RE: 3rd Place lost due to Speeding? organisers message
>dear brat
>
>"it does get the organisers message across"
>how do you figure that???
Brushes with the law make the area allowing the event to happen less likely to allow the event to happen in the future; therefore, organizers/SCCA use the maximum penalty while caught by law enforcement.
>it seems to me the opposite is in fact true...
>if you get caught speeding by the organisers...you get a
>very small time penalty...as in Mr Lovells case
>
>however if you get caught by law enforcement you get thrown
>out of the rally...
>
>to me that clearly states the opposite to your theory..
>
>however you clearly have a problem with theory..
>
>Drislane.. 2002 National Divisional Champion
> 1st o/v Sawmill 2002 (lets not get into that
>again)
> 1st o/v 2002 Sandhills Sandblast
> 1st o/v 2001 Irishhills
> 1st o/v 2001 Blackriver stages
I didn't actually say he was slow. His entries into corners looked slow and understeery, but he was very powerful on the exits and got on the power early (maybe a little too early where I was on 6) and made sure he was in good shape for the next straight. He also had the balls to keep his foot down and go at insane speeds. Also, he has one of the best cars that are running the Club Rally champ.
>why would you put such emphasis on the attrition...when
>referring to his result...
>he ran stages 2/3 with no fans..and he got faster with each
>stage
There was tons of attrition. Choiniere, Lagemann, M. Higgins, Burke, Scheible, Lawless, etc. were all out, and Millen seemed to be quite slow until night time. By the end of the night, he had Nelson, Shepard, and Kemp (possibly, but way inferior car) to compete with. That's 7 good drivers taken out of the equation. (Well, Drislane did look faster than Scheible, and I think he was, except for at night. Scheible always seems faster then) However, I was unaware of the fan problem and I'm not sure how possible it is to tell how much it effected him.
>maybe you could give him a few lessons...
>and post how many rallies and or championships you have won
>since you have been rallying..??? you have rallied i
>assume???
Of course none, just look at my D.O.B.!

(If I was in the car, I wouldn't be able to make these observations) Anyway, I don't just enjoy watching rallying, I study it too, and I'm a bit too analytical for my good. Now, the person who brakes in less distance is the person who slows down sideways (you can dig in to dirt) the person who corners fastest is the person closest to a perfect 4 wheel drift and with the straightest and fastest line (look how straight Ramana and Lovell's wheels are at the entrence of the turn)). Now, what I saw from Drislane at 3 out 3 places this year and the previous rallies I've seen him in, in his EVO IV (I may be young, but I've been around for almost 10 years now

) it was mostly straight braking, a little wiggle, a little understeer coming into the turn, then lots of power coming out. While it seems improvment is coming in the future (he's much faster than last year and like I said, I saw Burke doing this a lot too until about STPR/Maine last year) I don't think he's as fast as Lagemann, D & M Higgins, Lovell, Burke, Millen, Choiniere, Shepard, Nelson, Hadjiminas, McGeough, Perry, O'Sullivan, Havas, etc. etc. YET. And remember, I'm only talking about corner entry and cornering speed here. He's definitely fast on the straights and always had the right gear selected for a powerful exit, no doubt. I also watch these tapes when I'm bored (now you must figure I'm bored quite often

) and study different people's driving styles and who's faster where, etc. It all fascinates me!
>humble regards
>niall d
Also, another Irish rallyist, McGeough, took me by storm this past Saturday. He came into some of those corners faster than what I thought was possible. For example, check out my clip of him on stage 3, amazing entry, although he doesn't have the correct gear on exit it seems. Still wicked fast, and finished 9th in a PGT Eclipse!
Thanks,
Alex
P.S. Just remember, these are my personal observations from the rally and rallies previous, if anyone else has other observations, I'd like to hear about them.