Lapped riders! WTF

[Quasievil]

At Wanganui in the last lap of one of the races I was lapped by Darryl Atkins which would be expected, I was certainly more than 115% slower than him so was a large percetage of the field, I havent been lapped proir to or since, however would that be fair to exclude so much of the feild due to one rider being of international standard (2nd in the usa) it would be akin to perhaps (bit of a stretch) Rossi coming to compete at the nationals in f1.
So what do yas propose in this case.

EDIT actually just checked Atkins qualified at 53.74 mulitply that by 115% would cut the feild off at 1.01.35 (I did 1.01.75) so I would be out, but so would 11 other riders

if relating to a usual NZ competiting Top rider Stephen Briggs 54.776 qualifying, the feild would be cut off at 1.02.99 I would be in and 5 would be out.

So the top international rider cost 6 racers their day racing, fair ?

[Biggles08]

At Wanganui in the last lap of one of the races I was lapped by Darryl Atkins which would be expected, I was certainly more than 115% slower than him so was a large percetage of the field, I havent been lapped proir to or since, however would that be fair to exclude so much of the feild due to one rider being of international standard (2nd in the usa) it would be akin to perhaps (bit of a stretch) Rossi coming to compete at the nationals in f1.
So what do yas propose in this case.

Would be interesting to see just how many people were actually 115% slower than him Quasi....and if he is 'one out of the ordinary' I guess organizers will look at the second faster rider in cases such as this.

[Quasievil]

Would be interesting to see just how many people were actually 115% slower than him Quasi....and if he is 'one out of the ordinary' I guess organizers will look at the second faster rider in cases such as this.

Yes I guess so, Interestingly had he run in the Robert Holden, he would have been running between Hayden Fitzgerald and Sloane Frost (based on his best time in race two) he didnt run in it but it would have been a hell of a spectacle if he did !!

[Wingnut]

Yes I guess so, Interestingly had he run in the Robert Holden, he would have been running between Hayden Fitzgerald and Sloane Frost (based on his best time in race two) he didnt run in it but it would have been a hell of a spectacle if he did !!

Was it his own choice to obstain from entering in the Robert Holden?

[cowpoos]

Hey, if you rock up to Taupo you are more than welcome to sneak on my leathers and set a new PB for me. In fact if you do it during this new LG thingy I'll split the winnings with ya!

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[Quasievil]

Was it his own choice to obstain from entering in the Robert Holden?

As I understand it yes, but really I dont know that for sure, it was the word amongst the riders anyway

[Tony.OK]

erm...erm...**cough** **cough**...erm erm!!

Ya got somethin stuck in your throat Poos?.......................gettin rid of the suzookie flem to ride a Honda

[slowpoke]

Yes I guess so, Interestingly had he run in the Robert Holden, he would have been running between Hayden Fitzgerald and Sloane Frost (based on his best time in race two) he didnt run in it but it would have been a hell of a spectacle if he did !!

Was it his own choice to obstain from entering in the Robert Holden?

Would have been good viewing alright, but his backin' it in style might have caused a few problems. That's been the issue with motards vs road racers in the past, although if there's one guy who can do it in a controlled manner it would be him.

He is a pretty exceptional rider but Stroudy could be considered a road racing equivalent with his 3 AMA Formula Extreme titles, back when the series was pretty strong. He's almost part of the furniture in NZ and we forget just how good he, and the guys who match it with him, are.

[j-lo69]

The thing is, this is club racing, let's be honest.

Only the very fastest of riders end up lapping others and those that do, are skilled and experienced enough to do it safely and without fuss.

no matter how good you are you still cant read minds

[White trash]

no matter how good you are you still cant read minds

A very good point, however I don't remember ever seeing your good self have much of an issue getting 'round lappers, and you've had a bit of practice at it.

It's also the same for every single racer regardless of whether they're Ben Spies or Sam Smith, lapped riders are by definition unpredictable due to the fact they've got a brain of their own.