Originally Posted by
British Menace
Again, there are good points in what you say but I feel you let yourself down at the end.
This attitude of "an eye for an eye" does not work and is so dissopointing........... to me anyway.
You say this like I do it every time I might close up on somebody, and within 1 second of them not letting up I just hit them. That is not how I think it works...
Originally Posted by
British Menace
If you do something, or are willing to do something wrong, bad, unsportsman like. Then your as bad as the 14th place guy who is intentionally trying to block you. Just because you have, what in your eyes is a good reason, does not entitle you to make that "choice" as you put it and move him out of the way.
No, that's completely off. You like to think that I believe that just because I got tapped it means all bets are off and it's time to go wild on them - that's not what I'm saying at all.
Originally Posted by
British Menace
It comes down to the type of person you are and the environment you were brought up in or live in now. If you are used to people doing bad or unkind things around you, or if were brought up to hit back if hit environment, then you may end up perceiving that a driver on the track is trying to block you when actually, they are panicking and do not know how or what to do with a three way fight for the lead right on his tale!
That's great and all, but this is a discussion about r/c car racing etiqutte not psychology 101.
Originally Posted by
British Menace
Yes, there are those who do this and want to keep you behind them. But if you've ever tried to do this. To on purposly block those behind you. It takes some skill !
The problem is that these people are usually less skilled or just being assholes and will take you out by ramming into you full throttle from behind once you actually get past them, and it's frustrating and unfair.
Originally Posted by
British Menace
People will be who they are. A tree is known by it's fruit. So if you take out another car with that intent. To move them out of the way, or to take them out the race...........for what ever reason you drum up inside of you.
It does not make it 'right', no matter what reason you state for your acts..........no matter how frustrated you are. You have still done wrong !
I'm not looking for ethics in somebody that would just hit me or block me for no reason because they obviously have no morals when it comes to racing. And I don't care if you think it's wrong, if you get hit for me it's fair to hit them back. Now I said before, I've tried to be nice but with alot of people, it simply doesn't work.
Originally Posted by
British Menace
On the whole. I have seen some good manners on the race track over here in the states. Hopefully, we will not dwell too much on the bad things that happen and take notice of those who are well mannered and act in a sportsman like way.
One such case occured just this last week at a racetrack in Moline, Illinois. Thunderroad. I can't for the life of me remember the guys names in all this but in short it went a little like this.........
In the main. Guy B had qualified 5th and was catching the leader. This had taken most of the 20 minute final and there was about 5 mins left to race. He was on his tale. Neck and neck they raced. Great race! On the last lap, car B tried again to get around the leader and they tangled. B just took too much of a chance with no real opening there. B got away first and in the lead while car A had to wait for the marshall.
Car B then got around to the finnish loop and stopped. (Which was only two or three corners away) He let the previous leader, car A, through to win the race! He did not want to win due to his mystake.
Not quite on the subject of "backmarkers" but a good example of manners I feel.
Regards,
British Menace
P.S. Sorry for the long post
I personally don't care for the rest of this, I'm not looking for manners, I'm just saying what I think is right, what I'll do in certain situations, etc...