I raced my 2002 and M3 at Road America last weekend. Here's how it went:
Long overdue comment: Lucas, I don’t know your racing credentials, but regardless I disagree that the Honda driver had no choice but to move left. Looks to me like the Honda thought he had completely passed Steve and moved left to setup for the corner. The Honda driver did not check his mirror and made a mistake. He looks to have had plenty of track/space to hold his line and leave Steve some space. Also, there is a safe way to squeeze another car against the track edge after a partial pass, and the Honda driver didn’t do it.In the 18th minute of the film, the Honda driver very inelegantly closed you before the corner...
If he hadn't run to the left, he would have missed the turn or hit the drivers in front of you.
Delayed braking in this case did more harm than good...
Apart from that, again a great video of fun on the track.
You have some interesting track lines.
The differences in elevation are very nice.
Regards.
Lucas.
Hello sir.Long overdue comment: Lucas, I don’t know your racing credentials, but regardless I disagree that the Honda driver had no choice but to move left. Looks to me like the Honda thought he had completely passed Steve and moved left to setup for the corner. The Honda driver did not check his mirror and made a mistake. He looks to have had plenty of track/space to hold his line and leave Steve some space. Also, there is a safe way to squeeze another car against the track edge after a partial pass, and the Honda driver didn’t do it.
John
The Honda driver clearly took a risk to overtake you when entering the corner. I think he knew it would be very close. Basically side by side. Because of this, there was no room for you to enter the turn.Lucas & John,
I have found that once you are out of the peripheral vision of some drivers you no longer exist. I think this was the case with the Honda driver. Either that or he was exhibiting his SCCA ethic where banging is a common occurrence. Lucas- you are correct in that in vintage racing we should be aware that we are racing irreplaceable cars so we shouldn't be banging into each other. But sadly the red mist often takes over and stupid stuff happens.
That is a wonderful attitude, and what I think is correct for vintage racing. I wish everyone shared that type of thinking. Crashes and damage are an inherent risk in vintage racing, but best if it only happens when unavoidable (mechanical failure, solo crashes, etc.). I've been racing for a decade, have some P1 finishes and have never hit another car despite some very very close racing (I have crashed, which cost a great deal of $ to repair, enough to restore a rusty E9).I would be afraid of such an overtaking maneuver, not because I couldn't do it, but because I was afraid that I could damage the BMW and my car without finishing the race.
Lucas.