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Post by GavS on Jan 8, 2010 20:39:51 GMT 12
the age old saying
to finish first you first need to finish
(did i just f that up?)
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2010 20:42:00 GMT 12
ah Sonic , you've worked out why I'm at home tonight .
mind you I had thought of taking my mazda demio up and see if I could qualify it . I reckon the little buzz bomb would last the laps.
still think the format is good , just needed another half a dozen cars.
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Post by sonic33 on Jan 8, 2010 20:48:21 GMT 12
With you captain Macgor. Haven't been looking at entries leading up to the event. ( too much fishing), but thought there would be more.
Marble draws crucial for tomorrow. I would want 20, 12 and 1 or something similar. Your demio might struggle night 2
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2010 20:51:23 GMT 12
just be aware it's 3 qualifying heats to decide the grid for a one race final . 4 races in all plus another one if you come through the repecharge.
lot of racing over the two nights . whoever wins it will have earnt it.
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Post by GavS on Jan 8, 2010 20:52:40 GMT 12
just be aware it's 3 qualifying heats to decide the grid for a one race final . 4 races in all plus another one if you come through the repecharge. lot of racing over the two nights . whoever wins it will have earnt it. and that what it almost should be...earnt |
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Post by sonic33 on Jan 8, 2010 20:58:50 GMT 12
Agree. Night 2 will be where it happens.
I will be taking my boys to BP for the caravan derby 2morrow so will miss the finals. I am compiling results to see if the most passing driver ends up 1nz.
Just need grid draws from today and tomorrow, plus results. Keen to see how it pans out. I will do a full debrief after the event.
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Post by sonic33 on Jan 8, 2010 21:05:41 GMT 12
Also thinking that with low numbers in each heat, and 4 heats that most groups coud end up tied on points for 6th. That's if there are 6 that complete 4 heats!
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Post by shelley on Jan 8, 2010 21:55:11 GMT 12
YEEHAA looks like 25i has qualified, GO Mike all the best for tomorrow night !!!!!!!
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Post by Enforcer on Jan 8, 2010 22:12:59 GMT 12
for results for NZ Super Saloons and NZ Stockcar GP hit this link twitter.com/speedwayresultsthanks to the guys for starting this really useful for us around NZ |
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Post by sonic33 on Jan 8, 2010 22:40:35 GMT 12
Twitter may not be quite right .
Why bolt not a qual in green group,
and was there a run off with Paddy and Edwards?
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Post by Enforcer on Jan 8, 2010 22:44:49 GMT 12
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Post by sonic33 on Jan 8, 2010 22:45:46 GMT 12
4got bolt was 3nz, and now know Edwards beat Paddy in a run off which suprises me.
Bring on tomorrow
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Post by sonic33 on Jan 8, 2010 22:52:37 GMT 12
Did the track slick off?
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Jan 8, 2010 23:50:41 GMT 12
Yes, very early in the racing. Those with no fear and the cars to match (Williams, Emmo +) found drive on the outside and passed many. |
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Post by salooncar on Jan 9, 2010 0:15:29 GMT 12
It was a good night's racing and the format seems to work well with only one proviso. handing out points to non-finishers needs to be addressed somehow - it seems unfair that a competitor who only finishes 2 heats can end up with higher points than someone who completes all 4 heats. Maybe there needs to be some sort of penalty for a DNF such as a deduction of 5 points to tip the balance back in favour of reliability.
Well done to all the competitors, the Huntly club and also the support classes on a well run and entertaining evening.
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Post by kwikchange on Jan 9, 2010 0:46:05 GMT 12
I would have to agree with Salooncar, It was a good nights racing and to get it all done by 11.00pm surprised many.
The 18 qualifiers were
1nz, 3nz, 4w, 6b, 7m, 8h, 11m, 16m, 21h,
24m, 25i, 31m, 35n.38h, 63h, 71n, 96a, 121n........with 2 more from the repecharge.
For me the standouts had to be 21h Steve Williams, 96a Lance Jennings and 38h Peter hemi who especially fought some bad luck and drove fantastic in his last heat race to win from the back.
There are some real dark horses in the bunch and a few drove tonight knowing all they had to do was save machinery and qualify...
the repecharge should be interesting with 46e on grid 1 and 99a on 2. Some sensible heads should see these 2 go through.
Only 2 can go through but based on the points 76m goes to grid 3, 51a & 5b are tied on points for grids 4 & 5. Geoff Fletcher 48h goes to grid 6, 17a Slater to 7.
then its 34t, 98a with 36a & 55a tied for the last 2 grids.........
Roll on tonight...
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Post by sonic33 on Jan 9, 2010 0:47:21 GMT 12
Without having the grids it did seem there were very few that were at the pointy end all night, even with the small field in each heat.
I didn't think there was a lot of passing. Will do a full calculation if I get some grid results.
With me going to BP tomorrow it may mean the most passing driver may me discovered early next week. Keen to do a full analysis tho.
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Post by BarryB on Jan 9, 2010 1:03:06 GMT 12
The track did slick off early, but appeared to come back late in the night. I know Jennings came from 10th to 4th in one race, there would be a couple of performances to beat that, Williams from 9th or 10th to 3rd in the last race, but taking into account anybody passing an average of a couple of cars per race was going to get through easily I'm not sure analyzing all of the grid draws during qualifying will achieve an awful lot when 10 cars are aiming for a top 6. Several top drivers spent heats 3 & 4 experimenting with setups for the second night.
Tomo...........oops, tonight, will be a lot different with the pressure on early. Seven cars stood out for mine; 38h, 96a, 121n, 8h, 21h, 7m and 1nz, in no particular order.
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Post by eddiek on Jan 9, 2010 1:19:47 GMT 12
They would only let me post a shot of them pretending to be working   The field...  Karl Hanlon getting a little wild  Where Hanlon ended up - thats where I was shooting from. I was still running when I snapped that...  Keeping us entertained.. he does a good job does our Mintie  Look carefully, you'll see fuel pouring out of the fuel cell during the rollover.  Photos are in the galleries already, you can pull the link from the noticeboard. Now to charge everything back up and get back into it again tonight! |
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Post by BarryB on Jan 9, 2010 1:38:54 GMT 12
They would only let me post a shot of them pretending to be working We're never sending Mintie out shopping again ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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