Sorry about the smarta-- reply, a bit. I guess standing out all day with rain running down my crack may have influenced my attitude.
But to get real. I wasn't in control and know only what I could see (limited by wet glasses and my position) , hear on the radio and read on Mylaps. It seemed Control pushed staying Green about as far as they could at Barber all day (see post by Zsolt above).
After 7 of the rescheduled 11 laps for Group 6 they apparently decided they could stay green no longer. In that case a decision has to be made whether to let the race go the final 4 laps under FCY or to checker. Cleanup aways takes longer with cars on track, especially a wet track. Wrecker guys watch their rear so much of the time I suppose (they learn that on the highways) and they are limited in their use of the track surface. I hate driving around under FCY as many do. So I agree with the early checker, and you don't, and that's OK. On the other hand, they may have just decided it would be fun to screw Steve so let's do that. (Oops, I did it again).
I was in control for the Friday Practice Day and did notice that one of the Rollback crews was the slowest I can remember watching at a race. They were Really Careful! But we still got five 25 minute practice sessions in for every group, against a promise of four. Except I had to shut down the last group 11 minutes early due to the thunder storm.
Are there opportunities to do better next time at Barber? Oh yes.
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