Have you heard what IHRA is thinking of doing with the points?

Angela Macy · 11-07-2008, 05:17 PM

I agree with you Flemming, even thought it would be more obtainable and more affordable for Scott to win a World Championship under this new format, it wouldn't be nearly as big of an honor if he never left his backyard to do it and it came down to one races performance.

So theoretically, lets track the progress of two racers.

Racer A who lives in NC goes to the Spring Nationals and wins. They don't go to any other National Event or even go to any Divisional races.

Racer B who lives in NC goes to the National events at Rockingham, Maryland, Milan, Martin, Tulsa and the one in Texas. He or She wins one of them, gets a runner up in two of them, gets to fourth round in two of the other ones, and is a second round loser in the sixth one.

At the runoff, Racer B loses in the semi finals and Racer A wins. Racer A is your World Champion. But who had a better season? Racer B did.

Here's another scenario for you - not IHRA racing, but the first year the Carolina Coaltion was ran, Bob Tatum won the Footbrake Class. You know how many races he won? NONE!!! But he runner uped in like 5 of them. That's what I always found cool about Championship chases - it wasn't about how many races you won, but your overall performance at all of them.

11-07-2008, 05:17 PM	#39
Angela Macy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Randleman, NC Posts: 301 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have you heard what IHRA is thinking of doing with the points? I agree with you Flemming, even thought it would be more obtainable and more affordable for Scott to win a World Championship under this new format, it wouldn't be nearly as big of an honor if he never left his backyard to do it and it came down to one races performance. So theoretically, lets track the progress of two racers. Racer A who lives in NC goes to the Spring Nationals and wins. They don't go to any other National Event or even go to any Divisional races. Racer B who lives in NC goes to the National events at Rockingham, Maryland, Milan, Martin, Tulsa and the one in Texas. He or She wins one of them, gets a runner up in two of them, gets to fourth round in two of the other ones, and is a second round loser in the sixth one. At the runoff, Racer B loses in the semi finals and Racer A wins. Racer A is your World Champion. But who had a better season? Racer B did. Here's another scenario for you - not IHRA racing, but the first year the Carolina Coaltion was ran, Bob Tatum won the Footbrake Class. You know how many races he won? NONE!!! But he runner uped in like 5 of them. That's what I always found cool about Championship chases - it wasn't about how many races you won, but your overall performance at all of them.