Being one of the older drivers..! (Vintage never mind veteran) I have seen a lot over the 30 plus years of taking part...and ,personally I quite like driving with the young drivers, because you can talk to them both before and during the race about driving cleanly, and, generally they listen..! Doesn't always work with more mature drivers who should know better..
Generally speaking, driving standards depend on being monitored...yes, there are some "gentlemanly" drivers, but quite a few who are not. Back in the day, when we had "issues", a chief Marshall/ referee was appointed, usually a club committee member , to point out poor driving, and if necessary issue penalties, loss of fastest time etc.. This invariably worked...a bit like the 12 th scale system mentioned above.
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