Where you qualify is very important

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

My theory is if it's your day it's your day
Mike Taylor 3601

I agree.

[Bobby Fazio]

Don't forget about the certain sweet spots where you get two byes! PM me or email me about the ladder software I advertised last year. Makes life way easier..

[thomas sheehan]

Mr. Schwartz.... I am 100% behind you!.

ALL BYES IN THE FIRST RD!
Get down to even number for rd 2 (16, 32, or 64 cars)

In your example from post number 1....
Byes would go to 1 through 12 in rd 1
(13 vs 17, 14 vs 18, 15 vs 19, 16 vs 20)

Now... you must qualify in top 12 to get a bye
and... 16 cars (even field) are back for round 2

Me and Mike are probably the only ones that this makes sense to!

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by thomas sheehan

ALL BYES IN THE FIRST RD!
Get down to even number for rd 2 (16, 32, or 64 cars)

63-car field with this kind of ladder: 31 bye runs first round.

Existing 63-car ladder: total number of bye runs: 1


When trying to correct a perceived issue, beware of the unintended consequences.

$.02,

[thomas sheehan]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

63-car field with this kind of ladder: 31 bye runs first round.

Existing 63-car ladder: total number of bye runs: 1


When trying to correct a perceived issue, beware of the unintended consequences.

$.02,

Think outside of the box Michael.... one race to make it into the 64 car field. The other 63 cars don't have to run.

[Rich67stang]

Lets take a simple thing, like a qualifying ladder and complicate the sh&t out of it
...LOL!

[Bobby Fazio]

Originally Posted by thomas sheehan

Think outside of the box Michael.... one race to make it into the 64 car field. The other 63 cars don't have to run.

I don't get it. How do you make a 64 car field from 63 cars?

[thomas sheehan]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

I don't get it. How do you make a 64 car field from 63 cars?

Sorry Bob.... I thought Michael said 65 (not 63).
Either way, if there were 63, he was correct, one bye run, and then there would be an even number left (32).

[treessavoy]

I've bracket raced and class raced with the AHRA and raced with the NSS and in most of those they drew a car number for the bye runs thereby making it a random choice rather than rewarding the top fast cars who could go the most under.

Just sayin'

JimR

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

I've bracket raced and class raced with the AHRA and raced with the NSS and in most of those they drew a car number for the bye runs thereby making it a random choice rather than rewarding the top fast cars who could go the most under.

Just sayin'

JimR

Jim, so what did AHRA do for the remaining rounds?
I really don't see AHRA as a good example to use for a business model.
My recollection in NSS was that a ladder was generated by qualifying by closest to one's own particular index.
Even the .90 classes "qualify' closest to, after a random first round.
You need some kind of system...hence odd number bye runs.