Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
I see its been hijacked by fans so here goes nothing.
My track went to pill draws years ago and the track still slicked off by the end of the first heat. I got to see one or two USAC shows a year and qualifying. It was always neat. It was neat when I was a kid.
But I thought qualifying was wearing tracks out ect. That low budget teams didn't stand a chance with qualifying.
I WAS WRONG, SPridge is right. With a good format with inversions Qualifying and fast guys having to pass to transfer makes for THE BEST RACING! Not only are they on the HAMMER TRYING TO MAKE IT! Slower qualifying cars are doing their damndest to keep their possition or move forward themselves!
The sound of one car, The visual of doing everything within himself and his car to do the best possible to the point of bicycling "THE EDGE" is sometimes more exciting than many of the races that will happen later that night. Look at AGAR's pics from Terre. All that bicycling and one wheeling ect was QUALIFYING! The crowd ooohing and ahhing!
Now im seeing tracks that don't "COME IN" untill the second feature and only using half the track most of the night.
Yeah, your being charged more and missing "PART OF RACING" without it. Those against are probably the ones showing up at RACE TIME and finding a few cars left to qualify. IN CONSIDER IT PART OF RACING and a ASSET TO THE SPORT!
Nothing as boring as a pill draw, A top car getting the pole in heat one, Running off and then getting the pole for the feature. Yeah he earned it but it took a lot less to EARN.
Chuck, either way, I still love dirt track racing. I find group qualifying to not ADD anything to the show for the fan but helps the drivers. Its just hotlaps to me and sometimes a car is held up durring it and doesn't get the track time prior to qualifications that would help him *SETUP* for *QUALIFICATIONS*
Could't have said it better. I always feel cheated when no qualifying, pay more for less.
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