Originally posted by Der Alta
My theory is it relates to is how "In Control" that car is. I can't recall that particular replay, but was the car seemingly in control or was I in a wild slide when I put the two rear wheels off? I'll review it tonight to see what it looks like from my perspective. That way I can submit an honest evaluation.
Lotus:
With a left side or right side off, it's most likely related to trimming the edge of the track for a faster time. Legitimate strategy when apexing a corner (as you know). With two wheels off, it would relate to the back end of the car sliding out, or slipping off the end a rumble strip. Now if both front wheels are off the course, theres a 99.9% chance that a split second later, your rear tires will be following suit.
Now I'd like to take the two wheels clarification a bit further in how the GTP C&R mod counts the ripple/rumble strip. For instance, the end chicane on Apricot Hill. If I slide my car across the ripple strips, (well into the sand) I can clean another second off my time. However, this does mean that no tires are on the pavement (AKA the black bits). Can we also get a ruling from JMR on this? This would result in a fail on the TT.
I ran into this on a gentleman's league where one person was a second faster through this stretch than the rest of the field. He had adopted the strategy that as long as the ripple strip was part of the track, it was legal. After a thorough discussion, He reran his race before the deadline and submitted a clean run.
Now this also comes into play at Rome, where two corners can be cut heavily by riding right up on the ripple (no tires on the pavement) for a savings in time. Is there a place that someone can point me to for a written set of rules? And should we select a set to abide by if there are differences?
Sorry, my windbagging side taking over a bit here.
AO