Title: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Post by: jimclark on January 30, 2021, 06:09:30 am
In all my years I never, ever, even entertained the notion that there'd be a grid sheet for a sportscar race that didn't have qualifying times........Saturday night short tracks with their heat races, yeah........
For shame, for shame......... :(
http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/02_Daytona%20International%20Speedway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101301540_Race/01_Grid_Race_Provisional.PDF (http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/02_Daytona%20International%20Speedway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101301540_Race/01_Grid_Race_Provisional.PDF)
For shame, for shame......... :(
http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/02_Daytona%20International%20Speedway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101301540_Race/01_Grid_Race_Provisional.PDF (http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/02_Daytona%20International%20Speedway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101301540_Race/01_Grid_Race_Provisional.PDF)
Title: Re: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Post by: Kristof on February 01, 2021, 10:09:11 am
There's one for the qualifying race.
http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/01_ROAR%20Before%20the%2024/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101241405_R24H%20Qualifying%20Race/01_Grid_R24H%20Qualifying%20Race_Official.PDF
Qualifying race made up the grid positions, could be the reason why there's no qualifying times for the 24 hours?
http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/01_ROAR%20Before%20the%2024/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101241405_R24H%20Qualifying%20Race/01_Grid_R24H%20Qualifying%20Race_Official.PDF
Qualifying race made up the grid positions, could be the reason why there's no qualifying times for the 24 hours?
Title: Re: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Post by: jimclark on February 02, 2021, 05:28:00 am
Yes. That's my point. It was from "The ROAR Before The Twenty Four" weekend.
That would be equivalent to using times and a qualifying race on Le Mans test day for the 24.....
Sacrilege I say!!! >:D
That would be equivalent to using times and a qualifying race on Le Mans test day for the 24.....
Sacrilege I say!!! >:D
Title: Re: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Post by: Kristof on February 04, 2021, 02:13:07 pm
Ah, I feel your pain ;D.
New qualifying format at LM isn't much better with that hyperpole stuff they introduced last year.
Should just let everyone set a time over 2 sessions like they used to do, much more entertaining.
New qualifying format at LM isn't much better with that hyperpole stuff they introduced last year.
Should just let everyone set a time over 2 sessions like they used to do, much more entertaining.
Title: Re: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Post by: jimclark on February 04, 2021, 09:52:16 pm
Yes....same with F1....and all other series. Times have changed to please sponsors by drawing the uninitiated, casual watcher's eyeballs to their rolling "billboards"..... :(
Dollars (or whatever currency) talk; all the rest walk....:(
On a positive note, I can say I caught the real stuff...... :)
Dollars (or whatever currency) talk; all the rest walk....:(
On a positive note, I can say I caught the real stuff...... :)
Title: Re: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Post by: Lorry on February 05, 2021, 12:07:10 am
It was usually said that grid position isn't important in a 24 hour race, although having the fast cars at the front must be safer. These fancy qualifying sessions are just to provide some acceptable footage for television IMHO
Title: Re: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Post by: jimclark on February 06, 2021, 03:23:45 am
It was usually said that grid position isn't important in a 24 hour race
Try telling that to Ken Miles (rip).....I think he'd disagree........
Title: Re: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Post by: Landy_Jon on February 07, 2021, 09:31:07 pm
Another reason not to attend ~ the build up and the atmosphere...
