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6/8/20, 4:22 PM   #4
Re: Explaining formats
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Originally Posted by illiNOISE View Post
Yeah, again, having plenty of previous exposure to USAC, I personally get that. But how many local fans in the stands would have? Around here, when qualifying, heats are usually straight up, with a progressive format from heat results to semis/features. (like how the UMP A Modifieds ran last night.)

I'm not arguing the pros/cons of either approach; I just think a series format should be explained so the paying fans have some sense of what's going on.
I've been watching sprint cars for a mere 10 years, much less than a lot you folks, & i still have to look up formats for all the different groups. It finally sunk in that in USAC, the fastest 6 who qualified thru heats are inverted up front. But I still forget how they line up everybody else... straight up by qualifying, right? Bugs me that guys from the B can start ahead of heat qualifiers, but we've debated that before