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oldskool · 01-22-2015, 01:28 PM

Now if you're gonna build a car that will just barely run under it's index, you will need to be concerned about heads up races with someone in your class. So, I'm thinkin that when planning which class to run, It would be a good idea to try to run a class which has fewer cars in it.

So, I decided to look at the field of cars at some of last years races to see which classes had the most cars. The US Nationals has the biggest field. So that's where I looked 1st.

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r2014#indextop

Of the possible classes that I might run, it seems that there were more G/SA cars than anything else, with 13. Next was F/SA with 8 cars and E/SA with 7. Then H/SA & K/SA had 6 cars each. I/SA had 3 and J, L, M & N/SA had only 2 cars each.

Now I realize that a barely under car would not qualify at Indy. But I chose to look at this race 1st cause it had the biggest field. So if this race had been an all run race, I would have had the least chance of a heads up race by running in I, J, L, M or N/SA.

But since I would be going only to races in my division 4, it would probably be better for me to consider only those division 4 races to determine the better classes to run to avoid a heads up run. So, I'll take a look.

OK, at the 1st division race, there were 7 cars in G/SA. So that is a class I do not need to run.

The classes with no cars entered were J, K, & N/SA.

2nd race: There were 4 G/SA cars. K/SA had no cars.

3rd race: There were 6 H/SA & 4 G/SA cars, but no K/SA cars.

4th race: There were 5 G & H/SA cars, no L or N/SA cars.

5th race: There were 6 in G/SA, 4 each in H & I/SA, no
K, M or N/SA cars.

So, from the races in my division it looks like K/SA would be my best choice, followed by N/SA. Now that is strictly from a no heads up racing stand point. The worst class I could run is G/SA, followed by H/SA, then I/SA. To run any of these 3 classes would mean an almost certain heads-up lost.

So, in order to try and look at this thing from every angle, in the next post we'll look up some combos that would put me in either K/SA or N/SA.

01-22-2015, 01:28 PM	#4
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Ol' Fart's Firebird Fantasy Now if you're gonna build a car that will just barely run under it's index, you will need to be concerned about heads up races with someone in your class. So, I'm thinkin that when planning which class to run, It would be a good idea to try to run a class which has fewer cars in it. So, I decided to look at the field of cars at some of last years races to see which classes had the most cars. The US Nationals has the biggest field. So that's where I looked 1st. http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r2014#indextop Of the possible classes that I might run, it seems that there were more G/SA cars than anything else, with 13. Next was F/SA with 8 cars and E/SA with 7. Then H/SA & K/SA had 6 cars each. I/SA had 3 and J, L, M & N/SA had only 2 cars each. Now I realize that a barely under car would not qualify at Indy. But I chose to look at this race 1st cause it had the biggest field. So if this race had been an all run race, I would have had the least chance of a heads up race by running in I, J, L, M or N/SA. But since I would be going only to races in my division 4, it would probably be better for me to consider only those division 4 races to determine the better classes to run to avoid a heads up run. So, I'll take a look. OK, at the 1st division race, there were 7 cars in G/SA. So that is a class I do not need to run. The classes with no cars entered were J, K, & N/SA. 2nd race: There were 4 G/SA cars. K/SA had no cars. 3rd race: There were 6 H/SA & 4 G/SA cars, but no K/SA cars. 4th race: There were 5 G & H/SA cars, no L or N/SA cars. 5th race: There were 6 in G/SA, 4 each in H & I/SA, no K, M or N/SA cars. So, from the races in my division it looks like K/SA would be my best choice, followed by N/SA. Now that is strictly from a no heads up racing stand point. The worst class I could run is G/SA, followed by H/SA, then I/SA. To run any of these 3 classes would mean an almost certain heads-up lost. So, in order to try and look at this thing from every angle, in the next post we'll look up some combos that would put me in either K/SA or N/SA. Last edited by oldskool; 01-22-2015 at 01:35 PM.