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Old June 4th, 2018, 09:49 AM   #63
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A real teachable moment from Memorial Day regarding passing and pit-out procedures. First you should know that the rule on pit-out is to stay out of the racing line until up to speed, which typically happens after the first corner or two.

@ttd also has a golden passing rule: Rider in front owns the corner from tip-in to apex. It's a good rule and keeps people safe.

But sometimes the reality of a situation conflicts with that rule. Pitting out at Palmer going backwards is one such. The first three turns (14, 13, 12) are a chicane that follow a steep uphill, which means that taking the racing line after the first corner is too soon. They want you to wait to merge until through the right-hand Turn 12.

I didn't fully get that message. I thought it was stay right through the first turn and go.

Here's what happened. Both riders played a part here... I took the racing line too soon, and the rider passing me assumed that he could make an inside pass when he could have waited a few seconds.

Yikes!!!

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