Qualifying night lack of action with 14 teams (Read 1,066 times)

[beachboy]

What were people's thoughts on the first night? I felt it lacked action as Drivers/teams knew they needed a lot of points and not just a race win to have any chance of making the top 4.
Would be interested to hear what drivers prefer. 4 groups of 3 or as many teams as possible.

Seems like a great opportunity for the promoter to get teams to the Auckland team's nationals.
Limit the Palmy event to 12 teams and those that enter the Auckland event the year prior get auto entry to the palmy event, exemptions for GB and maybe C, N

vote on the poll
macgor.proboards.com/thread/38862/palmy-teams-champs-restricted-12

[spuddy]

No lack of action for me. First time attending and thought out of the 14 races there were probably only 2 dud ones

[Higgins]

Panthers v Otago and Eastern States (and the old Glen Eagles and Kihikihi from way back) were always lacking in action during the days of twelve teams champs, particularly as they often seemed to draw both of them if they were both entered!

[hercules]

There’s no doubt that the format of more than 12 teams does change mindset night 1 and make it a points race.

I’m not sure how it can be solved, there can only ever be 4 groups, and with racing only twice night 1 you need 3 per group. Anymore and we need the format this year.

I’ve always wondered about top 8 teams from year previous get auto entry into the event, and the rest need some sort of qualifying pre qualification races well prior to event to decide the final 4 teams.

[hbhornets]

Feb 11, 2023 17:10:42 GMT 12 hercules said:

There’s no doubt that the format of more than 12 teams does change mindset night 1 and make it a points race.

I’m not sure how it can be solved, there can only ever be 4 groups, and with racing only twice night 1 you need 3 per group. Anymore and we need the format this year.

I’ve always wondered about top 8 teams from year previous get auto entry into the event, and the rest need some sort of qualifying pre qualification races well prior to event to decide the final 4 teams.

You can run 4 groups with 13 14 15 and 16 teams. Promotion refuse to as this would put the panthers at a disadvantage. This year it won't as they made the final. 3rd and 4th will have 4 car groups. Win two races and progress to the top 4. While the two losers battle it out with a chance at the tier 2 on the line depending what happens in the other race which you would put first. So rhe losing teams know the points they need to quilfy for night two. The top two teams will then have groups of three and can actually afford to drop a race and quilfy for the finals.

Does anybody have anybody have a problem with this format? I certainly don't and the only person who does is old brucey as it puts the panthers at a disadvantage.