Overtaking

It's an integral part of racing. But when is an overtaking manouvere deemed illegal?

Easy, you might think, but many people and drivers interpret this differently.

Of course we have the obvious ones such as 'using the opponents car as a brake' and 'ramming the opponent of the road' in an attempt to overtake. Everyone knows that these are unnacceptable. The same can be said for 'cutting the track' as you havn't overtaken fairly. These are all well and good and are easy to point the blame at someone but it's not always that simple.
Take for example the time where you are chasing the car ahead, he leaves the door open, you make the move but in doing so make contact with your opponent and he sustains damage. As a steward this must be a very hard decision to make. From the attacking driver you would see he has a valid opportunity and attempt at overtaking. As the defending driver you would feel that you was unfairly overtaken and forced off the road.

As soon as you put that helmet on, step into the car, and start the engine, all you are thinking about is winning and sometimes the adreniline gets the better of you.

Drivers just have to realise that no-one is out there to ruin your race. It's not what we are about. We want clean, fair but competitive racing and that is what we get. Just dont get agrieved when you get overtaken, chase them and take that position back.

WLR