Like i said earlier....I haver no problem with the new procedure just dont see it as a significant step towards increasing popularity of the sport/event...
Im sure those in attendance will enjoy it
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Like i said earlier....I haver no problem with the new procedure just dont see it as a significant step towards increasing popularity of the sport/event...
Im sure those in attendance will enjoy it
not a new track recordQuote:
Originally Posted by Ken
Easily option A.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken
You can now focus on just a 90 minute session to see who sits on the Pole - MUCH better for TV coverage (read sponsorship value). Rather than previous years where unless you watched the WHOLE DAY you could easily miss the fast guys setting the pole times.
Whilst I don't particularly like the idea and seems more of a gimmick, it makes way more sense for attracting the sponsor money. Think it may also help to get more people there too - they can turn up later in the day and not risk missing 'that' pole run, if perhaps they can't dedicate the whole day at the track.
Take away the giving of points away, I can live with the changes. They have wrecked so much of what Indy was over the last 15 years, that how they get to Bubble day doesn't really matter. But giving out extra points for qualifying for only THIS race is wrong, it diminishes the rest of the series in importance, and rewards teams for something that in the end, shouldn't and doesn't matter. No one really cares where anyone starts once the race starts. You read the paper the day after the 500 to see who won? No one really cares about where people started once that green flag drops. So WHY give away 15 points for winning a pole?