ÜberDoober
04-03-2008, 03:26 PM
Cool! This week, they're trying a knockout quallifying system for the streets of St. Pete
INDYCAR: Knockout Qualifying for Road/Street Courses
The IndyCar Series will change its qualifying format for road and street courses beginning with the series’ visit to St. Petersburg this weekend.
Single-car qualifying, which previously preceded the “Firestone Fast Six” shootout, will be eliminated on road and street courses in favor of group sessions that will progressively narrow the field to the fastest six, who will then enter a 10-minute shootout for the pole.
Preparations for qualifying at road and street courses will begin with two Friday practice sessions in which all cars will participate together for a total of 2.5 hours. On Saturday morning, the cars will be randomly divided into two groups for a final practice session. Each group will get 30 minutes of practice time.
Qualifying begins Saturday afternoon with the two groups competing for 20 minutes each. The fastest six cars from each group will advance to another round of qualifying while positions 13 down will be established for the race by the fastest laps turned by the remaining cars.
The 12 advancing cars will then enter a 15-minute group qualifying session with all previous times erased. Following that session, the fastest six cars will advance to the Firestone Fast Six shootout while the remaining six cars will fill positions seven through 12 on the starting grid based on their fastest laps from that session.
Once again, all times will be erased and the six finalists will battle for 10 minutes to win the PEAK Motor Oil Pole.
Full Story: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-road-street-course-qualifying-tweaked/
http://www.indycar.com/news/2008/series/images/quals-inside-04022008.jpg (http://www.indycar.com/news/index.php?story_id=10848)
IT'S A KNOCKOUT!
Practice
Sessions 1-2: Two practices on Fridays totaling 2½ hours, in which all cars participate together without assigned groups, lay the groundwork.
Session 3: On Saturday mornings, the cars will be randomly divided into two groups for 30 minutes each of final practice.
Qualifications
Segment 1: Begins Saturday afternoons with the same two groups competing for 20 minutes each. The fastest six cars from each group advance to another round of qualifying. The remaining cars will set positions 13 down on the starting grid based on fastest lap time.
Segment 2: The 12 advancing cars enter a 15-minute group qualifying session with all previous times voided. Following that session, the fastest six cars will advance to the Firestone Fast Six. The remaining six cars will fill positions 7-12 on the starting grid based on their fastest laps from that session.
Segment 3: Once again, all times will be erased and the six finalists will battle for 10 minutes with the PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award as the prize based on lap time. It also sets the remainder of the first three rows. There will be a 10-minute break between the final two segments, and each participant will receive an extra set of Firestone Firehawks. Read full story here: http://www.indycar.com/news/index.php?story_id=10848
This is going to be a cool deal and will definetly add to the show.
INDYCAR: Knockout Qualifying for Road/Street Courses
The IndyCar Series will change its qualifying format for road and street courses beginning with the series’ visit to St. Petersburg this weekend.
Single-car qualifying, which previously preceded the “Firestone Fast Six” shootout, will be eliminated on road and street courses in favor of group sessions that will progressively narrow the field to the fastest six, who will then enter a 10-minute shootout for the pole.
Preparations for qualifying at road and street courses will begin with two Friday practice sessions in which all cars will participate together for a total of 2.5 hours. On Saturday morning, the cars will be randomly divided into two groups for a final practice session. Each group will get 30 minutes of practice time.
Qualifying begins Saturday afternoon with the two groups competing for 20 minutes each. The fastest six cars from each group will advance to another round of qualifying while positions 13 down will be established for the race by the fastest laps turned by the remaining cars.
The 12 advancing cars will then enter a 15-minute group qualifying session with all previous times erased. Following that session, the fastest six cars will advance to the Firestone Fast Six shootout while the remaining six cars will fill positions seven through 12 on the starting grid based on their fastest laps from that session.
Once again, all times will be erased and the six finalists will battle for 10 minutes to win the PEAK Motor Oil Pole.
Full Story: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-road-street-course-qualifying-tweaked/
http://www.indycar.com/news/2008/series/images/quals-inside-04022008.jpg (http://www.indycar.com/news/index.php?story_id=10848)
IT'S A KNOCKOUT!
Practice
Sessions 1-2: Two practices on Fridays totaling 2½ hours, in which all cars participate together without assigned groups, lay the groundwork.
Session 3: On Saturday mornings, the cars will be randomly divided into two groups for 30 minutes each of final practice.
Qualifications
Segment 1: Begins Saturday afternoons with the same two groups competing for 20 minutes each. The fastest six cars from each group advance to another round of qualifying. The remaining cars will set positions 13 down on the starting grid based on fastest lap time.
Segment 2: The 12 advancing cars enter a 15-minute group qualifying session with all previous times voided. Following that session, the fastest six cars will advance to the Firestone Fast Six. The remaining six cars will fill positions 7-12 on the starting grid based on their fastest laps from that session.
Segment 3: Once again, all times will be erased and the six finalists will battle for 10 minutes with the PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award as the prize based on lap time. It also sets the remainder of the first three rows. There will be a 10-minute break between the final two segments, and each participant will receive an extra set of Firestone Firehawks. Read full story here: http://www.indycar.com/news/index.php?story_id=10848
This is going to be a cool deal and will definetly add to the show.