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[tomtom]

pants idea that is

[Rattler]

Makes sense from a timing and organisational point of view and besides, qualifying was virtually a race anyway . And now there's an additional practice start too..... change brings opportunity, embrace people, embrace!!!

[tomtom]

bah humbug

[Scooter916]

Sounds good to me, A lot better than when it used to be ballots.......
I remember my first ever race in the f600, Second row and crapping myself, Second corner and sat on my aris watching bikes whizz past my swede.
Ahh the good old days ehh Kev, 3 rows and 12 bikes to a row....... The HSE would have a dicky fit..

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Scooter916

Sounds good to me, A lot better than when it used to be ballots.......
I remember my first ever race in the f600, Second row and crapping myself, Second corner and sat on my aris watching bikes whizz past my swede.
Ahh the good old days ehh Kev, 3 rows and 12 bikes to a row....... The HSE would have a dicky fit..

Was that Keevil by any chance, I seem to rember racing by as you were sat on your arse there, then again I may have passed you a few times when you were sat on your arse. It was all that power without the control.

3 rows deep and 12 riders wide did make for exciting starts and runs down to the first corner.
NG in recent years have had one Points race a day, preceeded by a quallifying race with untimed practice prior to that and its worked well for them

[andys 900ss]

I could see a potential risk here.

Newby gets front row grid allocation and some angry 620's behind looking for pole slots. They all go into the first corner together...............................

Are we sure its safe not having practice, especially for the newby's.

Andy

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by andys 900ss

I could see a potential risk here.

Newby gets front row grid allocation and some angry 620's behind looking for pole slots. They all go into the first corner together...............................

Are we sure its safe not having practice, especially for the newby's.

Andy

Grid positions by Ballot are nothing new in racing, New Era operated like this for years and its how my grid slots were allocated when I started racing with New Era from 1998 to 2004 when Transponders were then introduced.
It wasn't unusual to have 3 races per class at a meeting, often you would have a start near the front, one at the back and then one around the middle of the grid. I can't recall it causing any major incidents and along with Free practice made the meetings good value.
Question here is will there also be free practice or will your first time out on the track be the quallifying race, something I hope to find out more about tomorrow.

[antonye]

I too wonder how this would save time - forming on the grid, an outlap, form on the grid then the start? Surely you all have to be in the assembly area just as before? I think this will add time, not save it.

Then again, it's more start practice!

[andys 900ss]

I think the time saving is down to the computer running the whole day as races and the computer works out the rest which is how our swimming meets run.

We know, down to a minute, when the meet will end due to the computer system.

Andy