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Originally Posted by johnnythunderhead
I was only able to make it to two of the midget shows thus far, lps and the burg. tracy hines drew a late slot at both places and his nite was effectively over before it started. the burg wasn't near as dried out as lps was for him/ but both places had gotten a good bit wider and the times had gotten increasingly slower(another reason I don't care for time trials) so I guess if you're going to have em, get the track super wet and tacky to start with, so the track isn't spent before time trials are over.
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Yeah, great idea, make it so greasy the first ten qualifiers' nights are "effectively over".
Here's the thing; a dirt track is constantly changing, and one of the things that draws me to it is watching everybody trying to figure it out, from hotlaps through qualifying, heats, semis (if you haven't figured it out yet) on up to how the track is going to be at the beginning, middle and end of the feature. When you get a late draw, someone like a Tracy Hines has the experience and skill to adjust for what they think the track will be like when they go out. When they hit it, it's magic to watch, and every bit as exciting as a hard fought feature. Pack qualifying doesn't have the same energy, and it's too hard to keep up with. Pill draw? What if you draw a bad pill? Your night's "effectively over" then, too. Give me good, old fashioned single-car quali's any day; and while you're at it throw in a 4-car 4-lap trophy dash and give quick time the honor of parading the flag during the anthem.
That's how you start a night of Sprint Car or Midget racing in Amurrica, Son.