08-02-2018, 04:25 PM
Yesterday, I had a bonehead moment at the start of the Genetta race. I qualified first and as the starting lights came on, my foot slipped off the clutch. Thus my car moved and I was given a false start drive through penalty.
I will admit that what I did next was not the best when it comes to sportsmanship. While the lights are still counting down, I decided to take off. I had something like an 11 second lead after the first lap and was able to complete my drive through while retaining first place.
I don't believe a lot of people do what I did, but I do feel like this could be expolited by some. What I propose is that an automatic "3-5 incident penalty" be enforced on anyone who false starts.
I ended up winning that race, but if I would have been actually penalized, I don't believe I would have. I definitely did not deserve to win the race, granted I had the drive through penalty.
I will admit that what I did next was not the best when it comes to sportsmanship. While the lights are still counting down, I decided to take off. I had something like an 11 second lead after the first lap and was able to complete my drive through while retaining first place.
I don't believe a lot of people do what I did, but I do feel like this could be expolited by some. What I propose is that an automatic "3-5 incident penalty" be enforced on anyone who false starts.
I ended up winning that race, but if I would have been actually penalized, I don't believe I would have. I definitely did not deserve to win the race, granted I had the drive through penalty.