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Just curious as to why they allow such limited numbers????? it dosent really allow ur local guys compete when they have a large number of non seeded pro's eat up all the spots, D1 qualifys far many more drivers then FD, im quite dissapointed that i wont be allowed to ruffle some feathers this year at FD chicago honestly last i checked were at a 30 over cap waitlist. would it be so hard to have a pre event quailyfications send everyone out for a few passes and send those that dont make it home??
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Formula D does have a prequalifying day. They now run a two day event, the first day for open registrants to qualify for the competition and then the competition day where all qualified drivers compete. This is similar to what D1GP does in Japan.Originally posted by Reckless Hero
This is done because if there were an extravagantly high amount of drivers, it would require a lot of time to have every single driver perform for the judges, which would slow down the event. If you ever been at a driving event with a high number of drivers, you should know that it takes quite awhile for you to get back on track. Limiting the entries ensures that all the drivers get enough track time and that the event runs at a good pace.
The other thing about D1 is that they have D1 Driver Searches that weed out the better drivers from the novices. So, they've already filtered out drivers that aren't quite ready before an actual competition. This guarantees that drivers aiming to compete at a D1 event are capable drivers. Formula D does not do this, nor is there a similar system set up like this stateside. This is better for local guys as they need not worry about pre-qualification, but again, this will slow down an event.
Sorry that you weren't able to register, but at least you now know that the next time, you're going to have to watch the registration page like a hawk!
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FD lets anyone register. Registration opened in the end of February and the events were all full or waitlist by March.Comment
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A few years ago, Eldora Speedway held a race they called the "Late Model Dream". It was a single night, non-sanction race for dirt late models that paid $1,000,000 to win.
It took four days to whittle down the field of nearly 200 entrants to a feature field of 20 cars. Sunoco's Racing Fuel supplier for Northern Ohio had to truck in more methanol. McCreary, American Racing, and Hoosier all were nearly ran out of tires, and because practically every late model driver in the country who could afford to truck to Rossburg, Ohio was there, the track's facilities were overwhelmed and Eldora was out of pits, parking, and the finer things in life (flushing toilets).
In the end, one guy left the track 1 million dollars richer, and everything else ended up like Woodstock 1999.
Just letting anyone show up doesn't seem like such a good idea now, does it?Comment
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