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[Spjallen]

We had a red flag in the first race at Brands. If we restarted what grid positions do we take? Original ones?

[Si1208]

According to ACU regs, if less than 3 laps have been completed, original grid positions are used for the restart. More than 3 laps (but less than 2/3rds distance), grid positions are allocated based on the finishing order from first part. We had completed 8 laps out of 12 when the red flags came out, so it was counted as a result as we had reached 2/3rds distance.

[skidlids]

Original Grid postions are taken, if the race hasn't been declared a result, then the first start is declared a non start and the race is rerun usually over a shorter distance with riders starting from their quallifying position.
After the first race was Red Flagged it was originally indicated we would have a restart (I think they forgot Sat was a 12 lap race and Sun was the 15 lap races) with 1 warm up lap and 6 race laps. If that had have been the case we would have set off on a warm up lap and reformed on the grid in our original positions.

[bradders]

which is a right pi$$er if you got a great start, cut thru the field and then have half the time to do it again!!

[ells]

Originally Posted by bradders

which is a right pi$$er if you got a great start, cut thru the field and then have half the time to do it again!!

Hopefully you would not do the same again

M

[chris.p]

Originally Posted by bradders

which is a right pi$$er if you got a great start, cut thru the field and then have half the time to do it again!!

you can only blame the rider that caused the red flag for that bradders


Chris

[bradders]

cue the queue.....the bloke on the tannoy announced I had 5th, but that didnt seem to happen....

yellow flag abuse is worse, can be dangerous as well as annoyong!