Originally Posted by
IndyRC_Racer
Punting/driving through a slower car is easy. Finding a way to make a clean pass makes me a better driver.
Exactly. At the Casino race a couple weeks ago I was in second and right behind the leader. I was "harassing" him with a look here and there but no contact for four or five laps. I finally got my opening when he went wide on the tight-ish sweeper onto the main straight and dove inside to come onto the straight side-by-side with him. The straight had a high-speed 90-degree and another shorter straight, I was on the inside and as we "breathed" the throttle to make the 90 he pulled in behind me on the short straight. Then punted the bejeezus out of me as we (well, at least I) slowed for the 180-degree into the infield. As it turned out he messed himself up worse than he did me, but it still kind of chapped my hide that I spent THAT long running him as tight as I could and 100% cleanly only to get drilled the first turn after I made the clean pass.
Originally Posted by
CHARLIE BROWN
out here if you get punted its either your fault due to bad line or going too slow or the track is slippery but anyway:
I guess MY thinking is that if someone is that far off-line or that slow or having that much trouble hooking up that they should be EASY pickin's to pass if you hold back a turn or two and watch for your opportunity to pass 'em. No need to punt 'em if they're THAT out of it, so if they get punted it's kinda pure laziness on the faster driver's part at that point.