You shouldn't have waited Tim as I didn't gain anything by it and it was my fault.
Wes, I do believe it was my fault. I was recovering from an off track incident and I pulled onto the track so it was on me to make sure no incident resulted from that.
I thought for sure I had plenty of room and I planned to scoot over to the right side of the track which would take me off the racing line. Two things happened at this point. One the dirty tires just kept slipping, keeping me from accelerating as fast as I thought. Second the GT car you were engaging in a pass took to the right side so I couldn't go over there. I tried to avoid any contact with the GT car while allowing you enough room on the left, but you caught the grass as you were trying to get by. I was a slow moving sandwich. It certainly wasn't intentional, but I still think it was my fault and I apologize for that.
I did wait for you and even if there was any doubt of fault, I would always wait in that situation. 100%. And when you went long on the next corner I considered it an extension of the incident and thus it was my obligation to wait again.
Here's a video of the whole thing:
The admins make mistakes just like anyone else (yes, we're human
) and it's very important that when we do, we follow the OLR and make sure to serve our time in the penalty box.
PS> I would say watching that video when you were nose against the wall, it would be nice if the drivers passing the incident would allow a few "inches" for a driver to return to track. If any of the drivers see someone trying to recover it would be wise for yourself, not to mention courteous, not to use every inch of track at that location when it's not necessary.