Indy Class Pairings

Bruce Noland · 08-07-2011, 10:38 AM

I've run class at Indy many times. In every case we have drawn numbers and everything works out very well. The new cars will just have to run each other if they draw matching numbers. This poll should be in the racers only section.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 08-07-2011, 05:07 PM

I'll be out there and I'll either be in the parents pit area (Scratcher Super class cars) or the Rich South pits as I'll be on the "Over the Hill Ohio Gang" tour again in Bowling Green then on to Indy.
But let me know the night before class and we can have a ladder made.
Like I said before we need to have everybody on same page as when you get to lanes they are not going to wait on us to get you paired up.

Bruce Noland · 08-07-2011, 07:01 PM

Joe getting everybody on the same page will probably be a huge problem. Generally, the rules state that the racers shall determine the match ups or by flip of a coin if there is any controversy. There are a large number of racers who want to draw a number/card or flip a coin. This ladder discussion is not what it appears to be. I think there has been one instance of a racer not being able to get through the bottleneck in the lanes and missing his class race. With this one exception, the lane crews will not "pull" a lane of class cars out to race until all the cars are accounted for. Also, drawing numbers/cards or flipping a coin in the lanes is part of the excitement of running class.

Jeff Teuton · 08-07-2011, 08:09 PM

Ask Bucky about "all being accounted for". They left him in the traffic even though the lane folks had him there.

Bruce Noland · 08-07-2011, 08:23 PM

I didn't mention his name on purpose and his is the only case that I can remember. But it really doesn't have any thing to do with the way we pair cars.

View Poll Results: How would you pair up the cars for Indy Class this year?
Sportsman Ladder	48	32.88%
Pro Ladder	35	23.97%
Draw Straws	37	25.34%
Just line up and whine	29	19.86%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 146. You may not vote on this poll

08-07-2011, 10:38 AM	#1
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: Indy Class Pairings I've run class at Indy many times. In every case we have drawn numbers and everything works out very well. The new cars will just have to run each other if they draw matching numbers. This poll should be in the racers only section. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK

08-07-2011, 05:07 PM	#2
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 58 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Indy Class Pairings I'll be out there and I'll either be in the parents pit area (Scratcher Super class cars) or the Rich South pits as I'll be on the "Over the Hill Ohio Gang" tour again in Bowling Green then on to Indy. But let me know the night before class and we can have a ladder made. Like I said before we need to have everybody on same page as when you get to lanes they are not going to wait on us to get you paired up. __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

08-07-2011, 07:01 PM	#3
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: Indy Class Pairings Joe getting everybody on the same page will probably be a huge problem. Generally, the rules state that the racers shall determine the match ups or by flip of a coin if there is any controversy. There are a large number of racers who want to draw a number/card or flip a coin. This ladder discussion is not what it appears to be. I think there has been one instance of a racer not being able to get through the bottleneck in the lanes and missing his class race. With this one exception, the lane crews will not "pull" a lane of class cars out to race until all the cars are accounted for. Also, drawing numbers/cards or flipping a coin in the lanes is part of the excitement of running class. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK Last edited by Bruce Noland; 08-07-2011 at 07:04 PM.

08-07-2011, 08:09 PM	#4
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Indy Class Pairings Ask Bucky about "all being accounted for". They left him in the traffic even though the lane folks had him there. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

08-07-2011, 08:23 PM	#5
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: Indy Class Pairings I didn't mention his name on purpose and his is the only case that I can remember. But it really doesn't have any thing to do with the way we pair cars. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK Last edited by Bruce Noland; 08-07-2011 at 08:35 PM.

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