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Message started by Terra on 08/15/10 at 8:40am

Title: Black flags at Antioch
Post by Terra on 08/15/10 at 8:40am

Is anyone else confused by the reasons for the black flag calls last night? I would have found helpful if John could have announced the offical reasons in each instance. The fans in my section of the stands were confused and very angry about the calls.

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by arcracer on 08/15/10 at 9:05am

All the drivers were told at the drivers meeting if you are the cause of a yellow flag you will be black flagged. That was the call made by the track for last nights race.

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by jp80 on 08/15/10 at 10:00am

One and you're done is a good idea to get some of the drivers to start driving and stop bashing their way to the front. Sure it's not often the most popular way to do it, but it is true that outsiders are not real thrilled about racing is the typical crashfest that always takes place at antioch. As is often said, they race a million times cleaner back east and arizona and new mexico... we need to start doing the same here. It's alot easier on everybody's wallet.

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by petef52 on 08/15/10 at 11:22am

Hillbilly. That's what I was thinking..

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by jp80 on 08/15/10 at 11:45am

good minds think alike... ha ha

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by 09crew on 08/16/10 at 2:11pm

jp80 wrote on 08/15/10 at 10:00am:

finishing out back is a lot easier to take when you don't do a couple hundred dollars worth of damage in a wreck that is caused by a guy that tries to win from the back row in one lap, no matter what lap it maybe.
one of the dumbest statements ever said is i run hard every lap for every position. nobody really comes to the track to wreck and no one comes to finish last.
however there is no shame in starting 16th or 18th and only getting to 10th in a nonstop race. the competion level is so much closer these days with the technology that very few people can come from middle to back and win these days, yet so many drive like they have the car and ability. you have to get one spot at a time and give people the respect you would like given to you. after all nobody likes being torn up in a senseless wreck. JMO ;) ;) ;)

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by JC12 on 08/16/10 at 6:07pm

well allot of the big races we go to in the midwest they have a no flat rule, you get a flat your out.. they say 90% of flat tires are from hitting each other !!!! so all heats there a no flat rule and in the main you get one flat, but it also counts as one yellow to you in a 2 yellow rule.....
Joe

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by 09crew on 08/17/10 at 10:32am

it's to bad rules like that have to be implamented to get driver's to be more respectful of others on the track. :)

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by Bap33 on 08/17/10 at 6:16pm

one question ... when did Antioch get a blackflag?

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by racing dirt mods on 08/17/10 at 7:59pm

it took people getting hurt really bad to start relizing nuts and now they are over reacting even tho they suspened 2 people and for the last 2 weeks the racing has been perfect and the they went and did that stupid ass nuts

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by scottwhitley on 08/17/10 at 8:15pm

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by racing dirt mods on 08/17/10 at 8:21pm

nuts my bad lol

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by racing dirt mods on 08/17/10 at 8:21pm

nuts lol my bad

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by racing dirt mods on 08/17/10 at 8:22pm

sshit

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by msalazar29 on 08/17/10 at 10:36pm

I liked the rule myself but in a few cases last sat people might have got screwed by putting it into the officals hands and to where the call could have went 2 different wasy but it makes the drivers think about am I going to make the pass or will I hit the other car

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by petef52 on 08/18/10 at 7:11am

Mike how r u feeling. I don't think there over reacting it's what needed to be done. Hope it stays like that from now on.

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by mountainman on 08/19/10 at 6:52am

yea Mike, hope you're ok. It did clean up the racing.

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by HookedUp25 on 08/19/10 at 9:57am

Clean it up!! May hurt a few peoples feeling along the way but SO WHAT!! I support the clean up. Learn how to flippen drive clean or stay home. There is plenty of room on the track, if you can't pass them clean than your not ready to pass. I'm all for hard racing and racing incidents happen but the stupidity needs to go. Just my opinion.
Sean#7

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by Mod9Fan on 08/19/10 at 1:02pm

Its' about time. John has been telling these guys for years to clean it up. Now with the reputation that Antioch has deservedly earned I believe he has seen the hand writing on the wall. The really bad part about most of the rough driving is that with the exception of a VERY SMALL handful of racers, they all do this for a hobby. So I guess most of them like fixing cars. One and Done, good job John!

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by msalazar29 on 08/19/10 at 9:04pm

Thanks everyone for asking but I am doing good I was a little sore but ok I really like the rule it did take out like half of the field but that is what needs to be done to show they are going to stick with it and all of the cars that I seen in the pits after the race except mine was still straight or just a little damage and im sure the people that were black flaged will take a little more caution next time so it will not happen again I hope the rule stays like it is atleast untill we clean it up and prove that we can race clean

Title: Re: Black flags at Antioch
Post by petef52 on 08/19/10 at 11:01pm

How bads the car?