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A time and a place
August 18, 2009 at 01:12:23 PM
Joined: 07/23/2005
Posts: 75
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I just had a simple thought, that I'd like to see what others think. I am not petitioning for a change, just a simple idea. Let me preface, I am fine with the current format, I just think this is one could add some additional interest.

Wednesday Night - No Change

Thursday Night - No Change

Friday Night - No more LCQ. Eliminate the last chance qualifier and instead replace it with two complete shows. Take the total points from Wed/Thurs nights and divide all drivers into two groups. top point getter would be considered the #1 qualifier for group A, #2 point getter would be #1 qualifier for group B, 3rd point getter would be #2 qualifier for group A and 4th point getter would be #2 qualifier for group B. So on until you have to even fields based on total points. Then run two complete shows. One for Group A and one for Group B without Time Trials. Time Trials are based on the total points. Points are awarded for heats and mains just as they are on Wed/Thurs. A perfect three night score (Fast Time/Heat Win/Main Win/Heat Win/Main Win) would be 800 points. No more scrambles. Then run the World Challenge that night.

Saturday Night - Lineup the mains based on total points from the first three nights.

It just seems like there is too much emphasis on Wed/Thurs. I'd like to see one more night with a "full" program to really decide who is going to be taking home the $150,000. This would help ease the nights like Wednesday where the track is so narrow. Then all the drivers would race at least one qualifying night on the same track. Also, drivers would get to race against different drivers in each of the shows. Some would be the same, but it would be a true Scramble of the cars.

Thoughts?


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oswald
August 18, 2009 at 01:40:36 PM
Joined: 11/30/2004
Posts: 1982
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Wow, the drivers already complain about the format. Making them run a full show again Friday with their A main starting spot on the line would really make them holler! More wear & tear, more chances to get in a wreck and miss the Saturday A. Plus the purse would need to be raised A LOT to pay all the teams to run another heat and/or B or C main plus an A main. Not to mention what 100-140 cars and all those laps would do to the race track. It also would not ease a night like Wednesday because EVERY POINT would still be important. Steve Kinser made the Saturday A by just ONE POINT. So every point would still be VERY important and everyone would have to run every race just as hard as they can but you would make them do it for another heat and feature. Keep dreaming if you want but no way this ever happens.



msu12
August 18, 2009 at 01:45:20 PM
Joined: 07/31/2005
Posts: 312
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The only format change I would like to see is having Schatz start on the outside of the last row of the E-Main on Saturday!

Maybe... just maybe someone else...... who am I kidding; Schatz would still be the favorite!

Can't stand watching him win, but the man is the best in the business right now and certainly has Knoxville figured out.

Gotta say it was a positive sign to see Saldana run well Friday night and Saturday. Joey always performs well on qualifying nights, but the scramble has been a bit of an achilles for them over the years. Saldana can hang with Schatz if the track is heavy, but nobody is in Schatz league once the track slicks off.

How about that for a format change.... let's run the A-main first next year!

All joking aside... I would like the current format over the proposal above. The idea is great, but I don't know how the track would react if there were 10 heats, 2 C's, 2 B's, and 2 A's all in one night. Even a bigger issue would be the rain policy.... that is a lot of racing to be done and rain isn't exaclty rare at the nationals. As much as people complained about this year's Wednesday qualifiers getting "jobbed", I'd really hate to see an afternoon show decide the top five rows of the Saturday A-Main.

I like the theory, but I don't think the timing is available.




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August 18, 2009 at 03:10:32 PM
Joined: 01/05/2008
Posts: 225
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I agree with idea that Friday night needs to change. Even if they did away with the non-qualifier event completely and added a 3rd night of quailfing that would put another quality night of racing on the track. Also who really cares about the World Challenge? Totally meaningless event.

If Knoxville wants to fill all those empty seats they need to put 4 solid nightsof racing on the track with all the top dogs. They also need to start thinking of affordable ways to get people to travel to Knoxville again. I will give them 1 tip it has nothing to do with the # of laps they run on Saturday night.



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