it’s use.

[arden100]

Gordon,

With regards to the stop button when a crash is made by a driver. I have seen A certain driver purposely not pressing the button when they crash and are in last position. I believe a penalty should be introduced for any driver not pressing the button when they crash. I was chasing another car and ran into the car expecting the button to be pressed. I crashed into the car and had to press the button. I race fairly and enjoy racing and being competitive while others are not all fair.
I believe a penalty should be introduced before others start doing same to others.

Arden

[gordon]

Arden, I'm a stickler for fair racing and agree with you. What do think is a fair penalty?

[arden100]

1 lap.
Ensure it is not done.
I know it is harsh but prevention is better. Let’s get some other views, Steve, Ram?

Arden

[obrie]

1000% in favor!!!!!

[obrie]

And the penalty could be even harsher with disqualification as a true deterrent! Disrupting the race like that is a sign that you are no longer interested in racing anyway!

[Luke]

Thank goodness I hardly racing because is only diehard racers anyway

Now if and when ~ count them on one hand ~ I happen to race ...

Is boss sponsored cars (like F1 Mercedes) that can’t come last

At the same time - this new issue made me remember (when switches were first installed) a rule about pushing someone else switch and not yours - was an automatic disqualification.

Which was never caused by me but others.

[steveaca]

I agree that anything done on the race track to purposely disrupt a race, including crashing and not pressing the button, should be penalized. I really can't see the benefit to the offending driver though, of crashing and purposely not pressing the button. In my view, if one suffers a crash, it would be in one's own interest to have all other cars come to a stop as quickly as possible.

[Luke]

Arden ...

Top of page … One could tell from your writing, how dissatisfied you are about situation.

• If & when you should crash into a (waiting) crashed car ..!

Here’s a manoeuvre, if something like that should happen next time.

• Don’t bother about/with any new penalty ... There’s enough written & unwritten ones if you remember them!

You do not press your stop button as well, hold-up on your Mr. Nice Guy behavior & then put into effect ...

• The Big Men Clause rule.

It may or may not solve the issue immediately but it will sure ’ruffle some feathers’~ pointing out the individual.

• Bet yuh it’s stopped ~ in the fullness of time

Luke

[gordon]

Gentlemen, my father had a saying “Two wrongs don’t make a right”. Let’s leave the past behind, focus on the future and fix the problem.

Please everyone, let’s follow the procedures to maintain order. When your car de-slots, hit the button as soon as possible.

[Luke]

Please everyone, let’s follow the procedures to maintain order. When your car de-slots, hit the button as soon as possible.

Arden ...

Sure every person will (now) follow such well worded instructions by Gordon for FRC’s 2020 racing days

Like the words ”… maintain order”.

So much so ~ no new rules or penalties needed

Luke