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Markeracer 11-27-2023 10:00 PM

Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
Luke and Jed present an interesting idea to “fix” National event quotas. Listen in….fast forward to about 27:00 minutes.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...=1000636399467

partsbob67 11-28-2023 09:35 PM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
it leaves 5 races with no divisonals. 2- pomona, 2 charlotte, and sonoma.

Mike Fuller 11-28-2023 10:41 PM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
Changing the index for the Super categories would help in a number of ways. The spectators hate the stop and go cars, They don't like watching it.
They vacate the stands when they are on the track. Reducing their index will also speed up the program.

1320racer 11-29-2023 07:59 AM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
the spectators at a National event hate every class, every car except the Nitro Cars! They don't watch any of them. They vacate the stands when anything is on the track but the Nitro cars.

BIGG18c 11-29-2023 10:38 AM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1320racer (Post 689349)
the spectators at a National event hate every class, every car except the Nitro Cars! They don't watch any of them. They vacate the stands when anything is on the track but the Nitro cars.

I have been going to the Brainerd National every year since 2007 and this couldn't be more true. People will not even stick around for Pro Stock anymore...

Mark Yacavone 11-29-2023 10:42 AM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
One of the few exceptions is for S/SS day at Indy, when the 50 or so real car fans come out.

1320racer 11-29-2023 10:57 AM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Fuller (Post 689345)
Changing the index for the Super categories would help in a number of ways.

As much as I'd like to see the indexes changes if for no other reason to better reflect what these cars can actually run today as opposed to what they could run decades ago when these classes were formed, it's not going to happen and will not "help" in any way because the vocal minority, mostly old men that run these classes are afraid they won't be as competitive when the truth is most of them aren't competitive now and it's not due to their car/power.

Mark Yacavone 11-29-2023 11:37 AM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1320racer (Post 689359)
As much as I'd like to see the indexes changes if for no other reason to better reflect what these cars can actually run today as opposed to what they could run decades ago when these classes were formed, it's not going to happen and will not "help" in any way because the vocal minority, mostly old men that run these classes are afraid they won't be as competitive when the truth is most of them aren't competitive now and it's not due to their car/power.

Ed, I'm getting worried..Agreeing too much with you lately LOL

Lenny5160_v2 11-29-2023 11:55 AM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1320racer (Post 689359)
As much as I'd like to see the indexes changes if for no other reason to better reflect what these cars can actually run today as opposed to what they could run decades ago when these classes were formed, it's not going to happen and will not "help" in any way because the vocal minority, mostly old men that run these classes are afraid they won't be as competitive when the truth is most of them aren't competitive now and it's not due to their car/power.

Are you saying you'd like to see it changed because your ego would rather see your car staged with 7.90 on the board rather than 8.90? Who is going to be impressed by that or really notice a difference while watching it?

It's an arbitrary number, really. Lowering the number would not make the run any more enjoyable; it would only drive out those on the slow end of the class.

It might make the fastest cars 'better' by not having to be on the stop so low/long, but if so that's their fault for making way more HP than is necessary.

1320racer 11-29-2023 12:03 PM

Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 689362)
Ed, I'm getting worried..Agreeing too much with you lately LOL

:D:D there's always common ground for all of us to agree


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