Stockcar Teams Champs (Read 6,618 times)

[alloyplatypus]

Im hoping this will be the year host clubs regret "drawing" Kihikihi in the first round (Crusdaers and Kings).

[cabbydave]

could the titans be up for bending some steel

[Glenn, Ex 269s]

yea dave i'll give the Titans a thumbs up for a good meeting this time round., hope to catch up withthe guys when i go a spectatin

[Fiddy1nz]

Who knows With straightlining not in some of the guys who havnt teams raced might step up. Craig healy for captain of the pumas.
Top 4 Picks
Baypark
Hawkesbay
Welly
Auckland or Waikato

[knownotmuch]

I pick a Hawkes Bay, Wellington final. But more importantly I pick Rotorua to be the first team in trouble for straight lining. I so hope the rule has tossed out by teams champ time.

[cabbydave]

hopefully the s i teams meet will be a good chance for drivers to display their, maybe some new drivers up for the challenge

[knownotmuch]

Any idea who the 4 teams are for the meeting in Blenheim?

[Wildcat]

I see the Canterbury boys are heading up to Welly for the team champs ,, good stuff

[Sharns With Sparky]

who are they droping out to bring in these other teams Welly b and ?? Cause Auckland is coming back into the event as well ??

[knownotmuch]

Not dropping anyone The more the merrier. It is shaping up to be the meeting of the season, one not to be missed for any reason.

[Wildcat]

How many teams can they have at Team Champs ie is there a max number ,or limit etc ?

[knownotmuch]

If Dunedin, Nelson and Greymouth could get teams together in time; plus Christchurch and Auckland who are sounding certain and the 11 first string teams from last year gives 16. With a few tracks having the numbers and desire to field second teams there are heaps of possibilities. I see no reason why a 20 team competition would not be achievable at least by 2008/2009 season. I'm sure it will still be a while before the entries are finalized and the promotion can announce what is really going down for this years team champs, but I say with 100% confidence it we be a great event well worth any amount of effort to attend.

[Sharns With Sparky]

the rules should say "your team must be made up from car that contracted to the track"

[Ricoshea]

In a perfect world, yes, from the contracted track.
however, we have seen plenty of ringins for a variety of reasons , and many of those have added to the spectacle of the event.

[knownotmuch]

Would be a pity to have a team not show up for the sake of a ring in. Many of the ring ins in the past have helped keep the teams momentum going at a track struggling for numbers. This has at times encouraged the drivers of that track to build for the following season.

[Ricoshea]

intially i thought, no ringins, but if you think about it, imagine the waikato superstock team in auckland a couple of seasons ago who had peter rees in their lineup, just to name one ringin.

teams, spectators and the promotion were all the better for his inclussion.

[Sharns With Sparky]

but wat im tryna say is if they want to keep numbers down in the event

[melchick]

I really don't think 20 teams would be UMMMM whats the word feasible or able to be run it would take a week!!

[knownotmuch]

melchick said:

I really don't think 20 teams would be UMMMM whats the word feasible or able to be run it would take a week!!

Could be easily be run in 3 meetings, could even be done in 2 if the number of laps per race was cut down a little. There are a number of format possibilities already thought through but until it is a reality there is no need for a 20 team format.
I think stockcar numbers are going to continue to grow over the next few seasons. Which will require a fresh look at catering for entries at a number of events.

[Sharns With Sparky]

make it like 7s straight knock out type thing