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« 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......... Sad

http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/02_Daytona%20International%20Speedway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101301540_Race/01_Grid_Race_Provisional.PDF
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« Reply #1 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?
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« Reply #2 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!!!  Evil
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2021, 02:13:07 pm »

Ah, I feel your pain  Grin.

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.
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« Reply #4 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"..... Sad

Dollars (or whatever currency) talk; all the rest walk....Sad

On a positive note, I can say I caught the real stuff...... Smiley
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« Reply #5 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


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« Reply #6 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........
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2021, 09:31:07 pm »

Another reason not to attend ~ the build up and the atmosphere...
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