I've got a topic of discussion here which is corner rights. I know lag comes into play when cars race close together so if something appears differently from what you experienced just let me know. I also don't mean to single out drivers. I'm trying to make this an educational analysis because some unexpected things happened.
First a review of the GTP OLR...
08: Corner Rights:
A:
When approaching the turn/apex of turn, the car which "holds" the inner side of turn has entrance-advantage and other driver(s) must refrain from endangering him by his actions.
B:
You must establish substantial overlap with the car ahead before they reach the corners turn-in point to have the right to drive up their inside, or to expect them to leave inside room for you. At least the front of your car should be up to the drivers position in the ahead car. The ahead driver has the right to be fully committed to the racing line of their choice without any interference if there was no substantial overlap before he turned in.
C:
If sufficient overlap is established before the turn-in point, then the behind driver has the right to sufficient side room. The ahead driver must also leave sufficient side room for the behind driver. This means that each driver has a right to their respective "line", or side of the track, right up to the exit point. Neither driver should squeeze the other toward the inside or outside of the corner during the apex or exit.
D:
If an ahead driver has clearly made an error to warrant a passing move, a behind driver may attack their position, with due caution and care, regardless of whether there was any pre-existing overlap. However, the overtaking driver must still avoid contact. Small errors by the ahead driver may not justify a passing move. The ahead driver getting a bit out of shape at times doesnt give you an automatic right to pass. You still have to judge if their error allows for a safe pass to take place.
E:
Drivers who are using PS2/PS3 controller MUST make additional effort in driving due to the fact they can't use side-view, and their perception of the other cars is thereby limited - extreme caution while maneuvering is required. If you are using a controller, you are required to set buttons up for side views as "I didn't see you." is not an excuse if you collide with another driver when racing.
Next the video...
0:45 - I come in contact with fatrabbit. He missed the apex by about 2 car lengths and was carving the outside of the track. I hit the apex got on the gas in an attempt to track out but leave 1 to 1.5 car widths on the outside of the track. Exiting the turn, fatrab moved toward the center of the track instead of hugging the outside. He may not have seen me coming up but I'm not sure how much more track I really should have given him to not cause contact. I gave him the amount of room I would need on the outside to stay on track. If you watch the cars in front, they all track out to the rumble strip. I don't see this as a violation of rule "C", but I guess I need to anticipate drivers taking up more track than I typically use.
0:50 - I make a pass on xfz and brake hard into the next turn and get punted. I believe this was my fault. My car floats to the outside of the track rather than holding the inside line so I didn't give xfz any room to use his typical braking point.
1:00 - xfz makes an executive decision not to complete the pass. He was pretty far inside the track and I'm not sure holding the inside of the track would have worked there. When I saw him brake early I used the whole track for the turn. One can reference this when discussing the last item below.
2:06 - Booch and I enter turn 1. I take the inside rather slow. It was clear he was going to miss the first apex so I let my car coast into it. There were two bumps but neither were aggressive and I wasn't using Booch to complete the turn. I held the inside of the turn and did not push him out the least bit. I thought it was a well executed clean pass but you can discuss otherwise.
2:18 - Moments later we arrive at turn 2 side by side. I do not consider this a well executed pass on Booch's part. Unlike my pass on turn 1, he doesn't come anywhere close to hitting the apex and essentially pushed me out of the turn leaving me no track to continue on my line. It is possible for 2 cars to run separate lines through a turn...but the inside car must run a slower pace to avoid pushing the outside car off the track. I'd say this is a violation of rule "C".
2:39 - I gave Booch a little taste of his own medicine. This was a Kyle Busch move if there ever was one. Just a "I can do that too if that's how you want to race". However I 2nd guessed myself and decided to back off so I could attempt another clean pass.
3:10 - Clean pass after getting a good run off the corkscrew
3:51 - Clean pass of Diablo, but Cuju stayed inside to protect the inside line. I bumped him by accident and made sure not to benefit from the contact.
4:08 - Cujo goes wide and mows some grass. I thought it was going to slow him down so I didn't leave very much room for him to re-enter the track. As a result he bumped me getting back on his line. On the next turn, I stayed inside and left a good car length for him to track out if he was still there. Same thing I did for fatrabbit.
6:55 - Watching BTK, he makes a clean draft pass overtaking Nic for the lead, but running wide into turn 1, Nic does a great job gaining back the position with a little over under.
8:10 - Watching Nic, there is quite a bit of fender rubbing. Not sure what to make of this. I'd say Nic should have left a little more room on that 2nd to last turn. Later in the race you can see BTK is a little wild on this turn though. Nic may have actually helped him here.
11:00 - I make a clean pass to overtake Nic on the inside. Then we fought for drafting rights. Not sure if this constitutes as me pushing him out. I simply maintained a line that left exactly 1 car length to the right of me.
12:03 - I make sufficient overlap on the last lap going into turn 1 on the outside. AOK effectively pushes me off the track. Not cool there. That is a clear violation of rule "C" above.
12:47 - I get a good draft on the straight before the elbow. Typically I would not attempt a pass here but it was really my last chance to do so because I knew I wasn't going to get a good run before the corkscrew...and I was a little bitter from getting pushed out on turn 1. I nosed ahead before the braking point. I hit the brakes early to anticipate the possibility of running 2 wide but then AOK turns into me before the apex. Now if I were on the outside, I most likely would've braked much earlier and ducked behind, or tried to maintain a line 1 car length away from the apex. Maybe he did that and lag caused us to make contact, I don't know.
In anycase, I waited for him at the top of the corkscrew to show it wasn't my intention to push him out. Corner rights rule "A" states that I had the right to the turn, but one could argue there is no way I could complete the pass without violating rule "C" on that turn. After the contact I used the entire track to complete the turn but I broke traction when he hit me so I don't really know whether I could've kept it inside.
