[F500] Re: Runoffs Qualifying

[Gebhardt, Robert (R.)]

That's a good point too Julie. I hadn't thought of that. Guess that's what the brainstorming is all about. Hmm....What to do? 

Shippy mentioned the Provisionals had been voted out for this year. Anybody know why?

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Cook [mailto:jcook03 at emory.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 2:39 PM
To: f500 at www.f500.org
Subject: Re: [F500] Re: Runoffs Qualifying


I appreciated Chuck's comments on this topic, they were very insightful.
I have a comment/ scenario to add as well.  Years ago, as Chuck
mentioned, to qualify for the Run-Offs you had to finish in the top 4 in
division and they took two more from each of the 'well attended'
divisions. I can't remember the race requirements but they were a little
stricter than they are right now. When they changed that rule to the top
10 with only 3 required races the number of entries in regular national
races dropped. Dramatically, throughout the country.

If you begin filling the field with drivers outside of the 10 now
accepted what is the incentive to attend races? Cory has just given you
such a situation. He can run 3 races in Mid-Div and make it to the
Run-Offs. In the Southeast Division he would have to run a lot more than
that to make it. If he knew he could make it in the SE with only 3 races
(finishing 11th or 12th or even 15th) why should he go as far as Road
Atlanta or Virginia for points.  And I'm not saying that we should be
forced to attend every race in the division, however, if we begin seeing
a decline in the number of races attended we'll see a decline in the
number of entries and run into the potential of losing national status.  

This is just my opinion and certainly, without question, not the opinion
of Rusty :)

Julie
Dillon Pyron wrote:
> 
> At 09:45 PM 10/2/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >One thing we must remember in all our ramblings about Runoff's qualification
> >procedures.....F500 is not the only class at the Runoff's and the
> >qualification rules also apply equally to the other 23 classes.
> 
> ???  I thought those were the support races   :-)
> 
> >I agree with Cory that it would be nice to have a 40+ car field at the
> >Runoff's, and I am sure each of the other classes would love to have a 40+
> >car field.  If that really occurred there would be the need of 960+ paddock
> >spaces.  Cory, Greg, Don Clar and I already had paddock spaces that were
> >closer to downtown Lexington than they were to the track surface.  I guess
> >with nearly 1000 cars we could paddock in Buck's parking lot in downtown
> >Lexington.   While I am being somewhat facetious, all of us who participated
> >at the Runoff's know that 'good' paddock space is hard to come by,
> >especially for our low ground clearance cars.
> 
> If I read the rules correctly, we have the potential for 80 entries per
> class (ha!!!).
> 
> Perhaps if the club were to "invite"/poll those eligible until it had 40
> cars or all eligible (by current points
> standards) were tapped out, we could (as a club, not a class) get fuller
> fields.
> 
> Okay, how to do that?  Obviously, the first 5 in each division (plus
> Champion) get invites.  If any of
> them decline, the next eligible person in that division gets the
> invitation.  If a division gets tapped out?
> Good question.  Suggestions?  Round robin with other divisions?  Division
> with biggest pool?  Lottery?
> Also, how would the timing be done?  Give the "entrant" how long to respond?
> 
> More questions than answers.  When would this discussion go to W2W for
> further comment?  Or
> should "we" just put something together and go to the comp board? ("We" as
> in "those of you with
> a real stake in this, since I don't have a car")
> 
> I think the points thing is a separate issue and really didn't mean to
> confuse the two.  Personally,
> I like the idea, but that might be ego speaking  :-)
> 
> Dillon Pyron, CISSP
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