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Old 07-30-2013, 09:09 AM   #1
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Default Re: Stanton, Mich. Div. 3 Event

If top end was so bad...and weather wasn't much better...wonder if a move to finish the
event as an 1/8th race would be in order?

I know it sounds strange....but didn't something like this happen not too long ago at an
IHRA National Event...think problem was top end crosswinds?

Realize everyone went to race on the 1/4-mile...but shorter races (to "speed-up" event
and beat the weather)....and the top end would now be shut-down area...(perhaps a
little safer?)

Might have had a chance to finish on Sunday...as an 1/8th mile event? Just wondering?
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Old 07-30-2013, 10:59 AM   #2
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Default Re: Stanton, Mich. Div. 3 Event

My brother and I were just talking about this same subject. We always wondered why Milan didn't have a Div. 3 Points race. Milan isn't a Norwalk from a facility standpoint but, it sure doesn't have ruts in the surface on the high end.
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Old 07-30-2013, 12:23 PM   #3
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Default Re: Stanton, Mich. Div. 3 Event

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If top end was so bad...and weather wasn't much better...wonder if a move to finish the
event as an 1/8th race would be in order?
Many tracks do not have an early turn off, which makes the difference between the run time of 1/8th mile vs 1/4 mile negligible in many circumstances. Also, you would have to give additional time trials to all of the throttle stop categories, as their setups are different for 1/8 vs 1/4.

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Might have had a chance to finish on Sunday...as an 1/8th mile event? Just wondering?
While hindsight is 20/20, when faced with a potentially rainy forecast, you could make up more time by starting eliminations after the 2nd qualifying run instead of having 3 or more qualifying sessions.
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Old 07-30-2013, 04:00 PM   #4
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While hindsight is 20/20, when faced with a potentially rainy forecast, you could make up more time by starting eliminations after the 2nd qualifying run instead of having 3 or more qualifying sessions.
That's exactly what should have happened. I think 3 rounds would have been possible on Saturday afternoon with the low car count. At that point you have 7 cars left in Stock and SS, probably around the same in the Super classes. If you ran 2 rounds of Comp, TD, and TS that afternoon you would have 5 TD, 2 TS, and 5 Comp cars left. With the amount of time we had to race on Sunday, the race could have been finished.
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