Badger Updates @ Beaver Dam

Mud Packer · 5/2/10, 1:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Watson

I'm not to bad at one of those tasks ......for a little guy! But when multi tasking the drinking of BEER should be the one thing i don't do. It's also hard since it was Badger's first race and some of the cars i didn't recognize. Never went in the pits before hand to check things out and the pa wasn't over powering either. Not much to post with only 18 midgets but i will give it another shot.

I meant TALKING!

You still need practice on drinking beer. You haven't gotten that mastered like mowerman or AERO. Here's one for you.

polecar · 5/2/10, 2:21 PM

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Originally Posted by darnall

Did they do a redraw or is it typical in Badger for the guy who sets fast time and wins his heat to have to start way back in 8th or worse??? Nice Job Duaminator.

rule from the badger web site.
Invert fastest 10 cars , balance straight up by time trial

Tom · 5/2/10, 4:17 PM

In this particular race, they inverted the top 3 finishers of the three heats. Zach started eighth rather than ninth because Brad Loyet flipped in qualifying and had no time but came back to finish in the top 3 of his heat.

Tim Watson · 5/2/10, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mud Packer

I meant TALKING!

You still need practice on drinking beer. You haven't gotten that mastered like mowerman or AERO. Here's one for you.

Oh, i got it now. Guess i got it mixed up in what you were talking about. But the only reason i am good at talking is that i have been drinking first, then i'm better at talking.

K-Dawg30 · 5/3/10, 5:09 PM

Why would they punish a driver for gaining the pole and winning his heat race by making him start 8th? That is plain dumb....he earned the pole lol

Nice run Zach, despite the circumstances...

Mud Packer · 5/3/10, 8:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Watson

Oh, i got it now. Guess i got it mixed up in what you were talking about. But the only reason i am good at talking is that i have been drinking first, then i'm better at talking.

The problem is that you make perfectly good sense to me AFTER you have been drinking.

I think I hear better after I have had a few.

It was great to see you at Gas City and Kokomo and we look forward to your next trip down from Cheeseland. Remember, we need more horseradish cheese!

illiNOISE · 5/4/10, 7:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom

In this particular race, they inverted the top 3 finishers of the three heats. Zach started eighth rather than ninth because Brad Loyet flipped in qualifying and had no time but came back to finish in the top 3 of his heat.

If you're looking for the perfect race format, you might as well go hunting for the Loch Ness monster, because you'll never find either one. That said, this particular format just plain stinks. I understand inverting for the heats, but why on earth would you punish a driver for setting quick time AND winning their heat?

Maybe they're just trying to think outside the proverbial box with this format, but I think they need to put this rule back in the box and toss that box into the river.

Tom · 5/4/10, 8:41 PM

Maybe I didn't explain this well enough....

As Polecar said, Badger always inverts their feature lineups by qualifying time. I assume you guys are used to POWRi's format where drivers do not qualify and that's why you find BMARA's lineups peculiar. A driver's heat race finish in Badger typically doesn't determine feature starting position at all, it merely qualifies a driver into the A main if the finish is high enough. I believe USAC uses the exact same format but with a 6 car inversion rather than 10 - if a driver sets fast time and wins his heat in a typical USAC race, he'll still start 6th.

Personally, I like the bigger inversions. It usually makes for better racing.
Brad Kuhn, who won the race, started in row 4 as well.

5/3/10, 5:09 PM	#15 Re: Badger Updates @ Beaver Dam
K-Dawg30 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 188	Why would they punish a driver for gaining the pole and winning his heat race by making him start 8th? That is plain dumb....he earned the pole lol Nice run Zach, despite the circumstances... _________________________________________________ Last edited by K-Dawg30; 5/3/10 at 5:11 PM.

5/2/10, 4:17 PM	#13 Re: Badger Updates @ Beaver Dam
Tom Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 85	In this particular race, they inverted the top 3 finishers of the three heats. Zach started eighth rather than ninth because Brad Loyet flipped in qualifying and had no time but came back to finish in the top 3 of his heat.

5/4/10, 8:41 PM	#18 Re: Badger Updates @ Beaver Dam
Tom Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 85	Maybe I didn't explain this well enough.... As Polecar said, Badger always inverts their feature lineups by qualifying time. I assume you guys are used to POWRi's format where drivers do not qualify and that's why you find BMARA's lineups peculiar. A driver's heat race finish in Badger typically doesn't determine feature starting position at all, it merely qualifies a driver into the A main if the finish is high enough. I believe USAC uses the exact same format but with a 6 car inversion rather than 10 - if a driver sets fast time and wins his heat in a typical USAC race, he'll still start 6th. Personally, I like the bigger inversions. It usually makes for better racing. Brad Kuhn, who won the race, started in row 4 as well.