Pretty amazing ,why or how would you expect to get seeded after your own driving mistakes. Eg .hitting a tree or a gate post, or rolling your car over.
And to really stick it to others in the class be seeded in front ,in one case the car who prologued 2nd. I'm not there ,shut my mouth!
Ian they seem to have got it pretty close, most of the seeded cars seem to be going better than where they were seeded in the first lap. To me that seems better than them overtaking slower cars and dusting them out and it is a long race. They must have had some idea of what lap times the drivers were able to do to seed them where they did
It is a safety measure. I know there are times when it looks unfair but it is better than the alternative. I know of people that if the track conditions are bad, will say they have a mechanical problem & that their reputation will see them seeded well. It's not a perfect system but I can't really think of a better one.
Yep, Brad and a number of other competitors ended up with lots of dirt and grit in their eyes. Because of the heavy fog yesterday morning and the very cold conditions, a lot of drivers suffered from fogged up visors so they had to lift them up at different times. I believe that Brad lifted his visor at one stage and then got a lot of dirt in his eyes, but also the mud and dirt that stuck to his helmet prevented him from being able to close the visor again. He struggled through to get back to the pits but parked the car as his eyes were very sore.
what an awsome event hope it continues for years to come everything seemed to be run well with little issues well done to the griffith off road club and to all the competiors who competed. Just hope this event grows in the future. As for the seeded cars this is the only way to go with the speed difference of the cars these days and the cars starting 1 at a time, what did you want 1 of the fastest cars in the feild starting last coming up to slower cars doin twice the speed in those opening laps?? is common sence to seed cars
I thought some of the seeding was a bit strange, but what other alternative is there? Seemed odd that Justin Watt (101) was seeded behind several cars that crashed, and well behind the car he stopped to assist! (only an example) Then again, I would'nt want to be the person seeding the cars, and cant think of an alternative? Luckily, the prologue was not an important part of the overall event at Griffith, but it could be VERY important at other events. Maybe mechanical breakdowns could be seeded in appropriate places, but driver error (crash) should be disadvantaged somehow in their placings?
The seeding is what it is... there will always be people who agree with where some people are seeded and those that don't agree. I haven't got a better alternative idea so I am happy to leave it the way that it is.
Steve, you seemed to be going really well on the weekend, pity you had a problem that put you out. I heard it was a broken axle? I didn't get a chance to catch up unfortunately, it was a very long weekend, but I was impressed with how the car was going. Be good to see you run some more events :)
Thanks Sean, car was running really well, the problem was the summer bros rear hub has a steel insert (bearing carrier) in the alloy hub which decided to separate causing the rear wheel to nearly fall off! I assume you would have got some good pics, looked like there was more cameramen than spectators?
Thanks Sean, car was running really well, the problem was the summer bros rear hub has a steel insert (bearing carrier) in the alloy hub which decided to separate causing the rear wheel to nearly fall off! I assume you would have got some good pics, looked like there was more cameramen than spectators?
Pity, would have been good to get all of the way through. Tough event, but I think its great to have such a long race, it makes people drive to preserve the car and get it home in one piece.
Yeah, had a bit of a look throguh the pics tonight... not doing anything with them tonight, too tired. Got some ok ones. The fog was both good and bad for them, as some look good, very different, others are just so-so. But there was enough good weather to get some useable stuff.
And you are right, there are so many people out there now, makes it tough at times when they go and stand right where you are shooting or directly behind and you end up with this bright high-vis vest in the background, but oh well, never mind. It is a tough gig to cover costs, let alone make any money, so who knows how much longer it can continue.
Top Event, I enjoyed it alot. The conditions in the morning were tuff. But we finished the distance we had to. So that was the main thing.
I know of alot of people who had to stop with crap in the eys. I also got my eyes flushed by the paramedics in the fuel stop as I did the first 2 laps with my visor up. (So thanks to the paramedics). They said if I couldn't open my right eye I wasnt going back out. So I held it open with my fingers and said "Im Good" There was no way I wasnt going finish just because I could nt see. But there were people who were in a worse state than Ray and I, thats for sure.
As for the seeding, well I didnt mind it to much. We had 18 cars seeded infront of us but starting the cars 15 seconds apart. By the first lap we had made up spots and lost spots. So everyone sorted them selves out pretty quick I thought. But I can understand for the quicker guys how it could become a bit of a disadvantage.
Also thanks Mr Jones for helping us out with the camping question.
Cant wait to see the photos Sean.
Cheers, LSC
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I when down to have a look and help with refueling of David Adam and Simon Lennox. These fellows both had windscreens. Both cars finished and did well.
-- Edited by Friz on Wednesday 28th of July 2010 01:36:56 PM
