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Also to evaluate lunatic changes by nascar.
New qualifying rules announced
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And they could be the worst thing since Brian France Oh Er Wait damn we still have him.These changes could be the best thing since sliced bread.
What's wrong with tequila? They have a margarita stand at both Vegas and Fontana. Traditionally, we have beer and ale in the ice chest and a fifth of some good scotch at the tailgate location. A margarita is a good way to start qualifying day at 7amA Margarita at a nascar race?
Only in California.
Does anyone know how much different a qualifying setup is from a race setup? I'm wondering if there is a lot of time and cost to support two setups.
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In qualifying trim the teams are not worried too much on how the car will drive, they are going for the fastest lap they can get. In race trim/setup the team concentrates on getting the car to handle as best as possible, trying to get rid of any pushing or loose conditions. The team wants the car to drive well on long green runs when the tires get hot and there's a full tank of fuel.
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What's wrong with tequila? They have a margarita stand at both Vegas and Fontana. Traditionally, we have beer and ale in the ice chest and a fifth of some good scotch at the tailgate location. A margarita is a good way to start qualifying day at 7am
I was introduced to Crown Royal by a couple of locals at Bristol. That stuff makes tequila look like spring water.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Good point. Beside changing oils for Q, teams spent a lot of time finding the perfect Q setup. Now it's all based on the racing setup, and that should save time and money.
I would also like to see much less practice time. Perhaps 6 hours in the AM, then do qualifying runs and impound the cars. Getting it all done in one day would save a ton of money and take some of the excessive engineering out of the sport.
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You know what I just realized that seems really weird about this to me... the guy that qualifies 25th could.. and most likely will.. have a faster qualifying time than whoever wins the pole each week... that doesn't seem right to me.
BamaFan
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Yep lets try this "Race what you brought"
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
These changes could be the best thing since rolled toilet paper.
Fixed. Sliced bread has lost it's luster.
Robin Pemberton announced some tweaks today:
'So, as it remains same, there will be three rounds of qualifying on our larger than mile-and-a-quarter racetracks. There will be two rounds in the mile-and-a-quarter and less. The difference will be our five road courses will move into the short track version. Through feedback, they felt like the second or last round needed to be a little bit longer to get multiple laps in on the track, so this should optimize their track time.
The other feedback we had gotten was about the adjustments to the cars during qualifying rounds. Starting in Phoenix, the teams will be able to adjust during their qualifying rounds and in the breaks of their qualifying rounds. If it's during the round when the track is hot, there will be one crew member over the wall that must wear a helmet and he can perform the adjustments which are tape, tire pressures and wedge. And then during the breaks, it will be three crew members when the track is cold, and they'll go over to perform those duties."
'So, as it remains same, there will be three rounds of qualifying on our larger than mile-and-a-quarter racetracks. There will be two rounds in the mile-and-a-quarter and less. The difference will be our five road courses will move into the short track version. Through feedback, they felt like the second or last round needed to be a little bit longer to get multiple laps in on the track, so this should optimize their track time.
The other feedback we had gotten was about the adjustments to the cars during qualifying rounds. Starting in Phoenix, the teams will be able to adjust during their qualifying rounds and in the breaks of their qualifying rounds. If it's during the round when the track is hot, there will be one crew member over the wall that must wear a helmet and he can perform the adjustments which are tape, tire pressures and wedge. And then during the breaks, it will be three crew members when the track is cold, and they'll go over to perform those duties."
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You are drinking the wrong tequila then, cause CR has nothing on a premium tequila.
The new qualifying rules kick in for Nationwide and Truck Series starting today. If the rain stays away it may be interesting to watch?
Yeah I've been looking forward to that.
The weather makes it look like they'll be set on points.
The weather makes it look like they'll be set on points.
If it rains out the starting lineups are based on last years owners points.
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Matthew2470
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Good to see qualifying at an RP track produce excitement. After a few more weeks if whining, people will find it hard to believe that they sick with the old format for as long as they did.
Is this some sort of attempt of saying that people will quit whining eventually? You know better than that Matt. We're NASCAR fans. That's what we do.
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I do have to say that with all the traditonalists that is on here, that i'm kind of a little surprised that this format was excepted as easy as it was. Fans talk about hating gimmicks, and this is about as gimmick as they can get. How good you qualify has very little to do with skill or how your car is set up, and is more about luck. It's all about being lucky enough to get in a pack that is fast enough and lucky enough that someone doesn't stop in front of you when you are on a good run. But, it is more exciting.Is this some sort of attempt of saying that people will quit whining eventually? You know better than that Matt. We're NASCAR fans. That's what we do.
...and less time consuming.