I'm suprised no-one has mentioned this yet.

Is it just BSB that has this variant for the red flag rule, that is, all
riders that aren't racing are excluded? For sure it seemed to catch
everyone out, me, Burnicle, Whitham, the riders and the managers.

I can sort of understand the ruling - if you have a count back to the
previous lap, but exclude the person at fault, then you get into arguments
over whose fault it was. With this rule, there's no argument (assuming
everyone knows about it - which they do now).

For this incident, it doesn't seem fair, but who said racing was fair?

Brookes gets a 2 race ban. Fair or excessive? He obviously didn't mean
to take anyone out and just ran in a little hot and caught the wrong bump
at the wrong time.

So where's the ban for Richards taking out Lowry at Knockhill? Or maybe
that doesn't count because it was practice. Or that Richards is injured,
so he's banned himself anyway.

Brookes seemed apologetic enough when in front of the camera, but didn't
seem interested at the time. In fact he ran to his bike to see if he
could get going, not up to Andrews to see how he was and aplogise.

I'd like to know what Walker said to him though.

Switters <(E-Mail Removed)> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:54:53
>I'm suprised no-one has mentioned this yet.
>
>Is it just BSB that has this variant for the red flag rule, that is, all
>riders that aren't racing are excluded? For sure it seemed to catch
>everyone out, me, Burnicle, Whitham, the riders and the managers.
>
>I can sort of understand the ruling - if you have a count back to the
>previous lap, but exclude the person at fault, then you get into arguments
>over whose fault it was. With this rule, there's no argument (assuming
>everyone knows about it - which they do now).

The rules are the same as in WSB. It's been that way for a few years
since people started lying in the track to deliberately get a red flag.
(Chambon at Brands in WSS)

IMHO it should be changed slightly. Go back one lap but exclude anyone
who can't make it back with their bike in 5 minutes after the red flag.
There were people who crashed in that incident and were up and running
again. Shouldn't they be included? But then we don't want people racing
after a red flag to get back to the pits.

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Switters <(E-Mail Removed)> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:54:53
>Brookes gets a 2 race ban. Fair or excessive? He obviously didn't mean
>to take anyone out and just ran in a little hot and caught the wrong bump
>at the wrong time.

This one will run and run. Allegedly Honda admit a brake problem at
Donington and that it wasn't Brookes fault when he took out Guintoli.
But there's been no appeal. Eye witnesses say he was already out of
control at Mallory when the back wheel hit the bump and threw him off.

So where's Tuxworth? He's been very quiet about all this.

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On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:14:40 GMT, "John" <(E-Mail Removed)>
allegedly wrote:

>> Brookes gets a 2 race ban. Fair or excessive?
>
> Wasn't he on a suspended ban anyway for the Guintoli incident?

He was, although as Julian mentions, Honda have subsequently admitted a
brake problem (allegedly). So it wasn't his fault. Maybe.