National event quota's

Casey Miles · 03-24-2017, 11:23 AM

I don't understand that NHRA has a quota of cars that requires multiple bye runs in the field, nobody does the math in the organization other then money? Wouldn't be better instead of of 65 cars like at the 4 wide, that you have 64. If the car counts change because of gold card holder's.

SS3718 · 03-24-2017, 11:59 AM

Provisional entries and "no-shows" would make it difficult to determine the exact car count. If you wanted to limit bye runs and have even fields, you need to make it a 64 car qualified field and accept 75 entries per say.

Tony Janes · 03-24-2017, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey Miles

I don't understand that NHRA has a quota of cars that requires multiple bye runs in the field, nobody does the math in the organization other then money? Wouldn't be better instead of of 65 cars like at the 4 wide, that you have 64. If the car counts change because of gold card holder's.

By the way in the 65 car field number one qualifier can get two singles.

BKSG1198 · 03-24-2017, 02:49 PM

It happened in Super Comp at the Gators. Jacob Elrod got a bye in the 3rd and the semis. Now, I know they don't get laddered till 2nd round but, just a case in point of a recent 2 bye run situation

Steve Ficacci 1142 · 03-24-2017, 03:05 PM

They should take 70-75 but only qualify 64.

dartman · 03-24-2017, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ss3718

provisional entries and "no-shows" would make it difficult to determine the exact car count. If you wanted to limit bye runs and have even fields, you need to make it a 64 car qualified field and accept 75 entries per say.

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voltdr · 03-25-2017, 12:45 AM

This is a money saving tactic by NHRA, if there is a bye
run, that means one less car to payout.
Dan

Mike Meier · 03-25-2017, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Ficacci 1142

They should take 70-75 but only qualify 64.

We talked about this yesterday. It would curb the ladder game because now the 1000 foot runners would have to run it all out or at least lift later.

Mark Yacavone · 03-25-2017, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SS3718

Provisional entries and "no-shows" would make it difficult to determine the exact car count. If you wanted to limit bye runs and have even fields, you need to make it a 64 car qualified field and accept 75 entries per say.

If you only 64 cars available after withdrawals , then the final number can change with DNQ's anyway, right?
64 car Q field has merit, if it lets 10 more cars enter.
This is the real concern, in my opinion..Not bye runs.

Ven302 · 03-25-2017, 11:50 AM

Wouldn't a 64 car qualified field would also help clean up some shortcomings of the AHFS?

03-24-2017, 11:23 AM	#1
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 692 Likes: 119 Liked 445 Times in 83 Posts	National event quota's I don't understand that NHRA has a quota of cars that requires multiple bye runs in the field, nobody does the math in the organization other then money? Wouldn't be better instead of of 65 cars like at the 4 wide, that you have 64. If the car counts change because of gold card holder's. Last edited by Casey Miles; 03-24-2017 at 11:39 AM. Reason: Delete

03-24-2017, 11:59 AM	#2
SS3718 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 128 Likes: 5 Liked 28 Times in 14 Posts	Re: National event quota's Provisional entries and "no-shows" would make it difficult to determine the exact car count. If you wanted to limit bye runs and have even fields, you need to make it a 64 car qualified field and accept 75 entries per say.

03-24-2017, 02:49 PM	#4
BKSG1198 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back in Vineland, NJ Posts: 2,461 Likes: 81 Liked 984 Times in 299 Posts	Re: National event quota's It happened in Super Comp at the Gators. Jacob Elrod got a bye in the 3rd and the semis. Now, I know they don't get laddered till 2nd round but, just a case in point of a recent 2 bye run situation

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Steve Ficacci 1142 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20 Likes: 3 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: National event quota's They should take 70-75 but only qualify 64.

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voltdr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 700 Likes: 77 Liked 87 Times in 47 Posts	Re: National event quota's This is a money saving tactic by NHRA, if there is a bye run, that means one less car to payout. Dan

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Ven302 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stoney Creek Posts: 261 Likes: 40 Liked 28 Times in 6 Posts	Re: National event quota's Wouldn't a 64 car qualified field would also help clean up some shortcomings of the AHFS? __________________ VENICE PERNO SS/CS 3041 NHRA SUPERSTOCK