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Originally Posted by Richard Lowe
I had issues similar to this at the last West Bridgford meeting I went to, it's not always as easy as people think to get round slower cars when there's a large speed difference, from the faster drivers perspective they're already at the maximum of what the car can do. With the exception of driving down the straights the car is either turning or braking on it's limits and sometimes to ask it to do even more with little or no warning as the slower car unpredictably changes line or slams on the brakes is too much to ask of it.
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But this then is a double edged sword. I recently came back to RC after a 30yr lay off and I know I am not as quick a driver as many (all?) of the others on the track. I am concentrating on consistently getting round the track before turning the wick up a bit, and I am constantly aware of other quicker cars coming up to lap me. I always try to move over, or take an outside line to allow them to get through, but there have been a few instances where someone has ploughed into me followed by the cry from the rostrum "oh, for ***** sake, why don't you learn to drive".
I always apologise (even though I'm not certain it is my fault), but am not entirely sure what the alternative is. I don't want to "race" someone if I'm being lapped, but equally there isn't always an obvious "racing line" to avoid when being overtaken.
I know this is a bit off thread as the OP was about wheel to wheel racing and not lapping, but I just thought I'd add my comments.