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Originally Posted by SteveR
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
one stupid thing i saw as a result of all this. since allen had a qualifying pass that woudl have put him in the show the NHRA gave a bye run in the first round. wouldn't it make more sense to include the next fastest car in the field instead of putting a thrill free solo pass in front of all the people who paid to see the show?
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tim
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The argument would have been that since Anderson got the by-run, if he were to get beat by the #17 qualifier, he didn't belong there anyway. It's the opponents job to get his/her car to the line come race day and if he can't the opponent gets a by-run, even in the event of a crash. |
i understand that point of view. i just hate to see a bye run in the first round. it seems like a waste, especially in a class that they send home more cars than they qualify every week anyway. it would be a perfect opportunity to get a car onto tv that normally may not have a shot at getting into the show.
with how spread out the field was this week(compared to most weeks) i doubt the result would have been any different. but putting one more sponsor on TV and one more heads up race in front of the fans can't be a bad thing.
we got to see another example of the rule the way it is more commonly enforced when big frank had a fuel leak and had to shut off vs force. that gave force the free pass cause the car was ready to compete.
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tim