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Old 05-Jun-2011, 10:37
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Originally Posted by bradders
thats exactly how I saw the comment Hugh, thanks.

So what about class A then - they often have less than 10 on the grid, brands was 6 or 7?! Does that make it less a win? Or if there are 3 peolpe likley to win a race in B, why dont the rest of us sit out?! I was surprised by the comment TBH, I would have expected it from Ron but not Phil.

seems winning a few trophies changes the outlook on racing life, eh

guess I better win a 'proper' one then, not like thiose Sat races last year when peolpe won their 'first' race and the front guys werent out there...roll on Snettereton!!

Paul on re-reading it does look trite of me, but that is not the context it was meant in. Last year when asked at work "how did you get on at the weekend"? I say got a 4th/5th, first thing they say how many are in the race.

Like Neil says its only takes 2 for a race. But its the odds game, on a full grid a person has approx 27:1 chance of a win, whereas Anglesey was a 7:1 chance. So the odds are considerably shorter.

I publically appologise for not wording my argument clearly and if any reference to belittlement was infered it certainly was not meant.

About the staggered start, the timing of the stagger could be adjusted to suit the track length/laptime. Why do some races have staggered starts? I recall class A's last year at Mallory, going out with super retards with a staggered start, why would that have occurred.

Kev I understand your delay now. I wasn't aware that you would be consulting Kev & Trudi, they have more serious things on their mind at present.
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