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Can some of you racers view that thread under Planning to participant and voice your opinions. It’s started as "best E30".
A new guy asking which body style is best for "bump drafting".
Robert, Gasman, Kelly, any of you guys add your two cents, please!
Yep, I read the thread. I’m considering a bumper sticker to put on the car that says "bump me." To catch those at the front of the pack (Jonny, Vic…they posted on the thread, and others in the hotly contested Mid Atlantic Region) I need all of the help I can get.
It is a matter of experience and knowing who you are racing with. I would not hesitate to bump southeast racers Skeen, Moses, Laura(?) as they, and I, know what to expect and we’ve talked about it in the paddock area. Others…come see me and we’ll work together. Likewise, I expect that if I’m running fourth and I’ve easily caught the third place racer, that we’ll not race each other and fall further behind the leaders…Work together to advance your position(s). It is a race technique that can be employed to run away from, or catch, a pack of other racers.Again, experience and personalities play into how you race other people.
Oh yeah, as the laps wind down all helpfullness goes out the window.
Regards, Robert Patton
OK, I’ll hope that as I gain "seat time" I’ll get more comfortable with the idea. Thanks for the feedback!
Bump your own daughter? What’s wrong with you??? If I bumped my daughters I’d get a bill for not just the scuff mark but also for pain and suffering (to fund abit of shopping)!
Laura really is a good sport and you are a lucky father, but I won’t push that luck, she’s getting VERY fast!
Partner-up with someone at Rockingham and try the technique. To learn you have to have both cars in a straight line 'cause, as you know, this don’t work so well in the corners.
Truthfully speaking, there haven’t been that many ocassion to use the bump.As you pick-up a draft you typically use that momentum to execute the pass at the end of the straightaway. However, as I mentioned, it is a good technique for a team to catch others or run away from the pack.
See you there on Friday.
Regards, Robert (now you understand why big bumpers are cool) Patton
Patton wrote:
[quote]Partner-up with someone at Rockingham and try the technique. To learn you have to have both cars in a straight line 'cause, as you know, this don’t work so well in the corners.
Truthfully speaking, there haven’t been that many ocassion to use the bump.As you pick-up a draft you typically use that momentum to execute the pass at the end of the straightaway. However, as I mentioned, it is a good technique for a team to catch others or run away from the pack.
See you there on Friday.
Regards, Robert (now you understand why big bumpers are cool) Patton[/quote]
It’s also good for pushing Miatas down straightaways during a yellow. :ohmy:
To me it comes down to the consensual contact rule that SE operates under. Knowing who you’re driving with is the key.
At Roebling during Sunday’s qualifying session, I had the chance to bump Damion and decided to back off because I hadn’t discussed it with him and didn’t know how he would react. Afterwards he said he was waiting on me so now I know for next time