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Post by graemeh on Feb 15, 2020 8:43:09 GMT 12
Qualifying points should be based on number of starters at the commencement of the meeting, eg 16 car fields means 16 points for the winner.
Getting 20 points, for convenience sake, means Competitors get 6 points for finishing last in a qualifying heat and is likely to mean another competitor who misses a race and doesn't get any points misses qualifying or starts further back in the field for the final.
The "0" points 1nz recorded last night may be significant in the final results
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Post by bikeboy on Feb 15, 2020 8:46:10 GMT 12
Qualifying points should be based on number of starters at the commencement of the meeting, eg 16 car fields means 16 points for the winner. Getting 20 points, for convenience sake, means Competitors get 6 points for finishing last in a qualifying heat and is likely to mean another competitor who misses a race and doesn't get any points misses qualifying or starts further back in the field for the final. The "0" points 1nz recorded last night may be significant in the final results I agree with you here, im not a fan of this 5 heat format either personally, prefer the qualfying the first night with repercharges, dont mind the one race final tho, |
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Post by old2nz on Feb 15, 2020 8:51:18 GMT 12
Qualifying points should be based on number of starters at the commencement of the meeting, eg 16 car fields means 16 points for the winner. Getting 20 points, for convenience sake, means Competitors get 6 points for finishing last in a qualifying heat and is likely to mean another competitor who misses a race and doesn't get any points misses qualifying or starts further back in the field for the final. The "0" points 1nz recorded last night may be significant in the final results The only way you can get 0 points in Saloon racing is that you are excluded. All cars get points for a DNF in a race |
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Post by graemeh on Feb 15, 2020 9:10:34 GMT 12
Qualifying points should be based on number of starters at the commencement of the meeting, eg 16 car fields means 16 points for the winner. Getting 20 points, for convenience sake, means Competitors get 6 points for finishing last in a qualifying heat and is likely to mean another competitor who misses a race and doesn't get any points misses qualifying or starts further back in the field for the final. The "0" points 1nz recorded last night may be significant in the final results The only way you can get 0 points in Saloon racing is that you are excluded. All cars get points for a DNF in a race Wasn't at the meeting but from what I managed to see on facebook, and am happy to be corrected, 1nz had a DNS in one race so scored '0' points. Its not the zero points, its the 4 or 5 point loss for not being able to start. Eg: 16 car field using 20 points for 1st, 15th place gets 6 points the 16th car (DNS) in the group gets 0. Using 16 points for 1st, 15th placed car gets 2 points, 16th car (DNS) gets 0. End result is a 4 point penalty which could impact the make up of the final grid positions. Just my opinion  |
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Post by bikeboy on Feb 15, 2020 9:29:44 GMT 12
Qualifying points should be based on number of starters at the commencement of the meeting, eg 16 car fields means 16 points for the winner. Getting 20 points, for convenience sake, means Competitors get 6 points for finishing last in a qualifying heat and is likely to mean another competitor who misses a race and doesn't get any points misses qualifying or starts further back in the field for the final. The "0" points 1nz recorded last night may be significant in the final results The only way you can get 0 points in Saloon racing is that you are excluded. All cars get points for a DNF in a race 1nz didnt make the start of a hear due to running out of time to change a battery, so he was a DNS so no points, the point is if they had paid 16 points to win, not 20, he would not have been disadvantaged as much but the dns, |
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Post by tank11 on Feb 15, 2020 9:47:53 GMT 12
And would still be in top 16, at present 19th or 20th.
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Post by BarryB on Feb 15, 2020 10:00:24 GMT 12
You are correct Graeme. It unfairly affects the contact classes with a qualifying DNF, and the non contact classes with a qualifying DNS as it has done here. 1nz has effectively lost 4 or 5 points to the rest of the field, and while over 5 heats he should still qualify but will be further back on the grid on a track surface where passing will be at a premium. I feel it's a rule that should be in the rule book for SNZ championships, that the number of points awarded for the win should equal the number of cars in the largest qualifying group, and that groups should be balanced so that no group has no more than one car than any other group.
A driver is already penalised for his DNS. He should get zero points for that. However, he doesn't deserve all of the other drivers scoring a bonus 5 points just for driving out the gate.
Barry B
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Post by Wildcat on Feb 15, 2020 10:58:14 GMT 12
Who actually qualified last night Cant find anything ? Facebook ,Huntly site
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Post by BarryB on Feb 15, 2020 11:04:32 GMT 12
Who actually qualified last night Cant find anything ? Facebook ,Huntly site That's because there are no qualifiers. 5 heat format, 3 last night and 2 tonight, followed by the final. Barry B |
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Post by Wildcat on Feb 15, 2020 11:33:01 GMT 12
All good No wonder couldnt find qualifyers Thanks
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