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Originally Posted by RichS
Wow. That's the first time I've ever heard of a black flag for an upside down car. What would the corner workers need to throw a red flag?
Why did folks stay out on the track when there was an upside down car on the track? Was this accident just before the pit entrance so you drove past it at speed the first time and then the second time was as you are pitting? That's really the only way I could ever see it be reasonable to drive by an upside down car on the track. As soon as I see an upside down car on a track, I'm pitting. No matter what the flags are.
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We do hot pulls with NASA. I guess they didn't feel the driver and the rest of the course were in too much danger. Again, the flagging group and staff are top notch, so I can't speak for them as to why they chose a black over a red, but I am sure they had a good reason.
The accident happened in between turns 4 and 5 of a 10 turn course. Noone ever drove past at speed, they threw yellows and whites almost immediately. And the car was WAYYYY off track.
The second time we went by (under black flag) the emergency vehicles were already at the scene and working on righting the car (pretty fast acting in my opinion).
Lots of clubs have lots of different rules and practices for track events. Some allow pass anywhere with a point by, some allow only passes in the straights with a point by, and some do hot pulls when there is a stuck car, some end the session imedietly if a car is stuck off the track. Neither way is right or wrong. All drivers performed perfectly and responsibly while this was happening. Wish you could have seen how organized it was, you would have a different oppinion.
Dave