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Originally Posted by mnmaxwedge
you are ignoring the situation where a superior driver is eliminated in earlier rounds in a heads up race and not able to get to the final
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I've noticed that, as just a casual observer.
I suppose there are quite a few guys who are not great drivers, therefore high qualifying positions, class wins, & heads-up wins are their goals.
These guys usually don't cut consistently good lights, therefore don't usually win many rounds. These are also some of the guys who say that if the heads-up runs are eliminated, they'll quit racing. I can understand that. For those guys, that would remove a big part of why they race.
I've also noticed that lots of guys are switching to one of the fast FS cars, so they'll have the advantages of the slower car having the 1st chance to red light, and being the chase car, which gives the advantage of seeing the slow car all the way down the track. Don't have to look in the mirror and try to see where the faster car is, when approaching the finish line. Most agree that the faster car has the advantage. Even if a 9 sec car can barely run it's index, it still has advantages over slower cars.