In an ideal world, slow down until you can determine if the car ahead just goofed or had a mechanical issue. It looks to me like the car ahead was momentarily lost on track. In a less than ideal world, avoiding contact is rule #1.
In this case the abrupt slowing was completely unexpected and maybe you were too close to react effectively in a novice run group. Sometimes the best choice is to go around and take your lumps at the black flag station. If the car ahead is nearly stopped, serious car contact is highly unlikely.
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Last edited by Topless; 05-22-2022 at 10:58 AM.
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