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Old 05-30-2022, 09:56 AM   #1
Larry Hill
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Default Who Gets The Bye at National Opens?

Just got back from Bowling Green from the D3 National Open, what a great place to race.

But the conduct of the Stock portion of the race was a little confusing and I think we should have some published race procedures to help avoid confusion on who gets the bye if necessary.

National Opens are great for racers just starting or trying to get a combo sorted out and if you want so set a record have at it, no AHFS!

What prompted this post was the unpublished complete race procedure.
Published: No heads up first round random paring, very important to racer with a car still being sorted out. After first round racers will be laddered off of qualifying just like always at the NHRA races.

So to answer my question who gets the bye if necessary? The Race Director said it was announced that the best reaction time during our two qualifying runs, (please remember "two qualifying runs") would get the bye. Are we at a bracket race or at a performance race? I say its a performance race. #1 gets the bye.

So racer A gets the bye first round because of the best reaction time. The Race Director said they announced best reaction bye over the PA system. Does anyone hang on every word said over the PA system, I miss some stuff.

Round two Racer A gets the bye again based on performance, not off of the "two Qualifying Runs" (remember them) but off of furthest under Index in round one. If the race procedure is to not use Q1 and Q2, just have us go down the track with Pro ET. NHRA you don't have to weigh us.

Lets look at racer A round one. If he knew the rules for the round two bye, I don't know but other racers including myself did not. From what I see there is no down side to racers A bye run. He is not going to lose due to break out so go for it. It's kind of an unfair advantage. I can never remember round one being in the Q data unless it was first round of class.

So what is the answer: Have a race procedure published consistent with NHRA rules and follow it. Remember this is a performance based category
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