SniperRed3 has just been given a 2 year FGTA ban due to his behavior at last night's WGTC race, to put it into perspective:
SniperRed3 incident list:
Please can all stewards review and respond with their recommendation
Incident: 1
Lap: 8
Effected driver: TK
Offences: Double move on straight, avoidable contact, Dangerous and Malicious driving
Blocking on pit straight (double move), then what appears to be a brake test - Caused TK damage.
Blocks again - Exit T2
Incident: 2
Lap: 16/17
Effected driver(s): merlin
Offence(s): Ignoring blue flags
Clearly in the middle of the track from T8 Lap 16, merlin has to force a pass into T2 lap 17. After he appears not to give up and attempt to set up a pass, although no chance.
Incident: 3
Lap: 18
Effected driver(s): roberteOffence(s): Ignoring blue flags, forcing a car off track, Dangerous and Malicious driving
He make a small mistake out of T4, roberte is coming up to lap him and is given a good run at him on the straight, Sniper then moves across on roberte forcing him off track. Sniper then continues to block roberte from lapping him all the way until lap 19, T5.
Incident: 4
Lap: 24
Effected driver(s): Nifty
Offence(s): Ignoring blue flags
Nifty is behind, sniper does not move out the way, nifty then goes off trying not to hit him resulting in damage for nifty.
Incident: 5
Lap: 25
Effected driver(s): Nifty
Offence(s): Ignoring blue flags, avoidable contact
Nifty caught him back up very quickly and had to force his way past, having achieved this Sniper then tries to regain the position back forcing nifty wide and off track.
Incident: 6
Lap: 26
Effected driver(s): Nifty (still)
Offence(s): Avoidable contact
Runs wide into T2, rejoins track straight into the side of Nifty.
Incident: 7
Lap: 27
Effected driver(s): Glen
Offence(s): Ignoring blue flags, avoidable contact
Although Glen managed to squeeze past without contact, Sniper did not give enough room, and then to top it off didn't brake in time for the last corner and made contact with Glen, resulting in Glen getting right rear damage and having to pit.
Incident: 8
Lap: 29
Effected driver(s): GlenOffence(s): Avoidable Contact, Dangerous and Malicious driving
Final turn, Glen has just lapped him again, Sniper doesn't brake at all and contacts Glen, luck Glen got away with it with just a slightly wider line than usual, how the F 🤬
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just comes out the pit lane and drives straight into the wall ahead, then goes to the inside of T1 and seems to leave the car unattended rolling around on the grass
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Incident: 9
Lap: 30
Effected driver(s): Milan
Offence(s): Avoidable Contact
T3, Milan passes, Sniper seems to turn into the side of Milan.
Incident: 10
Lap: 30
Effected driver(s): TKOffence(s): Weaving on a straight, Ignoring blue flags, Forcing a car off track, Dangerous and Malicious driving
From T4 he starts to weave on the straight so TK could not pass, he then stopped, so TK proceeded past, Sniper the forces TK off track resulting in a spin. He then appears to be waiting (possibly for TK), spins and ends up on the apex of T7 as TK arrived there, TK had to go off to avoid him, although this in itself is does not seem malicious, I think had he have not spun then he would have tried to take TK out.
Incident: 11
Lap: 31
Effected driver(s): Glen
Offence(s):Ignoring blue flags
Glen has to force a pass around the outside of T2, Sniper still tries to defend his position.
Incident: 12
Lap: 32
Effected driver(s): MilanOffence(s): Ignoring blue flags, Blocking, Weaving on a straight,Dangerous driving
Sniper drives from T2 to T4 in 1st and 2nd gear, when Milan turns up, Sniper starts weaving around to stop Milan from passing, this actually results in Sniper going a very long way off track as he doesn't turn in for T4.
Incident: 13
Lap: 33
Effected driver(s): Nifty, Glen
Offence(s): Parking on track, Dangerous and Malicious driving
Sniper 1st stops his car dead in the final turn, then when Nifty and Glen get to him he starts to move to be in an awkward position on the track.
