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Date Posted: 20:40:48 01/30/06 Mon
In reply to:
Ron Kight
's message, "forum, classes, and conducting race" on 21:09:21 01/12/06 Thu
>It is hard to make heads or tails out of these forums
>and the reply to the topics. Tony, can you get
>something done about it. Every reply keeps saying the
>same thing over and over, hard to figure out original
>topic and which is new post to topic.
>
>My take on classes. Need heads up classes, but on
>raceday, have a minimum number of bikes which must be
>signed up to have the class. Not enough bikes, no
>class that night. Notice I said bikes, not entries
>with a, b, c, riders, BIKES.
>
>Breakout classes, 4.?, 5.?, 6.?. Even though it is
>nice to have 100 entries in a class and lot's of prize
>money, it is stupid to be running an outlaw class
>bike in the 6.0 class, just my opinion. Limit a bike
>to it's heads up class and one breakout class, or two.
> But if entered in breakout classes, must be in the
>classes closest to the e.t.'s it runs; or run an e.t.
>class which all can enter, and only ONE breakout
>class, 5.?, which all can run. That gives at least 2
>classes for everyone to run with e.t. and the 5.?
>breakout class probably loaded with entries. Going
>back to the remark about it being stupid to run an
>outlaw bike in the 6.0 breakout class. I don't
>understand why someone thinks they can brag about
>kicking ass in the 6.0 class with a bike that runs
>under 5 seconds and the win is actually based on luck,
>but they are against running an e.t. class which
>actually tests the drivers ability to consistently cut
>good trees and get the most out of their bike. One
>thing for sure, as much as I like racing, racing
>after midnight sucks. Start in the morning racing, or
>race Saturday and Sunday.
>
>Conducting the race.
>I think if you are going to run a race, it should be
>fair and impartial. I am referring to a and b riders,
>and sometimes c. It is not fair to entries with one
>bike and one rider to intentionally not pair a and b
>riders. I say this even though we have had a and b
>riders on our bikes and benefitted from the pairings
>too, still not fair. You should also never have
>pairings where after multiple rounds, rider 4 should
>not have to race rider 10 more than once when riders a
>and b haven't had to race each other, or when rider 5
>from hazlehurst hasn't had to race rider 9 from
>hazlehurst until the final round. This can happen
>when running a winner loser bracket or possibly,
>though chances are small, when pulling numbers
>randomly from a hat or the bingo ball system.
>
>Ready for 2006, gonna be interesting to see what
>classes are run, how late we race, and who tries to
>break the rules(hope the ones posted here are
>current)!
>Good luck all!!
sounds right to me with the bingo ball system it's the drop of the ball A-rider might have to run B-rider could be the same bike running for time so enter A and B , but you might have to run each other right out of the gate, and I think that is fair so let's see I'll be getting ready
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