Locking 'Em Up

[Lenny5160]

Originally Posted by HawkBrosMav

Lenny this happens now.. I don't see how this is any different.

I see it as very different. In the typical 1-on-1 scenario, my opponent and I need to deal with the exact same conditions. The next pair may have their own unique challenges to deal with, but they both have the same challenges.

Originally Posted by HawkBrosMav

With the current state of Stock Eliminator you could have a pair dialed about 8.00 all the way to like 16.00 (rounding for ease of illustration).. that means the slower guy has 8 seconds of track time where said gust of wind could come up and affect him where the fast guy is sitting stationary. With your argument the slow guy isn't getting a fair shot..

I wouldn't say what's happening to the slow guy there is unfair, but there is no doubt he made things more difficult for himself with his choice of combination.

That isn't to say that slow cars can't have success, and I like to see it.


Anyway, the whole fun of racing (for me) is what's happening going down the track in an elimination run. How did I feel on the tree? Everything feels/sounds good with the car? Where's he at? How's he coming? Where's the finish line? Is he going to get inside my window? Where's the finish line? If hitting the brakes is the move, where is my braking point?

That might all be in 4.6 seconds. Good stuff!

Hitting the tree and then holding my foot to the floor while praying I did my figures correctly just doesn't compare.

The shootouts for Super-class cars at divisionals is fun. See if you can be one of the top-8 on the index in a time run. It's a fun sideshow as long as we're making time runs anyway. Actually racing that way would take away far too much of the experience, for me. My opinion only, and worth what you paid for it.