(Lap 34 Parks on inside of T1 then leaves the car rolling around again)
Incident: 14
Lap: 34
Effected driver(s): Glen, Nifty, Caine, TK, Me
Offence(s): Dangerous and Malicious driving
Once he starts to move again he proceeds to slowly drive around the track just simply getting in the way. He Just gets in Glen's and Nifty's way, seems to attempt to cut across the track to take Caine out, waits for TK and attempts to take him out, comes close to taking me out.
Incident: 15
Lap: 35
Effected driver(s): Milan
Offence(s): Dangerous driving, Malicious Driving
He appears to attempt to cross the track to take Milan out, fortunately in this instance he misses.
Incident: 16
Lap: 36
Effected driver(s): Stiggy, TK
Offence(s): Ignoring blue flags, Dangerous and Malicious driving,
1st off he block his own team mate and then as TK comes past he drives straight toward him, again fortunately on this occasion, he missed.
Incident: 17
Lap: 36
Effected driver(s): N/A, no one effected but target was TK
Offence(s): Dangerous and Malicious Driving
Into the final turn he didn't brake an tried to take TK out, again FAIL (Incident reported by TK), he then returned to the pits cutting straight across merlins path.
Incident: 18
Lap: 37
Effected driver(s): Caine
Offence(s): Dangerous Driving, Blocking
He is just bored now I think and trying to take people out, he is not driving at full throttle and then when a car comes close, he is trying to cause an accident and destroy peoples races
1st up this lap Caine, T5, ends up running wide due to Sniper being in the way.
Incident: 19
Lap: 39
Effected driver(s): TK
Offence(s): Blocking,
T2 he moves into TK's way as TK wants to lap him, he the brakes hard and takes the corner slower to slow TK down. He then tries to keep up with TK, comes off trying and then continues to drive slowly around the just generally getting in the way.
Incident: 20
Lap: 41
Effected driver(s): Stiggy, Me
Offence(s): Ignoring blue flags
He just stays right in the way of us fighting for the lead of the race, 1st in Stiggys way, I spot the opportunity and Sniper moves in my way to block us both from him. (continuing at a very slow speed still)
(Lap 41, pulls the handbrake on pit straight)
Incident: 21
Lap: 42
Effected driver(s): Me, stiggy
Offence(s): Dangerous rejoin, Avoidable contact, Ignoring blue flags
On the exit of T2 Sniper goes off track, when he rejoins the track he then continues to cross the track into my path in a close battle for the lead and makes contact with me, resulting in damage for me. He then continues on his path further and blocks Stiggy in T3.
Incident: 22
Lap: 42/43
Effected driver(s): TK (at this point has taken the AM lead, not sure if during pit strategy)
Offence(s): Dangerous and Malicious Driving
TK hesitates to pass after the incidents before, it seems Sniper waits for TK to make his move and then simply rams him off the track. He then follows TK off the track and continues to attempt to push TK to keep him off the track. He then follows TK to the pits and waits on track for TK to exit the pits.
He then pitted, come back out and retired his car on the exit of T1.
Track limits:
Lap 5, Pit entry
Lap 9, Pit exit (marginal)
Lap 13, T6
Lap 16, T6
Lap 18, T6
Lap 22, pit exit.
Lap 23, T6 & 7
Lap 26 - Unsafe pit entry
Lap 34, T6
Lap 34, pit entry
Lap 35, pit exit
Lap 36, pit entry
Add to that:
Using the chat box during the race x2 (even after being told not to by Stiggy)
Parking on Track.I know I asked for your opinion at the top, but after now having seen the footage on this occasion I will be using my power as the race director to Give him a 2 year ban.
I fairly sure you will all agree anyway, but, I will not have this kind of behavior on my track.
In my opinion his behavior drastically changed the final outcome of both the PRO race and the 2 car AM race.
On this occasion I would recommend this covers all FGTA events.
He has been messaged and told of the situation, his ban coveres all FGTA series, please take his name off the OP and offer his space to another driver