tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post4407679578936243213..comments2023-04-27T04:20:37.175-07:00Comments on My Name Is IRL: Unhappy HamiltonIannuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120192496901254768noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-58009453824291625392008-05-14T17:30:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:30:00.000-07:00I think the current format blows, especially in an...I think the current format blows, especially in an era where a whoppin' eight cars have shots at the pole. Just seems very artificial Now that we have more than 33 cars, go back to the old system.pressdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116626812974787639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-51273504259211356212008-05-14T15:33:00.000-07:002008-05-14T15:33:00.000-07:00oriol & davey should just shut up.the vast majorit...oriol & davey should just shut up.<BR/><BR/>the vast majority of the drivers like the qualifying. And <BR/>even Mario Andretti likes the format.<BR/><BR/>And it is NOT new , the format has been in place for a couple of years now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-79720271772128579972008-05-14T14:04:00.000-07:002008-05-14T14:04:00.000-07:00One counter-argument, if I may, is that with the T...One counter-argument, if I may, is that with the Top-11 system, there's a reward for having your act together by the time pole day rolls around. By making a clear cutoff, you reward those teams that busted their hump to get ready. Of course, I can understand why 15/100 of a second doesn't really mean Davey and Vision DIDN'T have their act together. I like the old way better. The only thing locked down after Pole Day is the Pole. MAYBE you could lock in the front row, since there's some prestige to that, and it also helps the track, and the League, market the front row for a couple of weeks ("Come see Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon, and Ryan Briscoe lead the field to the green in the ..."). But other than that, they should let the times stand. We'd have 20 cars in the show. I hate the Top-35 rule, and this seems like a slightly more obfuscated version of that rule. The teams ready to be fast on day 1 are generally your top teams. This just helps guarantee that no matter how much speed teams find the next week, those top teams are in the show. It may not matter right now, but imagine in a few years with a (hopefully) more open engine or car format. What if BMW shows up with some radical turbo 6, but it takes them two weeks to get the setup. This way, they can never repeat what happened in 1995, with Penske missing the show entirely. As long as they can show up on day 1 at close to full speed, they're locked in. Meh.Fred Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379706257551429697noreply@blogger.com