Hey guys and gals...
I am putting this out there to the 250 production riders to see what their thoughts are on "how to grid" the class. My hope is that we'll do something a little more interesting than the standard "by points" as we do in the other classes... Below are some possible ideas with pros and cons associated with each. Biggest concern on inverting grids is the leaders coming thru the slower field... but I maintain that will happen anyway - just later in the race if we run "normal" gridding. It would certainly make for more exciting racing and spectating...
1) By weight Saturday / by Saturday finish position on Sunday
Grid Saturday by Weight
-Heaviest rider on the pole
-Official scale at raceday office
-Riders weigh in at pre-tech
-empty pockets / no additional weight. Shirt / Pants / Shoes only
-In the event that two riders weigh EXACTLY the same amount then the grid position will be determined by random drawing / selection in the raceday office.
I think this has potential, but is potentially difficult to execute if Rybo doesn't have pre-tech help in the raceday office.
Grid Sunday by Saturday Finishing position
- Fastest guy on Saturday gets the pole on Sunday
- Sunday only riders gridded by points behind them then order of entry
Just makes sense, right? Only question here is does it unjustly penalize riders who are only going to race with us on Sunday.
2) By Points Saturday / By Saturday Finish Position on Sunday
Grid Saturday by Inverted Points
-Lowest season points gets the pole (pre-entry only)
-Gridded by entry time after that - all late sign up's go to the back
The safety thing applies here as well. Other than that, why not?
Grid Sunday by Saturday Finishing position
- Fastest guy on Saturday gets the pole on Sunday
- Sunday only riders gridded by points behind them then order of entry
Just makes sense, right? Only question here is does it unjustly penalize riders who are only going to race with us on Sunday.
3) By Points Saturday / By Fastest practice time Sunday
Grid Saturday by Inverted Points
-Lowest season points gets the pole (pre-entry only)
-Gridded by entry time after that - all late sign up's go to the back
The safety thing applies here as well. Other than that, why not?
Grid Sunday by fastest Sunday only practice time
- Fastest in Sunday practice gets the pole
- Late arrivals to the back
Chris can sort by practice times, the only glitch here would be the rider who is actually campaigning two bikes. How do we sort out if they were on the 600 versus the 250. Luke Wuckert comes to mind as well as Mobley. Not that we wouldn't be able to sort it out, it's just that it would take some additional time and effort to do so.
4) By Fastest practice time Both Days
Grid Saturday and Sunday by fastest practice time each day.
- Fastest in practice gets the pole
- Late arrivals to the back
Maybe the safest, most fair and second easiest way to set the grid. Doesn't set the stage for excitement like the other ideas though...
5) By the standard points method
BORING, but easy for Jen to execute and most fair to the riders chasing the championship. Will allow fast guys to check out and make for mediocre spectating.
So, whaddya you guys and gals think? Please ONLY vote if you're participating in the class - but all feel free to post up ideas and comments.