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Rick Eaton (Offline)
  #11 8/19/13 9:28 AM
Originally Posted by Bill Gardner:
If a track has 24 sprints.

Which is better?
4 heats of 6 cars.
3 heats of 8 cars.
2 heats of 12 cars.
It doesn't matter to me as long as the heats are fully inverted and the finishing order translates into feature starting positions. The heats must be "meaningful".
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Bill Gardner (Offline)
  #12 8/19/13 9:28 AM
Originally Posted by Andrew S. Quinn:
How many heats should you have for 55 cars?

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kcarm92 (Offline)
  #13 8/19/13 9:39 AM
Problem is most traacks are one lane in heat races so if you draw crappy thats just about your nite bloomington does 3 heats for 18 cars only gripe about that they run 10 laps instead of 8 no reason for it from owner/ driver standpoint but with 3 heats makes people think more cars than really are most times 9 and 10 car heats just cause more yellows . jmo

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Rpracing1 (Offline)
  #14 8/19/13 10:05 AM
Originally Posted by Andrew S. Quinn:
How many heats should you have for 55 cars?

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Charles Nungester (Offline)
  #15 8/19/13 10:44 AM
3-8s and no consi. 25 should be the cutoff and changer of heats

Charles Nungester
racenut69 (Offline)
  #16 8/19/13 11:00 AM
3 with 8 cars...Less than 6 cars is not interesting and more than 9 can cause the drivers to get a little too anxious..JMO!..

There is always room for one more in the corner! I'm disguised as a responsible adult!...
Michael Carter....
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racenut69 (Offline)
  #17 8/19/13 11:03 AM
Qualifying is boring and just burns up the track too quick..My .02 cents

There is always room for one more in the corner! I'm disguised as a responsible adult!...
Michael Carter....
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turn4rob (Offline)
  #18 8/19/13 1:19 PM
Originally Posted by Rick Eaton:
It doesn't matter to me as long as the heats are fully inverted and the finishing order translates into feature starting positions. The heats must be "meaningful".
agreed if the heat races mean nothing why waste the time

ROB
JazzTrombonist (Offline)
  #19 8/19/13 2:52 PM
7-8 cars is ideal. 6 or 9 is sometimes necessary but I would error toward the side that gives the fans more racing.

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Mud Packer (Offline)
  #20 8/19/13 3:27 PM
24 Cars=3 heats of 8

18 Cars=2 heats of 9

55 Cars=ASQ dreaming big after taking a pull on the crack pipe 7 heats if we ever see this again.

Mike

Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante
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