OT: OCD athletics rules

That seems specifically worded to exclude the South African amputee who shot his wife.

afaik "any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels, or any other element that provides a user with an advantage over another athlete not using such a device" was already banned 15 years ago

there was quite the controversy when he wanted to compete in nondisabled events, don't want to end up in a situation where the chance of winning an Olympic medal requires you to have your legs amputated

Seems a lot of words to say, if you have developed a shoe that might give you an advantage, we need to inspect it first. Is it OK to wear clothing with electronic adverts on it rotating as you run. Apparently this is now possible. I'm assuming that hair worn a specific way due to the religion would not be affected as this would breach the equality act. Maybe a new streamlined Turban can be designed? Next we will hear that all noises used to start races must be under a certain decibel level to protect the hearing.

Not that it bothers me much, since I'm not in any way going to be an athlete. Brian

It amused me when they put in a minimum reaction time to say if you started less than 200ms after the starter pistol you cheated, then they realised some people were that quick at reacting.

If they can fit it inside the size of a normal shoe sole, what's wrong with it? Why is it any different than a better spongy sole material?

Of course the only real fair way is to either:

Number 2 would be good. There are several automobile race car categories similar to the Legends.

The tires aren't provided but are mandated by the rule book. No super high performance tires developed by people with deep pockets. This was a response to NASCAR. The people wanted to see the driver's skill, not the bank account of his supporters.

Formula One is down to Pirelli as the sole tire supplier but there are eight compounds and an arcane set of rules.

The trouble is, when all cars are the same it gets boring. I like the anyone can enter races with all sorts of cars, some way faster on the straights, some way faster on the corners, some way better in a slightly bending the rules collision.

Fuck it, forget cars, use buses!

Yes they are boring. I gave up on NASCAR when they quit rubbing cars that are sold at a dealer. In the late 1960's Cryslar made every dealer take a few cars of a certain kind so they would be legal to race.

The fun days were when the cars were set up to 'cheat' the rules. Like the gas tank could only be so large, but one racer said the rules did not say anything about the fuel line so the line was big in diameter and long. One used his roll bar to hold extra fuel.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

I used to go to SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) races at Limerock CT. They would run the classes all at once. It was fun watching the Corvettes run away on the straights, but in the curves and chicanes the Super 7s and Minis would be nipping at their heels again.

I went to one Formula One race and was bored out of my mind. I grew up with short (1/4 mile of less) outlaw dirt tracks. A large set of balls was more important than a large engine. Like hurling the rules were rudimentary.

There was no NASCAR in upstate New York but you could literally go to a stock car race every day of the week and twice on Sunday. The nearest NASCAR track was in Pennsylvania. NASCAR was always too fancy for me.

The old days are still here, at least in the more grass-roots racing and drag'n'drive events. It's when big money is involved that things get boring. (Oh, or when the cars are electric.) ;)

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Those two ideas contradict already.

Is clothing required?

It wasn't in the days past, but I believe only men performed in the Olympics.

And why would women object to being naked more than men would?

I would say any clothing impedes movement of the body, so should not be worn.

What's wrong with electric cars? More acceleration.

All I ask for is a lot of crashes.

Less noise... I remember when the first Wankels came out and purred around the track. No fun. Even now the ones that make noise have been gentled down. When I took my wife to her first stock car race it induced a panic attack as the stands vibrated to the unmuffled engines.

More floppy bits? I understand sprinting without a sports bra can be uncomfortable (for genuine women)