[Rory McNeil]

Like MJ said earlier, if you didn`t have qualifying, you would have random pairing first round. After that , would you stay with random pairing to the finals, or would you do like the Super categories, where 1rst round is random, then laddered. And if so, would you base the ladder on quickest ETs, best reaction time, closest to the dial under, or some other criteria. For Stock & S/S, I think the present model serves the purpose, and allows the fat guys that want to show their hand, battle for the #1 spot, the strategists (try to) play the ladder position game, and everybody else, just have somebody in the other lane for round one. I have never qualified in the top 16, or contended for the "points chase", but I do like the idea of rewarding the top 3, 5, 10 or whatever qualifiers, some "little" points , which may cut back on some of the 1000 foot games and jockeying around on the ladder. JMO