After watching the world of outlaw heat races in Charloette Saturday night, it sparked me a topic to discuss in regards to the racing format of the program. That of the heat races specifically.
Heat races in central IL dirt late model racing are normally 10 laps long in lenght. They usually consist of 4 fows of cars for a field of 8. Normally on a night in which there is a special feature event that drivers are there to compete for, they take the 3 finishers out of each heat and then the rest have to come throug the B-main. Seems like a pretty fair way to determine the field for the feature...or is it.
Notice how I didn't of the way the heat line ups are determined? It used to be the top 8 qualifiers inverted and those 8 drivers made up what is known as the "fast heat". It wasn't always fair to the guy who had fast time, as he was forced to start from the rear, but in those days, they didn't take the top 3 in a regular night and they still don't. The quick time draws a number between 1 and 8 to deterimine the invert.
The thing I don't like about heat races here in IL is the length. 10 laps really isn't enought time to get the car working and give the driver the ability to come from the back if needed. 15 may seem a bit too long, but at the same time, for bigger purse shows, it should be the norm here in IL. I guess you could settle on 12, but i'd rather give time for the tires to come into play and see the chargers come from the back. Watching a pole sitter leave the field in 2 laps is boring to watch.
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