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Half of what you said in your original post is correct. |
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I remember now,it changed about the same time as the boundry penalty. |
I am going to say that there is some room left to improve/clearify this rule. Get to work rules committee, thats why we pay you so well. |
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However, once I pass through a gate and clear it, I cannot back up and straddle it? I'm not attempting progress on it, its already cleared. |
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All 4 tires must pass completely through the gate to receive the progress bonus without a gate penalty. (See Illustration A) The rules doesn't say over or outside of or hovering or whatever else. It states "through" the gate...Does that word need to be changed to "Between both gate markers"? Quote:
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So don't go looking for a rope to hange me with. Listen,its hard to call it when they are in the air sometimes. at crawlapalooza A guy launched through a gate that knowone else had. It was unexpected and happened fast,I myself couldnt say that all 4 wheels didnt get through clean. A pair of other drivers said he straddled,However they was several feet away,and didnt have a good view IMO. The driver said he didnt know.In my mind if I didnt see it I cant call it. I must give benifite of the doubt to the driver. If the rule was changed to say that all 4 tires must be on ground for progress this would no longer be an issue.And would make it easier on a judge to call,though I feel it would take alot of fun out of it. |
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I think each rule on its own is fairly clear, but when referenced together it is confusing. Quote:
I would assume to receive a gate penalty but still keep progress points. Quote:
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And the rules refer to the tires on the axle in question, not the ones still behind the gate. |
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I aint no fancy big city lawyer, nor are the judges. Simpler is better. |
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It doesn't get any simpler than don't touch it, don't straddle it, and don't make progress without getting 4 tires through. Do all the flips, flops, wheelies, endos, somersaults, vaults, pirouettes you want they are not a penalty;-) |
Thanks Fish "thumbsup" But I do have a question... If I somehow manage to have one tire in the air while passing between a pair of gate markers, is there a penalty? In other words, is there a rule somewhere that I missed that says that you must have all 4 on the ground to get Progress/avoid some penalty? I wouldn't think so, since I've seen it happen and there wasn't a problem...but I wanna check. Got another rule question, but I'll save it for next time I see you guys, as I'm probably just trying to complicate a simple rule... :mrgreen: |
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If you launch a gate and your airborne,its certain you wont hit a gate But you still have to get all 4 tires to pass between the gates to avoid a penalty"thumbsup" |
i got on this thread to learn the rules but you guys confused the HE?? out of me |
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Having multiple questions being asked at the same time will do that. The first step is to figure out who you should be listening to for accurate information. The guys posting that are on Rules Committee is a good place to start. Thats not a knock against anyone....sometimes you see experienced guys opinion stated as fact and that confuses the newer guys "thumbsup" |
There was one today that has not been covered, and I believed was called a gate penalty incorrectly by one of our judges today. Here it goes: Driver gets front wheels all the way though the gate and is attempting to clear the gate with the rear wheels. Rear axle drops in a crack and causes the truck, to twist backwards/sideways and front left wheel now floats backwards over the gate . ( No touch no straddle on the front wheels which have already cleared the gate) driver continues to drive forward ( never a reverse penalty ) and front wheel floats back over the gate ( no touch, no straddle). Driver continues and rear wheels clear the gate. Judge called progress and 10 point gate penalty. Which I believe was incorrect? To simplify. Front axle cleared - than floated back ( no touch, no straddle, no reverse) and the rear axle cleared. I believe this was a clean gate, progress no penalty and that is how I would have called it for the driver. So Fish what do you think? |
That really is a "you have to be there to see it" moment IMO. But there is no penalty for a float. The front tires went "between" the gate and the rear tires went "between" the gate. So that would be a progressed and cleared gate. Now the problem that lies, is the "float" after the fact his front tires cleanly went between. Since it happened after the fact, I personally would not have called a penalty. If he had floated the tire while trying to get the front tires through the 1st time, i would have eventually called a penalty if he didn't correct it. But since the front tires went through correctly the first time, i feel that there would not be something to correct. This is a good question though and would like to see how Fish and other committee guys feel..If I'm wrong, that's my new thing I learned for the day "thumbsup" |
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