As a 90's racer I firmly agree with you there Matt, however as a permanent layout we must consider the implications at grass roots level as well as Nationals etc.
Imagine a newbie comes along, breaks their car first couple of visits on our spectacular feature jump and never comes back. We lose a potential member, the track gets 'car breaker' reputation, people stay away, club folds.
Of course this is an exaggerated worst case scenario, but this is a *big* jump of the 'must land on the downside' variety at the far end of the track, and that is simply going to be beyond the abilities of a lot of club level racers. Taking the 'soft option' will come with a time penalty as opposed to a DNF and yet the top guys will be unaffected at the big events.
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12-12-2006
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