I have to admit I haven't watched all the AMA superbike races this year but in two instances I have seen what I suspect is the series leaders (Spies and Mladin) take advantage of the red flag to get back in the race.
Situation 1 - Mladin goes down in a corner at the Utah race, lays there and looks hurt, waits for the medics to come out, this results in a red flag (race stopped). He then has time to have his bike fixed and get back in the race. Which allows him to pick up valuable points.
Situation 2 - Spies goes down in a corner at Road Atlanta. Pretty much same as Mladin he lays on the track and a red flag results. He is then able to get back into the race and pick up points.
My question is, and maybe this has been discussed before, but are these guys purposefully taking advantage of the red flag? Pretending to be badly hurt, then more or less having the race stopped for them so they can get back in the action and at least pick up some points? I never see this happen in WSBK or Moto GP, in those series medics around the track will haul you off quickly and the race goes on with maybe a yellow flag. Just my observation, curious what you guys think?
Situation 1 - Mladin goes down in a corner at the Utah race, lays there and looks hurt, waits for the medics to come out, this results in a red flag (race stopped). He then has time to have his bike fixed and get back in the race. Which allows him to pick up valuable points.
Situation 2 - Spies goes down in a corner at Road Atlanta. Pretty much same as Mladin he lays on the track and a red flag results. He is then able to get back into the race and pick up points.
My question is, and maybe this has been discussed before, but are these guys purposefully taking advantage of the red flag? Pretending to be badly hurt, then more or less having the race stopped for them so they can get back in the action and at least pick up some points? I never see this happen in WSBK or Moto GP, in those series medics around the track will haul you off quickly and the race goes on with maybe a yellow flag. Just my observation, curious what you guys think?
