Francis M.

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Can't wait till someone tries to top all events and do a 2 week event...lol

chensleyrc1

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Limit drivers to 1 or 2 classes. Instead we get some running 4 or more. I saw a factory driver run 4 triple A's. He had chargers going everywhere!!

racingboy14

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Id like more events to be friday practice, saturday qulfying and on sunday one qualifier and the mains. I dont know how well this would work for evetns with lots of entries though.

KMR

Cactus is a true 3 day event but if you count practice like IIC and Snowbird that would make Cactus a 5 day event. Wed-Sun Actually I could be wrong but I think the fence came down on Tues. So it could be considered a 6 day event counting practice.

Keoni

Bob Barry

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I remember way back when I used to attend the occasional national race (offroad mind you) we had Mon-Wed open pract., Thurs control pract., Fri and Sat quals, Sun Mains. We used to arrive monday and leave the following monday but there were pleanty of guys that just did thurs-sun.

Rick Hohwart

This was the norm for a long time. The biggest in the late '80s and early '90s was the Winter Champs in Florida where some guys would even show up on Friday the weekend before the event.

Francis M.

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I don't really care if the track is opened up early for practice. I just count from the first day of qual to the final day. Three day events are the max for me at least.....

Barry Baker

Well it could always be like the way they run the races in Europe....Friday-Saturday-Sunday...

Friday...only 2 rounds of practice..then quals.
Saturday..Quals
Sunday last round quals and Mains...

Heck they even do this at the Euros....

At the British Nats they are run as one dayers...Stock on Sat and Mod on Sun.

There are alot of different ways it can be done!

Just a few thoughts,

Barry

seaball

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a timely thread, this is.

details forthcoming ...



- dexter randolph -

Jon Kerr

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I never minded the format for Reedy with Thursday and Friday being controlled practice and qual on Saturday and last qual on Sunday and mains. Only 2 days off work. Just makes a long weekend. But travel for me was about an hour or so drive for that race. For guys who have to fly in or have longer drives, add a day for travel before and after. Now it's a 6 day event and 4 or them would be days off work. The IIC is a great race, but by Sunday, I'm just done. That's so long to be there and for very little track time. Even running 2 classes. I've never even really thought about Snowbirds. It doesn't even sound like fun being there that long and racing literally all day and night.

If you could fit a world class race like Reedy into Friday controlled practice, Saturday 3 rounds of qual, Sunday 1 round of qual and mains, that would be the best for everyone I think.

RobS

Exactly! It can be done... Unfortunately for us in North America we have waaay to many classes offered at each big event for this to happen. I know by then end of just a 3 day race I'm tired out...

Dawn Sanchez

LOL.. well, to be specific... practice is not part of the event. Its an option. I don't like the fact its a necessity and honestly, I wanted that fence up until Wednesday noon..... but, it would have made the lines soooo much longer.

oXYnary

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What about controlled practices for one day before the event as part of the event? As in certain racers can bring their cars out for certain times. Period. You miss your times, oh well, adjust your car in your qualifying. Versus allowing people who can take the time off having unlimited practice if they can make it a few days ahead of most of the other competition.

Dawn Sanchez

Excellent..! We were going to do that this year and I have no idea what happened... just didn't.

racingboy14

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That is a super idea. I think that is deffently the fairest way espically if there are going to be people that show up the day of qulifying becasue they are not able to get there earlier in most cases becasue of work.