Whose fault is it?

[Midnight Snacks]

If I am in the lead on a straight, and I block a guy trying to get past me into the grass, is it his fault for not backing off, or my fault for blocking him?

 

[dabest2500]

You can only change you line once, you aren't allowed to weave about in proper racing.

 

[Fredde_swe]

If I am in the lead on a straight, and I block a guy trying to get past me into the grass, is it his fault for not backing off, or my fault for blocking him?

I think it depends on how you are blocking your opponent.

 

[gogatrs]

If you change your line more than once it's illegal.
However, if you just tracked out, and tracked out, it's just ungentlemanly.
I saw Michael Shumacher do this last year at the Canadian GP.
He wasn't penalized for it, so I'd imagine that that is legal.

 

[Samus]

It depends how far alongside you he was. If he was entirely behind your car as others have said you can move across the track once to block him, after that you have to stick to your line. If the person was already partially alongside you and you forced him onto the grass, that is your fault and not allowed in racing. You have to give him racing room.

 

[Fredde_swe]

Reminds me of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4#t=9m32s

 

[Midnight Snacks]

Reminds me of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4#t=9min32s

That's exactly what I did, got kicked for it.

 

[HN7]

You can move in front of him and block him once, not weaving back and forth. It's also depends on how late you move over, for example if he's like 5-10 feet behind, it's ok for you to block, not when you're bumper to bumper.

 

[Fredde_swe]

That's exactly what I did, got kicked for it.

Then I understand why you were kicked, cause that move is not OK

 

[dabest2500]

That's exactly what I did, got kicked for it.

Bad move then.

 

[dxm8975]

You might gotta pull off your car to change your driving line, but it's contingent on how you're blocking him.

 

[gogatrs]

Reminds me of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4#t=9m32s

I was there.

 

[kdryan]

Reminds me of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4#t=9m32s

That was AWESOME!

 

[Tvensky]

Great YOUTUBE video! thanks for sharig alot!!! 👍

PS. 90% of the time the bad guy is who rams you from behind, but if you block him drving infornt of him that is when youre are the bad guy!

 

[PhillGuy]

It's not real racing though it's just a game. In real racing you would be worried about getting hurt, about wreaking the car, about loosing your job.

These thing are not in place so there is no way to say whether it wrong or not. It fact by even asked you know the answer.

 

[Samus]

That's exactly what I did, got kicked for it.

Yes, that was your fault then. If he's alongside, you have to give him room. If it means he gets past you, so be it.

 

[Tyger]

Nice video! I think the guy in the Porsche was sore that the guy in the Vette gave him a little nudge, and overdid it a little. Interesting comment under the video saying that's what Senna would have done, kinda saying "keep pushing and you're off but then it's your fault"...not sure I agree with that but it makes things interesting

To the OP, is it still called "blocking" though when you nudge them off the track? I got confused when you said you "blocked" someone onto the grass, I thought blocking was only if they are behind you, and that's just pushing?

As for rules, in GT5 I guess it's pretty discretionary, you see a lot of it in Touring Cars and such also. It would make it hard to overtake at all though if it was given totally free reign.

 

[freight48]

That was AWESOME!

No it wasn't. It was dangerous.

 

[Cosbuster]

Blocking certainly makes you look like an asshole.

 

[Krizzay]

Wow, just wow. That vid.

 

[Tornado]

That's exactly what I did, got kicked for it.

Yeah, well that is probably why.

 

[Verbal]

If I am in the lead on a straight, and I block a guy trying to get past me into the grass, is it his fault for not backing off, or my fault for blocking him?

You can't "block" someone into the grass. If he's alongside and you pull over it's not blocking but you pushing him into the grass.
If you're in front, you may change your line once. If somebody's next to you, you need to leave room. So yes, your fault.

 

[ElSecundo]

You can't "block" someone into the grass. If he's alongside and you pull over it's not blocking but you pushing him into the grass.
If you're in front, you may change your line once. If somebody's next to you, you need to leave room. So yes, your fault.

Yep. That's a definite no-no.

 

[freedomweasel]

Blocking certainly makes you look like an asshole.

Eh, a single blocking move on the straight is fine.

Pushing someone into the wall/grass or weaving back and forth down the straight makes you look like an asshole.

 

[Midnight Snacks]

So... I'm an asshole.

 

[Culkin]

No your only an asshole if after it has been explained to you that you continue to do it if you dont then you are not your just a rookie racer whose learned something new like all the rest of us on GT5

 

[Eject_21]

In the grass, let him pass.
But HE'S in the wrong.

 

[ucwepn]

Senna used to put other drivers in a situation where if they were to crash it would be the other drivers fault, i.e- "He would leave it up to you if you were going to have an accident"

 

[freedomweasel]

Senna used to put other drivers in a situation where if they were to crash it would be the other drivers fault, i.e- "He would leave it up to you if you were going to have an accident"

Never really understood why people admired him for that. He made some incredibly dangerous and unneeded maneuvers.

*flamesuit on*

 

[gogatrs]

Nice video! I think the guy in the Porsche was sore that the guy in the Vette gave him a little nudge, and overdid it a little. Interesting comment under the video saying that's what Senna would have done, kinda saying "keep pushing and you're off but then it's your fault"...not sure I agree with that but it makes things interesting

To the OP, is it still called "blocking" though when you nudge them off the track? I got confused when you said you "blocked" someone onto the grass, I thought blocking was only if they are behind you, and that's just pushing?

As for rules, in GT5 I guess it's pretty discretionary, you see a lot of it in Touring Cars and such also. It would make it hard to overtake at all though if it was given totally free reign.

Patrick long is not sore.
That was the last race of the season and they were one and two in the points standings.
I don't blame him.