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07-23-2014, 04:03 AM | #1 |
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Where you qualify is very important
There were 20 qualifiers in SS at Denver. The ladder NHRA uses in this situation is here: http://nhraracer.com/ladders/Ladders...Submit1=Submit.
We see that: Qualifiers 1,6,11,16 have the following sequence to win the eliminator:
In a 20 car field, 12 drivers can take the eliminator with four wins, and eight would need five. There is a way to modify the current ladder that would ensure that the eight bottom qualifiers are the ones that need to win five times. |
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Re: Where you qualify is very important
My theory is if it's your day it's your day
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Re: Where you qualify is very important
You could say that about ANY Stock or Super Stock race for the most part....there is always an easier path...........and a reason so many of the consistent Winners work the ladder.
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Re: Where you qualify is very important
So because someone qualifies at the top of the pack they should get a free round? Not all combinations set the world on fire. The last time I checked, until the pairings go from an odd number of cars to an even number there has to be a bye run. I guess I do not get this thought process, unless a person is always at the top of the pack and thinks its unfair to have to make more elimination runs compared to a lower qualified car. Play the ladder if you can. It must not work too bad for the touring guys, I'm sure if they wanted to be a top 5 or 10 qualifier they would do so, it just does not pay as well.
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Re: Where you qualify is very important
Mr. Cunningham sells a really nice ladder book, which can help you pretty quickly figure out where the 'sweet spots' are on any Sportsman ladder. It's a handy little tool IMO.
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Re: Where you qualify is very important
I don't understand how people look at our sport......
In a 26 car field if #14 qualified car beats #1 qualified car in the first round then that bye in the 2nd Round goes to the #14 qualifier..... All you have do is win your round with #1 and you get their bye run...... Seem fair to me... Just like Al Davis said "Just win baby"
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The path of least resistence will net the most gain for the least amount of work. Just like in any other game, you are given a set of rules to play by. Using them to your best advantage is the most profitable way to play. I find it amazing to hear racers complaining about others lifting at 1000ft. Attaching numbers to where you qualify is only a way to form a ladder. There will always be a number 1 and a number last. Where you are in between will determine if you are home for lunch on Sunday or very early for breakfast on Monday.
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I'd love to qualify in the bottom 8 in the scenario presented. No fast cars to race heads up in the first 3 rounds! There might really be a lot of game playing then. As we have learned through the years, be careful what you wish for.
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Re: Where you qualify is very important
65 car field bye in the first bye into the final and there are others.
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