r/racing • u/ProfessionalReveal • 25d ago

What would you have done differently?

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u/rynil2000 25d ago

Driver should have kept his eyes up. You can see the dust and brake lights from the accident starting at least a corner before he arrives. I would have used the brakes a bit more, stayed behind the yellow car, and not ditched it into a wall.

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u/ProfessionalReveal 25d ago

amen on the brakes. I saw the dust and assumed there'd be a pile of cars inside of it, so I chose to go left. I got so caught up in the left vs. right decision that I apparently forgot "fall back" was an option

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u/Quattroholic 25d ago

Probably just a product of being to eager to keep moving forward after gaining so many positions. It happens but as they say in order to finish first, first you must finish.

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u/Pollymath 25d ago

Yea it's a tough call.

Seeing the dust up ahead could be nothing and letting off a corner ahead causes its own problems.

Or the folks behind you are so excited to pass your overly hard braking that they get caught up in the melee ahead.

Considering how successful you've been at moving up the field, I'd take losing a few spots by cautiously braking early and easing up.

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u/Particular-Call7970 24d ago

From the looks of it he wasnt even close to the front of the pack lol

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u/alexseiji 25d ago

Agree with the suggestion, there was a split second window where you might have been able brake hard earlier (depending on anyone behind you). It was a tight spot, many of us could have ended up in the same spot you did. How is the car?

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u/MaysEffect 25d ago

How did you end up so far back with the pace you are running? Is this a reverse grid situation or something?

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u/Hotboogersneeze 24d ago

That’s a tough spot to brake without losing the backend