Post by Ced Collins on Sept 20, 2008 11:16:24 GMT -5
As Bob stated in his thread and others chimed in, I wanted to post an excerpt from yet another league going through these issues. Some of you race in this series and have received this email (I have omitted the leagues name), but it just makes me appreciate you guys (meaning women and men ;D) more and more and what you bring to the series.
From the letter addressed to the drivers of this series.
The subject of this email is overaggressive, reckless and unsportsmanlike
driving in the xxxxx xxxx series.
When this series started, one of the MAJOR emphases was on
gentlemanliness, give and take, and good sportsmanship in general.
And for the VAST majority of the time in N2003, that is how the
series was. Competition was close, but always clean, good
racing with sportsmanship paramount. Yes, RARELY a problem cropped up,
but was easily handled.
Then we moved to rFactor and everything changed. Good sportsmanship and give and take have been replaced by a kind of ruthlessness reserved for, until now, Demolition derbies. Even NASCAR drivers would be ashamed to conduct themselves the way some of our drivers do on xxxxxx nights.
Now, to be clear, the vast majority of our drivers STILL adhere to
good, clean, sportsmanlike driving. It is only a few who come out
onto the track ready to give no quarter, ready to pounce on any teeny tiny misstep of the poor slob ahead of them, and ready to move people over to take a place. And I mean physically.
From the letter addressed to the drivers of this series.
The subject of this email is overaggressive, reckless and unsportsmanlike
driving in the xxxxx xxxx series.
When this series started, one of the MAJOR emphases was on
gentlemanliness, give and take, and good sportsmanship in general.
And for the VAST majority of the time in N2003, that is how the
series was. Competition was close, but always clean, good
racing with sportsmanship paramount. Yes, RARELY a problem cropped up,
but was easily handled.
Then we moved to rFactor and everything changed. Good sportsmanship and give and take have been replaced by a kind of ruthlessness reserved for, until now, Demolition derbies. Even NASCAR drivers would be ashamed to conduct themselves the way some of our drivers do on xxxxxx nights.
Now, to be clear, the vast majority of our drivers STILL adhere to
good, clean, sportsmanlike driving. It is only a few who come out
onto the track ready to give no quarter, ready to pounce on any teeny tiny misstep of the poor slob ahead of them, and ready to move people over to take a place. And I mean physically.
