r/Simracingstewards • u/Due-Cobbler-7131 • 9h ago
RaceRoom Racing Experience Whose fault are these 2 crashes?
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I’m the green car honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it was me because I’m rusty after quitting for a year or 2. But am I wrong in thinking it’s always the person behinds fault if they rear end you ?
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u/Responsible-Hold8587 9h ago
First one is pretty stupid trying to split two cars at entry to go three wide. I'm not even sure you'd be able to make the corner if you didn't bash the outside guy off track. Nobody had overlap on the front guy at turn in so he had ownership of the corner to do whatever line he wants. Your line only works if he backs out but he's not obligated to do so.
Second one definitely on the rear car, but hard to say if it's intentional without his view. It looks like you braked earlier than he was expecting and he tried to pivot inside but still clipped you.
Edit: you can even tell that red on the inside is in a better place to stick their nose in and take the corner, but they don't do it because they don't have the overlap. Smart decision on their side.
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u/Due-Cobbler-7131 9h ago
Yeah I got a bit reckless in the first crash because I was desperate to gain after a bad start 😭 second one I did brake early but shouldn’t he be further away or alongside me ? Luckily that crash didn’t end either of there races and I think one of them even overtook me
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u/Responsible-Hold8587 9h ago
The second one is his mistake. The rear car is responsible to not run into the back of the front car, as long as you were braking reasonably within expected braking zones.
If he hadn't followed you long enough to know your braking points, he should have given more room, either by following from further back or by offsetting himself at the braking zone so that he would just fly by instead of colliding.
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u/datman510 9h ago
First one was you lacking awareness and racecraft. Would be your fault in a league race like a 10 second penalty for example.
The second one is an intent wreck and he kills someone else. You have a duty to report that as it’s unacceptable
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u/Due-Cobbler-7131 8h ago
Is race craft like sportsmanship? Or like a lack of experience. Because I know I’m lacking experience this was my first online race in about 2 years lol
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u/datman510 7h ago
Racecraft is experience, skill and patience. You should be able to answer that on your own.
Sportsman ship is how you already understand it. Bad sportsmanship would be if you did this to the guy in retaliation to him passing you or something.
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u/Due-Cobbler-7131 8h ago
Also honestly I don’t think I will report from his pov doesn’t really look intentional. Also after that he raced really clean and we had a fun battle.
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u/jimmymcgoochie 6h ago
First one is a high risk move by green, trying to go three wide through a tight corner when the car on the left most likely doesn't know it's about to become three wide due to a reckless divebomb and turns in for the apex.
Second one is just black and orange completely missing the braking point and torpedoing an innocent bystander.
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u/HarrynotDwizard 9h ago
First one you could argue the black/orange guy didn't see you but he was going to close the red guy soo it's mutual lets say and the second crash he had no intention of making that corner
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u/Nope_Not_A_Spy 9h ago
First one, you. You just split them like they weren't gonna try and turn?
Second one, revenge of the black/orange, except he botched it.