The unofficial 2008 Kiddy National Thread

[DCM]

will there be any pics or photo's of today?

[Danny McGee]

Final positions? im bored in the library

[c0sie]

The Lee Martin 4WD Domination Show was ace to watch. Qualifying and finals

And the Team o0ple driver support shouts and chants were hilarious lol

[jim76]

Lee Martin took all 4 rounds and the first two legs of the A.

Simon Moss looked stupid fast with the CAT, he had 2 2nd's in the first two legs, really pushed Lee Hard at the end of the second leg, great race.

[Southwell]

Originally Posted by jim76

Lee Martin took all 4 rounds and the first two legs of the A.

He won all quallies and all 3 legs.

[super__dan]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

Thinking about it tommorow will be a sad day. As it will be the first time in a long time that a xx4 wont make a national A final

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Wrong,

Boggy made the A with a xx4 (well done him)

PS Phil has your tower!

[bigred5765]

now now lee
you know you need to edit the threads title come on big fella

[ashleyb4]

Originally Posted by super__dan

Wrong,

Boggy made the A with a xx4 (well done him)

PS Phil has your tower!

Yea i didnt think about chris yay lol

Yea i PM'ed him asking if he could pick it up for me thanks Dan good doing buisness with.

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[telboy]

I've just finished going through my pics.

Link here - http://www.telsshells.com/kidderminster_r1.htm

Obviously I only did the 4wd so don't have any from saturdays 2wd.

[GRIFF55]

Thanks to all who ran the meeting at the weekend . Really enjoyed my first national. Roll on OZ!!

[Kopite]

I know this is going to cause arguments here, but, is there an unwritten rule somewhere stating that 'A' finalists don't ever recieve penalties for dirty driving?

[Nick Goodall]

Originally Posted by Kopite

I know this is going to cause arguments here, but, is there an unwritten rule somewhere stating that 'A' finalists don't ever recieve penalties for dirty driving?

Who did you take out then Stan? In all seriousness though i don't think i ever saw a penalty given when i was racing, it does almost seem to be an unwritten rule as i know exactly how you mean it - any bad passes or outright wipe-outs just seem to get ignored in the A Finals

[daz]

Top meeting really enjoyed it
The only bad points where: 1 Didnt bring any clean undies
2 Me tent leaked

Good bit was i took me first cr** on a portaloo

[Northy]

Originally Posted by Kopite

I know this is going to cause arguments here, but, is there an unwritten rule somewhere stating that 'A' finalists don't ever recieve penalties for dirty driving?

It seems that A finalists don't need to use the pull off area also.......

And thier pit men can wander onto the track before race over is called too.....



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[Chris Doughty]

there have been stop-go's and other penalties applied in A finals I have been in previously.

sometimes the driver in question will let you pass the place back without any input from the ref.

[Kopite]

Originally Posted by Nick Goodall

Who did you take out then Stan? In all seriousness though i don't think i ever saw a penalty given when i was racing, it does almost seem to be an unwritten rule as i know exactly how you mean it - any bad passes or outright wipe-outs just seem to get ignored in the A Finals

LOL!

Actually, i wasn't referring to myself, i had no problems. However, whenever i've been in an A, or watched one, i've seen/heard/or been told of blantant 'take outs', or completely unneccessarily aggressive driving that's gone totally unpunished.

Last year, i made my first A at Southport, and understandably, i was a little overwhelmed by it all. I was being really cautious, but just got unceremoniously wiped out by others. I accepted it, cos it was my first A and i was absolutely buzzing.

The problem is, i've watched people work really hard in qualifying to get them as high on the grid as possible, only to see all their hard work undone by completely shit driving (and that is exactly what it is). The problem seems to be that the people who do this, are pretty confident that they'll get away with it.

Look, i'm not dissing the referees and officials. How can I? their tasks are selfless, and if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be able to race in the first place. However, i would absolutely love to see certain drivers punished for consistent dirty driving. And yeah, if it was me who mullered someone, i'd accept a ten second penalty without argument.

[Kopite]

Originally Posted by DoughtyUK.net

sometimes the driver in question will let you pass the place back without any input from the ref.

Is that really good enough though Chris? As during that time, others can pass you both, or gain time on you

maybe i'm a bit OTT in suggested that it 'never' happens, but it does appear that the A finalists get away with more than others. I'm only going from personal experience due to not having made many yet

[Garry Driffill]

Originally Posted by daz

Top meeting really enjoyed it
The only bad points where: 1 Didnt bring any clean undies
2 Me tent leaked

Good bit was i took me first cr** on a portaloo

HAHA ! You was sooo drunk that friday night

[Lee Martin]

Stan, in all honesty mate.........your still abit to keen at the tsrat of A finals!!!!!

i had to keep checking behind me to dodge the flying losi.....haha

[Chris Doughty]

Originally Posted by Kopite

Is that really good enough though Chris? As during that time, others can pass you both, or gain time on you

maybe i'm a bit OTT in suggested that it 'never' happens, but it does appear that the A finalists get away with more than others. I'm only going from personal experience due to not having made many yet

not really, but it does depend on where in the pack you run and how many places its costs.

but is a penalty against the offending driver EVER going to be any reward to the injured party?

but you can exactly take 5 seconds off the injured parties time because they got had off.

the way I see it, when its side-by-side gentle 'elbows' is fine, any contact to the rear of someones car is not really acceptable, some 'touching' does happen, gentle bumps to the rear bumper in the really slow sections, but a full wing-munch is not racing.

I do try and drive (especially on the first few laps) defensively in a way not to block people, but to make sure my car has enough space around it in the front and the rear to survive the first few laps. sometimes I will go a little deep into a corner if I think someone behined fancies a late brake attempt at me to save my ass.