Class Nationals event planning

[Michael Beard]

Here's what the Super Stock Quick 16 would've looked like from the Northern SportsNationals...

1 10 3573 GT/MA John Stock, Sandusky OH, '92 Cutlass 10.550 12.05 -1.500
2 7 3032 SS/GS Tim Kish, Kalamazoo MI, '99 Neon 12.661 14.15 -1.489
3 35 3388 GT/DA Mark Nowicki, Gaylord MI, '98 Avenger 9.361 10.80 -1.439
4 1 107 SS/AS Wes Leopold, Bridgeville PA, '93 Daytona 8.481 9.90 -1.419
5 2 1108 SS/EA Gary Richard, Bay Shore NY, '10 Mustang 9.235 10.65 -1.415
6 3 3176 GT/FA Dave Layer, Dayton OH, '08 Cobalt 9.695 11.10 -1.405
7 4 315 SS/B Ray Paquet, Holt MI, '64 Fairlane 8.817 10.20 -1.383
8 8 1197 GT/A James Evanuik, N. Versailles PA, '98 Esco 8.929 10.30 -1.371
9 12 39 GT/AA Rock Haas, White Lake MI, '08 Mustang 9.040 10.40 -1.360
10 23 327 GT/IA Chad Taylor, Sellersburg IN, '88 Camaro 10.143 11.50 -1.357
11 5 5035 SS/JA Keith Lynch, Greenville OH, '09 Challenger 9.949 11.30 -1.351
12 6 3530 SS/KA Dave Dupps Jr., Germantown OH, '85 Camaro 10.203 11.55 -1.347
13 13 3122 SS/IA Joey Wilkes, Zanesville OH, '09 Cobalt 9.658 11.00 -1.342
14 9 3858 SS/F Dan Jacobs, Elizabeth IN, '67 Chevy II 9.367 10.65 -1.283
15 36 3614 GT/CA Matt Alvey, Mt. Washington KY, '05 Sunfire 9.422 10.70 -1.278
16 14 391 GT/BA Irvin Johns, Charlestown IN, '08 Cobalt 9.294 10.55 -1.256

Again, my idea is to use Class Winners only, qualified based off of their Class Final Round E.T. only. Not going to take the time to double-check this one... just used as an example of what it would potentially look like. The idea is to get people to run it out in Class to try to get in the CIC shootout. Quick 16 here is a little closer than the Stock example, less than .25.

A -1.25 trigger looked like it made some semblance of sense for Stock, whereas in SS, everybody's likely to get tagged the first round. Should the trigger be higher, lower, or based on either the #8's or #16's qualifying run? What's going to create the most competitive racing? Need some input.