Ladder For Class Eliminations ?

Bryan Worner · 08-11-2010, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas sheehan

just my opinion......

fastest guy (really doesn't care) - but wants the bye run (because he's the fastest).
2nd fastest guy - doesn't want to run fastest guy (so he wants a ladder - to avoid fastest guy).
3rd fastest guy - (in large class).... see 2nd fastest guy
slowest guy - wants to run one of the other slower cars

I hate the idea of a ladder for class.
I've been in the lanes at INDY for over 30 years.... it's not a big deal!

Just come up to the lanes and flip coins, draw cards, whatever it takes.....
The rules (as they are now) don't support any other way.

Each class will figure it out for themsselves.

again.... "just my opinion"

Well said Tommy!!

Jeff Teuton · 08-11-2010, 08:56 PM

Ladders would stop some the rush to draw, pull or whatever. Good story No 1. Last year or the year before in C/SA everybody was busy avoiding pulling into the lane. Since I was the slowest by 4 or 5 tenths I pulled in and was wondering who wanted the turkey. They the drawing started. The first didn't go according to plan, so then the drawing started again. I just waited for the last one. Someone miscounted. I had no drawing. Hell I thought I would just take the bye. Then someone noticed the paring wasn't to their liking since nobody claimed the turkey. So now we draw again. I think ladders would stop that. Nitro can handle any ladder and solve all that crap. I would donate to the cause and I will be happy to send this immediately to the SRAC as well as Graham Light who has the final say. There will be no bye's for breakage or most anything else unless odd number. Nitro Joe can handle all this. He been doin it for the Hemi guys for some time as well as a bunch of other events. What yall think?

Andys dad · 08-11-2010, 09:30 PM

Hey Jeff I submitted a request to the SRAC and sent a letter to the Competition department. I just asked that they establish the method to be used. That alone might stop all of the BS, bickering and positioning in the staging lanes. But nothing happened

It is a simple matter to have a ladder from NHRA. They have a list of the cars in each class. I appreciate Nitro's offer but NHRA should do it.

First and foremost the method to be used should not be up for grabs. It should be clearly in the rules - just like lane choice. Whether its a ladder or coin flip or cards or ...

The rules actually do not say anything about what should be done. Hell at Fontana the staging guy was going to use how we pulled up until we pointed out some had been there a long time - we were just off to the side in the back out of his line of sight.

Must be a tough decision since it has been this way forever

08-11-2010, 08:56 PM	#2
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Ladder For Class Eliminations ? Ladders would stop some the rush to draw, pull or whatever. Good story No 1. Last year or the year before in C/SA everybody was busy avoiding pulling into the lane. Since I was the slowest by 4 or 5 tenths I pulled in and was wondering who wanted the turkey. They the drawing started. The first didn't go according to plan, so then the drawing started again. I just waited for the last one. Someone miscounted. I had no drawing. Hell I thought I would just take the bye. Then someone noticed the paring wasn't to their liking since nobody claimed the turkey. So now we draw again. I think ladders would stop that. Nitro can handle any ladder and solve all that crap. I would donate to the cause and I will be happy to send this immediately to the SRAC as well as Graham Light who has the final say. There will be no bye's for breakage or most anything else unless odd number. Nitro Joe can handle all this. He been doin it for the Hemi guys for some time as well as a bunch of other events. What yall think? __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

08-11-2010, 09:30 PM	#3
Andys dad VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arcadia, Ca Posts: 1,571 Likes: 48 Liked 175 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Ladder For Class Eliminations ? Hey Jeff I submitted a request to the SRAC and sent a letter to the Competition department. I just asked that they establish the method to be used. That alone might stop all of the BS, bickering and positioning in the staging lanes. But nothing happened It is a simple matter to have a ladder from NHRA. They have a list of the cars in each class. I appreciate Nitro's offer but NHRA should do it. First and foremost the method to be used should not be up for grabs. It should be clearly in the rules - just like lane choice. Whether its a ladder or coin flip or cards or ... The rules actually do not say anything about what should be done. Hell at Fontana the staging guy was going to use how we pulled up until we pointed out some had been there a long time - we were just off to the side in the back out of his line of sight. Must be a tough decision since it has been this way forever __________________ time is our most precious resource, you can always make more money but you can never make more time spend your time wisely with the ones you love - Ron Durham