Gridding via points vs. entry date

[50Joe]

What is the logic behind CCS gridding race events by order of entry received?  It seems to be more fair if grids were set based on points standings in that class followed by received entry date.  This rewards the person who is working hard to attend the events and get good results.

[majicMARKer]

asuumption here- Gets the committment in earlier?

[Super Dave]

asuumption here- Gets the committment in earlier?

Hell, yeah!  It's a financially competitive market for grid position. 

[Gixxerblade]

Grids are small enough that it doesn't even make a difference.

[vnvbandit]

Grids are small enough that it doesn't even make a difference.

Yep! AND we have already beat this horse to death! 

[majicMARKer]

I seem to remember Joe pointing me which way to pass on tje grid at Roebling.

[50Joe]

I seem to remember Joe pointing me which way to pass on tje grid at Roebling.

Just trying to keep us all safe.  Being a lonely 2-stroke in a sea of 4-strokes makes coming off the line much harder to do.  Big 4T twins are so much easier to launch than my bike.  I have zero toque until about 7,000 to 7,500 RPM and then it hits hard.  I either wheelie or bog off the line.  But, once rolling she runs pretty good. 

[majicMARKer]

Joe, you best start in the back and yeah you are ultrafast on that Aprilia. One of these days I will come to ride one.

[Jordan Long Unlimited]

I think we should all go to qualifying times ! ! !  But that is just MY opinion. . ! ! !

[Peter998]

I personally would like to see the grids set by lap times.

[majicMARKer]

For me it doesnt matter. Being on a smaller displacement bike I get killed on the start and many times get stuck behind them going into T1. I typically get by a few of them at T1 but lose out again on the straights.

[design-engine]

They like to do it by entry so folks sign up sooner I suppose.  It should be really easy to obtain grids from those timed practices.   Shouldn't be too much work right?

[majicMARKer]

In speculation the two issues would be first, there would be no need to sign up early. Didn't I see at east one round this year being cancelled due to lack of participation? If they don't see any pre-entries then why bother hold the round? Would you as the race promoter dish out the $16K for the two days only to take the hit with no participation?

Secondly, I can just see more of the folks trying to get a better starting grid and running harder in practice to accomplish this. could this relate to more crashes because racers are attempting to go faster by pushing the limits a little harder? Just saying.

Mark

[design-engine]

Makes since to me.... Plus I can float a check at sign up and still make it to the races ;)

[schoops]

I have no doubt they do it to promote early entrys but to my mind it's an unsafe practise when it comes to racing. You want the serious fast guys up front so they are not having to carve through slower riders. I've been tossing up between WERA and CCS and this is one of the things that seriously puts me off of CCS