1/4 mile Championship 2014

[MoleT-5R]

This my not be everyones cup of tea, so I'm just throwing it out there to see what the the interest is and remember this is meant as a bit of fun whilst we are attending a 1/4 meet and doesn't effect individual times

After some fire side discussions this summer just gone I've taken the various ideas and bashed them around for a while until I'd got what thought may be a fun format for a race series and fair to all ( I believe ), obviously it is still a work in progress and I still have to check whether all four venues can run this format ( the two main ones do as another forum run a similar format for there championship ) or may be the format might be slightly different for these two meets, but at the end of the day this is just for fun whilst we're there

If you don’t understand it or don’t like a bit of fun and a laugh, this may not be for you this is designed as a bit of fun it has absolutely nothing to do with the time you run, all that counts is winner on the bottom of your time-slip, obviously the time counts for all other 1/4 mile tables, but here it’s win move up or lose drop down.


1st meet will start seasons challenge table ( if you ain’t there, you’ll have to start at the bottom)


Seasons meets will probably be 6 in total, spread about to make it fair (ish) to all consisting of :- 3x avon,1x york, 1x north weald, 1x pod (dates to be announced)


1st season will be difficult as all probabilities won’t have come to light until end of season, this is meant as a bit of racing fun, anything can happen staging and leaving stage, so the underdog has more than a fair chance, whatever vehicle there in (as long as it is a volvo ( or powered by volvo might by allowed))


1st meet challenge names drawn from claymore’s hat ( the only one that I can normally guarantee to have one), late arrivals ( if you ain’t there, you’ll have to start at the bottom)


For the first races of the season entrants will have to be drawn by lots, unless the idea is bettered


2 or 3 runs need to be done to get an bracket time ( don’t sandbag as if you breakout of your bracket by more than 0.250sec a penalty could occur)


Then for instance, say 12 cars are present at the first meet of the season, the names then are drawn, car1 races car 2 the winner goes to 1st place loser to 6th and this is repeated through the other 5 races in a similar manner filling the top and bottom places, once 6 races are run and the start point will have now been sorted by the luck of the draw, so as to speak and the challenge begins


you then are free to challenge the person above you if you wish but you don’t have to, but if you’re challenged by the person below you, you must take the challenge or forefit your place to the challenger, hopefully we could then get 2 or 3 challenge runs into a meet


New Competitor :- people can join during the season, but will start in last place and work there way up race by race


holiday break :- one missed event the holiday break can be used were attendance points only will be added to your results total


knackered car :- car could be changed during the season once in the event of breakdown, but must be replaced with a Volvo or Volvo powered vehicle


Attendance points to be added to results board for all attended race meets


Handicapping :- possibly doing 3 timed runs to get average (bracket time) and then using that time to delay your or your competitors start by the amount of the difference between you to make it all on the finish line (and there may then be a penalty for breaking out of bracket time to stop competitors sandbagging average timed runs)




Results and Finishing place points :- points then go into the table ( if 12 cars run first place will get 12 points and last place 1 + attendance points) and this will set the order for the next meet and competition will continue as before (2 or 3 sighting runs and then competitive drags)




Prizes :- the glory plus whatever we come up with (probably a FrankieT5 2014 bent forged conrod mounted on a plinth)


Please don't shoot me it's just an idea for those that wishing to play and I'm open to useful suggestions

[jamesy12345]

I'm unlikely to make all the events but sounds good to me, IN.

Love the idea of a broken part being used as a trophy - I can donate a melted spark plug, a knackered spark plug cover screw or an injector with the end missing :S

edit:

o o o please sir here are the rules for (h)andicapping

http://www.nhra.net/basics/handicap.html

edit edit:

here is the aforementioned screw, on the end of a stud extractor

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[MoleT-5R]

I'm unlikely to make all the events but sounds good to me, IN.

Love the idea of a broken part being used as a trophy - I can donate a melted spark plug, a knackered spark plug cover screw or an injector with the end missing :S

may be the prize should be the most novel part broken during the season, mounted on a nice wooden plinth

[jamesy12345]

may be the prize should be the most novel part broken during the season, mounted on a nice wooden plinth

my entry is above! Hopefully the end of the injector won't make a reappearance jammed in the turbo..............!

[MoleT-5R]

my entry is above! Hopefully the end of the injector won't make a reappearance jammed in the turbo..............!

well we have two, then let racing commence....lol

[p fandango]

may be the prize should be the most novel part broken during the season, mounted on a nice wooden plinth

going by last year their'll be a few gearboxes that can be used as trophy's lol

[WOODY T5]

Got to give u all a chance this year then

[Nealevo]

I had this made for a trophy.

[V70 Graham]

Is that last years remains ?

[Nealevo]

Is that last years remains ?

yes mate.....Doh

[T5frankie]

I like most of the idea but not bracket racing

[Jamest5r]

I like most of the idea but not bracket racing

That's what I said as well

[T5frankie]

That's what I said as well

Great minds, who wants to start at different times? Lol

[stribo]

Great minds, who wants to start at different times? Lol

You start while the light's still red anyway.

[T5frankie]

You start while the light's still red anyway.

Lol too much pressure

[smithy]

I don't like bracket racing but everything else sounds good

[p fandango]

bracket racing gives a fair chance to everyone so money/mods are irrelevant

[graemewelch]

sounds like its all getting a bit complicated to me. its just a bit fun a few times a year. turn up and try and get your do to do its fastest time. i know 100% i wont turn up to 6 races next year. most of them are the other end of the country to me.

[smithy]

I'm going to try and do atleast 10 this year

[V70 Graham]

I'm going to try and do atleast 10 this year

10.0 seconds.....good luck with that mate !