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Tuesday, Jul 22, 2003
Scottish Git
Formula 1 is a racing series which has perhaps the finest cars and drivers in the world. For a variety of reasons, the action isn't always compelling. Too often the races are predictable, and the passing is minimal.
The race at Silverstone this past weekend included an unusual incident. A Christian terrorist in full Scottish regalia (kilt, sporran, tam o'shanter) ran onto the track at a spot where the cars are going in excess of 200 km per hour. He played chicken with one of the Minardi drivers, and almost met his maker.
This resulted in the safety car coming out, and most of the field diving into the pits. The mayhem of the unexpected mass pit stop jumbled the field thoroughly. The racing action after the incident was quite exciting as the field sorted itself out.
The racing was so good that I'm proposing a new competition flag: the Scottish Git Flag. At some random point in the race, this new flag is dropped, and a Scottish git runs out onto the racing surface. All drivers are then compelled to head for the pits, unless they've already pitted within the last couple of laps.
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