race 6 invercargill

[the galah]

Reading the stipes report I see its ok for drivers to "merely err in their judgment".  

Correct me if i'm wrong,but every time someone gets fined by the stipes haven't they erred in their judgment.

For example why fine someone who hits his horse 11 times instead of 10. That is a very minor error in judgment Its nothing compared to pulling off just before the passing lane from behind a horse going well,then all but falling over as you run into the back of the horses you find yourself following ,while the passing lane gap is taken by blind freddy.

I backed the winner,so Im not talking through my pocket,but that stipes report is hard to take seriously.

Edited April 23, 2019 by the galah

[Taku Umanga]

7 hours ago, the galah said:

Reading the stipes report I see its ok for drivers to "merely err in their judgment".  

Correct me if i'm wrong,but every time someone gets fined by the stipes haven't they erred in their judgment.

For example why fine someone who hits his horse 11 times instead of 10. That is a very minor error in judgment Its nothing compared to pulling off just before the passing lane from behind a horse going well,then all but falling over as you run into the back of the horses you find yourself following ,while the passing lane gap is taken by blind freddy.

I backed the winner,so Im not talking through my pocket,but that stipes report is hard to take seriously.

Yep - where is the consistency ...... there must be a couple of drivers asking that question?

[Happy Sunrise]

10 hours ago, the galah said:

Reading the stipes report I see its ok for drivers to "merely err in their judgment".  

Correct me if i'm wrong,but every time someone gets fined by the stipes haven't they erred in their judgment.

For example why fine someone who hits his horse 11 times instead of 10. That is a very minor error in judgment Its nothing compared to pulling off just before the passing lane from behind a horse going well,then all but falling over as you run into the back of the horses you find yourself following ,while the passing lane gap is taken by blind freddy.

I backed the winner,so Im not talking through my pocket,but that stipes report is hard to take seriously.

I can fully understand the lack of judgement defence but you are right when you compare it to the whip rule. Is hitting a wheel a lack of judgement too?

I suppose the stipes are making allowances for a junior driver but that forgiveness is rarely seen for amateurs. If one of the amateur boys or girls had done this they would have got 6 months.

She should have been suspended, lack of judgement or not, for a couple of weeks for the sheer need to keep some integrity in the game.