We want your input, do you want to see multiple Quick Fields. (If the Qualifying is close) One quick eight and the rest of the field is paired up in 2 out 3 match races.

All I can say is I wouldn't want to be the #8 qualifier in any quick or quicker 8 format. What's the point of racing against a car with a one second performance advantage like at Musclepalooza Factory stock and FAST? i just don't get it. If your opponent doesn't break you have no chance. I would be for match racing across the board or some kind of handicap to even things up a little more. But I don't have too worry to much based on my present performance potential unless there is a small turn out.

Very well put!!

Match racing??

That would make it better for us little guys.......figuratively speaking.........

Great idea H

Darrell

i like the match race for sure.

the most fun ive had racing is when its neck and neck,

win or lose its fun.

also a with a good r/t, you still have a chance at a guy thats known to be a little quicker.

and it makes for a great story afterwards.

This year at the Mopar Nat's we had eight cars with E/T's ranging from 11.50 to 14.50. The racers decided to run two out of three match races. This made for some very close racing. I agree that if the E/T's are far apart the format should accomidate the E/Ts. If the E/T's are close do we run Quick Eights for all?

I really like the quick 8's with consolation rounds. Its strikes a good balance between competition and making runs/having fun. Everybody has a chance to make at least 2 elim passes. If you go out in the first round, you still get to run in the consolation round. This makes a quick 8 with 8 cars still fun.

If events support it I think 2 quick 8's should be run however there should be an attendance threshold of a certain number of cars before its implemented, not just 16 cars.

While match racing makes for some real good racing it can lose its fun aspect if there is a big gap between you and the next fastest, or sombody had issues in qualifying but got them sorted for the 2 out of three or if there is an odd number of cars and you qualify last to make bye runs. Perhaps the 2 out of 3 match races can be restructured to make sure that stuff doesn't happen???

Perhaps we can get Ralph to shave his head and do the arm drop thing while guys negotiate how many lengths they get.

Wow, I just lost a full page of intellegent lucid thoughts about this subject when I evidently pressed the wrong button. The old fart racing mind has no interest in repeating the whole thing again. To summarize, I am a pain in the a-- and I like to complain about everything. Ya! I think thats what I said.

the nice thing about the match races is you can honestly say you will have fun no matter your ET, yet its still heads up racing.
this i think will do more to attract newbies also.

imagine the excitement of a large attendance meet with cars running a tenth apart, and then matched up.!
holy cow!
and do you then really need to spend BIG money on a huge motor ?
just keep racing what you have and get good at it.

dont get me wrong i want more cubes, etc. but that will come in time, along with a new opponent

also for the record i would be against any bracket racing!

What I have been doing currently is polling the Drivers at the Events, If the E/T's are close they all seem to want to run a Quick Eight Formats. (Except Hal ) If the E/T's are far apart then the Drivers have gone with the 2 out of 3.

When we do get 24 cars and the E/T's are all close we will run 3 Quick Eights... I think that is what we will do if the drivers want to.

For the record this series Will Never Ever Bracket Race.....

yeah . no B/Racing

polling the racers is good.

every race is different depending on who is there and the E.T.s

i just think its good to match the closer ET cars together, so a win is within reach of a slower car with a good driver. it puts more driver talent into the equation which equals fun!

just my opinion and i will go with the majority, and ralph, your doing a great job and i will race however.