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Re: Nature of autocross

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Subject: Re: Nature of autocross
From: Matt Murray <mattm@optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:38:40 -0400
I think Sam meant that if a person is first on one day, and then goes slower 
on the other, they may not win. Tunnell beat me in the mid-nineties (and 
others) but did not win either day, but was fast enough combined to have the 
best total time.

Matt Murray

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Naylor" <magazine@pacbell.net>

> Grandma Sam..... how exactly does the "second place or lower win", by 
> definition second place is um... second place.  Now if your inferring 1st 
> was DSQ'ed or something than second place become first place... hence 1st 
> place is still the winner, not the new second place.  If your saying that 
> the second place person on the first day moves up to first on the second 
> day.... well then they are now the fastest.... so fastest does win.
>
> Craig
>
> Charlie,
>
> NO, not necessarily!  The fastest car does NOT always win a solo nor a 
> race nor a time trial nor an etc.!  Over a two day event, I have seen the 
> second place or lower driver win the event!  Consistency pays off:-)
>
> Grandma Sam 




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