magillamelb said..
When there are so few rules in this sort of racing it was only a matter of time before **** like this was going to happen. It's a wake-up call to our sport to nip this in the bud before we see a repeat of it.
The acknowledgement in that he crossed the line is good. The trying to justify his actions was not so smart.
This is racing, rubbing is racing, tracing paint is racing, its been that way for well over a hundred years in all forms of racing.
It will happen again, and most people who understand racing will have no problem with it.
If somebody takes an obvious swing at a competitor with a paddle, they will be DQ'ed, other than that, let them race.
