Points for qualifying hasn't changed -- and I don't have a beef with that since I typically am on the top 1/2. I'm taking what is written in the above and combining it with what they're saying on the board -- and I'm getting the impression that it all comes down to the last three races. The first four races determine a 16 car field -- well Hell, 00 Joe only went to two races last year and Milward three -- and they were in the Top Ten. I think Ewing was 5th or 6th. So few people make all of the races -- that there is an easy 16 just making two of the first four -- penalizing the guy that made all four -- since you start all over again. Go to one of the first four races and tech you car in -- and you'll be in the Top 16.
I posted the Final Top 10 listing from 2008 over and their site and asked for them to recalculate under the new system. I think that consistency qualifying and eliminations over seven races (throw out one) is better than starting all over again for the last four. I had a pretty good 1st half -- but went -.0001 red in the first round of Milan (the first of the three races). That would about end my chances no matter what I did in the next two.
I just don't like what I think they're trying to do, and had I known this two months ago -- I wouldn't have spent so much money with trying to run the whole season. Before the rule change -- this might have been my last season of running the whole 7 races -- as it is too expensive. I was really looking forward to have giving it my all. Now I don't know what I'm going to do. |