Sprint Championship driving standards
Discussion
I'd really appreciate any insight into the driving standards in the Sprint Championship please. How much contact is there? Is it good, clean respectful racing? Are standards enforced and contact adequately penalised? Do the standards differ depending on whether one's racing at the front, in the middle or at the back?
Many thanks
Jason
Many thanks
Jason
Seeing as no one has answered...
I did one race weekend and the wet race seemed sensible. The dry race seemed to be ... enthusiastic and resulted in several cases of bodywork remodelling on the first lap.
I have watched all year , cars regularly coming back with damage or full of gravel, some by contact but mostly by going off. I found myself being intimidated into evasive action at speed a couple of times in my very short sprint cup career . I don't have the will to replace bodywork, so not prepared to lean on others or be leaned on.
With a deep hate of spending money needlessly, I am yet to be convinced that Sprint is a gentlemanly place to be, but is anywhere?
Not been to an oss race nor bikesports so cannot comment as to whether a lack of a spares truck makes a difference.
I have done 6 radical races and 3 sprint champ races so far and not touched another car yet. I am mid field, where it all seems very gentlemanly, but to be up front , I recon a little bit more aggression and ruthlessness may be required and deeper pockets.
I did one race weekend and the wet race seemed sensible. The dry race seemed to be ... enthusiastic and resulted in several cases of bodywork remodelling on the first lap.
I have watched all year , cars regularly coming back with damage or full of gravel, some by contact but mostly by going off. I found myself being intimidated into evasive action at speed a couple of times in my very short sprint cup career . I don't have the will to replace bodywork, so not prepared to lean on others or be leaned on.
With a deep hate of spending money needlessly, I am yet to be convinced that Sprint is a gentlemanly place to be, but is anywhere?
Not been to an oss race nor bikesports so cannot comment as to whether a lack of a spares truck makes a difference.
I have done 6 radical races and 3 sprint champ races so far and not touched another car yet. I am mid field, where it all seems very gentlemanly, but to be up front , I recon a little bit more aggression and ruthlessness may be required and deeper pockets.
Edited by Gc285 on Saturday 5th September 08:10
Well as you know, not been out for a while, but it seemed ok to me. There are often a few people to avoid each season (perhaps I was one of those and everyone knows to avoid "the destroyer" this season), but by and large fairness seems to be the normal course.
It is true that there are a fair few offs and the perennial problem of startline or first corner shunts. The main problem then is that a shunt is never going to be cheap.
I'm about to spend £500 on my Oulton shunt in my FF2000. Now the parts are by no means comparable, but I would have spend 3000-4000 on the same incident in an SR3.
Buy horses for courses. For the level of racing, speeds and amazing grip, it's hard to beat.
Bert
It is true that there are a fair few offs and the perennial problem of startline or first corner shunts. The main problem then is that a shunt is never going to be cheap.
I'm about to spend £500 on my Oulton shunt in my FF2000. Now the parts are by no means comparable, but I would have spend 3000-4000 on the same incident in an SR3.
Buy horses for courses. For the level of racing, speeds and amazing grip, it's hard to beat.
Bert
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