Well today got interesting. Qualified 6th (of 14); 6th in the heat; 9th in the final - because she had three positions penalties for 'avoidable contact'. Best part? It was with a teammate.
The kid (Austin) we were pitting next to is +/-.02 on a 1:05 track, so they are effectively the same speed. We and the coaches had been telling them all day, that in the final they need to work together until 3-4 laps from the end then they can race. Together (bump draft) they were fast enough to dust 5th (209) place within two laps, then close the gap with 3 & 4 from 20 karts down to 5 in 2 more laps. But Austin decided to pass in a highspeed corner which ran them both wide, letting 7th (209) past them both. At which point, it became a 1-1 battle for the next 10 laps.
It was really good racing to watch, but oh boy... at the scales Austin got 1 penalty for blocking, Haley got 2 for avoidable contact and 1 that wasn't noted (challenging is a $100 fee if you lose). And their karts were fucking hammered.
FDM owner (Greg) and the coach (Kyle) were not happy. They had us wait for almost 1:45 after racing for them to go over the race video.Some of the key phrases that stuck out to me:
- you two wasted an entire race fighting over 6th place and let the podium drive away from you.
- one of you should have been on the podium today, but instead of taking pictures we're here talking about why 6th place was so important that you let 5th place by again after you already passed him.
- [to Haley] I expect to see you leading these races and on the podium. You're better than 6th place. Yet you spent the whole time blocking Austin from taking it, that you both lost the race.
- [to Austin] you turn left better than Haley [he's from midgets/quarter track]; why didn't you wait until the last few laps when you'd caught the top-4 to pass her and the rest of the drivers ahead?
So yeah. 9th, instead of 6th where she finished because of penalties.
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Oh it's fuckin ON now! Who did this? What motherfucker did this????
what are the minor open carry laws in CO?
