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Originally Posted by wparsons
I'm not going to continue to argue with you, but going off track because of not paying enough attention to what's in front/beside you is just as bad as going off and coming back on without looking, or missing a section.
In all cases you're unpredictable and going across the track near (almost into) traffic.
Yes, people stopping for no reason is also a huge mistake. Spinning is less so because generally the trajectory is more predictable and you shouldn't be that close up someone's bumper mid corner that they would hit you.
It wasn't the worst offence I saw in that same video (the full one), the guy that shot the video passed a car mid corner without a point/signal with no clue of if the car he was passing was paying attention or not.
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I went off because of paying attention to what was beside me as we approached the braking zone for the last corner to make sure he had room. That was my fault for trying to be too courteous, lesson learned.
I didn't go across the track either. the video doesn't show it but the front pulled, back twisted and I stayed in my "lane" not clear across the track. It was close but not that close.
I'm still trying to learn the ways of the track as I'm new to competition and new to that track. That was also the 2nd session when it was still cold and wet (IIRC).
I'm not trying to argue, just trying to give the whole picture. I know you're involved in the racing world (all the lapping day posts and such) and want to make sure I'm not repeating mistakes.