While we are still in the practice stages for this weekend's race at Monza, allow me to remind everyone of our rules against corner cutting, as copied from the very first post in the thread:
*While cornering, the two outside tires must remain completely on the tarmac/concrete/pavement at all times. Rumble strips are NOT considered part of the tarmac/concrete/pavement. Anyone that is caught cutting corners can be assessed up to a 30-second penalty, per occurrance, at the discretion of the league host.
You MUST keep the two outside tires completely on the black tarmac/asphault at all times while cornering. If any driver puts their outside tires as much as 1" inside the edge of the pavement of a corner, they will be penalized. If this is in any way unclear, please address this now, not after the race.
I will do my best to use common sense when judging if a driver was forced off of the track, or went off-course to prevent heavy contact with a car blocking the track.
Regarding on-track contact and incidents:
If any driver punts another driver off-course (intentional or not), they can be penalized up to 30 seconds, per occurance. The leading driver may not brake-check the trailing driver. Both drivers should be aware that there might be a difference in their braking points, and give each other the proper amount of space accordingly.
When racing side-by-side, remember to hold your line in the inside or outside lane. If going through chicanes or a series of S-turns, the outside car will become the inside car in the next corner, and vice versa. Both cars need to remember to leave a lane to their inside when they become the outside car. If you're not sure whether or not you are clear of the car beside you, please err on the side of caution and leave room, especially in the early laps when the pack will be very tight.
Penalty avoidance:
If you do accidentally cut a corner or punt another driver and do not want to risk receiving any post-race penalty at all, simply pull over and serve a stop-and-go penalty on yourself at some safe place on the next straightaway (preferably well out of the way, and off to the side, and NOT near another corner). A complete stop on the track that is made safely outside of the racing line and in no way impedes other racers will guarantee that no penalty is passed down for any minor corner cut or slight on-track altercation.
Major incidents that cause serious damage to another vehicle might still be subject to a penalty even with a stop-and-go served, but you would have to be blatantly trying to earn this kind of penalty, which I don't think applies to anyone that is going to be racing in our league. This would be a case where someone just ignored braking all together in an effort to push another car completely off-track or into a wall. Anyone found guilty of this kind of flagrant and blatant kind of incident could be disqualified from the event, receiving 0 points for themself and their owner, and could even be removed from the league. Like I said, I don't anticipate this being a problem at all.
Incident/Cutting Reporting:
If you feel that someone is deserving of a penalty for cutting corners or causing an incident on track, please SAVE THE RACE REPLAY. Review the replay yourself first, to see if what you thought happened is what actually happened. If you still feel that a penalty is warranted after watching the replay, please send a PM to me on GTPlanet so that I can investigate. Please provide me with as much detail as possible (lap number, time elapsed, corner, what happened, etc), so that I can quickly find the incident and attempt to determine an appropriate response.
Please do not start blaming a driver during the race before you have seen the race replay. Do not retaliate and cause another crash. Do not make inflammatory posts in the thread calling out someone. Please, handle this like respectful adults, and it will all go much smoother for everyone involved.
