New race procedure for IROC races with more than 6 drivers
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:59 pm
In the past, if we had over 6 drivers present for an IROC class, we would split them into groups A, B, C, etc. based on qualifying times.
We now have a new, better system for dealing with 7 or more IROC drivers which bundles everyone into a single group. We do this by having the same number of races as drivers, however each driver only does 6 races. Here's how it works:
The fastest 6 qualifiers drive the first race. For the second race, the driver on the 6th driver station steps out and drivers on station 1 to 5 move down one position. Station 1 is taken by the 7th qualifier. This is repeated until all drivers have driven each of the six cars.
This way everyone races with the same group and gets the same points for each finishing position. No more group B reduced points and lots more fun and interest in the races. So far we've don this at both of our 2015 events and it's been a blast!
We now have a new, better system for dealing with 7 or more IROC drivers which bundles everyone into a single group. We do this by having the same number of races as drivers, however each driver only does 6 races. Here's how it works:
The fastest 6 qualifiers drive the first race. For the second race, the driver on the 6th driver station steps out and drivers on station 1 to 5 move down one position. Station 1 is taken by the 7th qualifier. This is repeated until all drivers have driven each of the six cars.
This way everyone races with the same group and gets the same points for each finishing position. No more group B reduced points and lots more fun and interest in the races. So far we've don this at both of our 2015 events and it's been a blast!