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Old 05-06-2016, 11:22 PM   #1
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Default Re: Do you try to find a heads up race or try to prevent one

If......you take "heads up" out of eliminations......eliminations become a bracket race, except...you still have to dial under the index and you have to be legal. Heads up, bragging rights, and who has the fastest car, would be left for class eliminations. That's not all bad. It for sure would take some of the expense out of racing. The potential expense for running your car on "kill" obviously much greater than in "bracket mode". Contingency money does not increase, entry fees go up....why not make it a little less expensive for the racer by avoiding heads up races? Just my 2 cents
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Old 05-06-2016, 11:32 PM   #2
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To me it is so simple if you are against heads up races simply do not race stock or super stock. How hard is that. There are all kinds of other classes go play there.
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Old 05-07-2016, 01:02 AM   #3
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I've had heads up runs in the first round at the last two races I've been to. I'm still going to keep showing up because it's part of racing a stocker. You do the best you can and that's it.
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Old 05-07-2016, 06:42 AM   #4
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trying to make the car faster and heads up races are the only reason I do it
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Old 05-07-2016, 12:08 PM   #5
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They hardly contest class now, so why build/spend money on a car to follow rules? Maybe guys should start racing N/SS that don't want heads up racing. That would be easy. Then everybody can hang out and cook hamburgers at the races instead of working on the cars.

If you want to take expense out of racing, don't race, or run the local bracket scene. Best way to cut cost.

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If......you take "heads up" out of eliminations......eliminations become a bracket race, except...you still have to dial under the index and you have to be legal. Heads up, bragging rights, and who has the fastest car, would be left for class eliminations. That's not all bad. It for sure would take some of the expense out of racing. The potential expense for running your car on "kill" obviously much greater than in "bracket mode". Contingency money does not increase, entry fees go up....why not make it a little less expensive for the racer by avoiding heads up races? Just my 2 cents

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Old 05-07-2016, 05:33 PM   #6
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It s part of racing Stock and Super Stock and I love it. Va. Div race I had a head up race 1st round in Super Stock got my -ss kick and 3rd round of Stock I won. Part of the game we play.
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Old 05-07-2016, 09:15 PM   #7
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it s part of racing stock and super stock and i love it. Va. Div race i had a head up race 1st round in super stock got my -ss kick and 3rd round of stock i won. Part of the game we play.
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Old 05-08-2016, 04:38 PM   #8
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I would like to race heads up most every round, if I race ,Jim, J Allen, Lance, Jeff,and a host of others the next heads up round is at the next race. This is the part that many of us love about class racing. How could I have forgotten Scott Burton, the tin Indian man who beat the snot out of me last year in Vegas?
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Old 05-08-2016, 08:42 PM   #9
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I would like to race heads up most every round, if I race ,Jim, J Allen, Lance, Jeff,and a host of others the next heads up round is at the next race. This is the part that many of us love about class racing. How could I have forgotten Scott Burton, the tin Indian man who beat the snot out of me last year in Vegas?
I too, would love to have a headsup every round. I've been beaten before, but I still love me a headsup!
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Old 05-08-2016, 10:36 PM   #10
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Nothing beats the tension, the preparation, and the anticipation. I think we're batting 0.500 with the orange car.
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