Once more in english, Please?

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:05:47 -0500, Stan Weiss
<srweiss.TakeThisOut@erols.com> wrote:

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>George Mooth wrote:
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>> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:29:57 -0800, "John Kunkel"
>> <nobody.TakeThisOut@nowhere.net> wrote:
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>> >"JA" <noyb.TakeThisOut@noyb.com> wrote in message
>> >news:478e41b8$0$4960$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> >> http://www.nhra.com/content/news/26282.htm
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>> >> Professional qualifying format to change in 2008 POWERade Series
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>> >> 1/16/2008
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>> >> Given the significant impact weather and atmospheric conditions have had
>> >> on qualifying for NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events in past seasons,
>> >> NHRA has modified its race qualifying procedure.
>> >
>> >I have this recurring vision of the NHRA bigwigs sitting at a yearend
>> >meeting and the subject is "How can we make it sillier next year".
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>> Let's see, how can we look dumber than NASCAR? And now we
>> have it. Changed qualifications, and changed significance of
>> the last four races. I blew off NASCAR for going with "the
>> chase". Now my fav motorsport is trying to p*** me off too.
>>
>> Can't we just leave things alone. "If it ain't broke don't
>> fix it" certainly applies in this instance.
>>
>> Geo.
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>I think that it was broke. At many races if you did not qualify on
>Friday night you were not in the program Sunday. This will give the
>people watching on Saturday some suspense as to who will get in.

Maybe I was a bit hasty in my condemnation of the new rule.
I can see where it would add suspense to Sat. qualifying. It
would therefore make Sat. more fun to watch. Sorry.

Geo.

"John Kunkel" <nobody.TakeThisOut@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> "Stan Weiss" <srweiss.TakeThisOut@erols.com> wrote in message
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>> I think that it was broke. At many races if you did not qualify on
>> Friday night you were not in the program Sunday.
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> Why should a team get favoritism for failure? It's like a school giving a
> kid who flunks a test a send/third/fourth chance to pass.
>

I can now see the argument for both sides.

I agree that if a team can not perform, then they should not be compensated
with a second chance. Someone who runs a 4.70 on Friday night to qualify
15th can still be bumped by someone who runs a 4.80 in the final qualifying
session just does not sound right to me.

HOWEVER

Does the team that did run the 4.70 on Friday night, but can only manage a
4.90 at best during a daylight run, deserve to be in the show?

My opinion is YES.

That's how you continue to keep the interest of the privateers to keep
trying to compete against the big $$ teams.

Garry