Barrie LLM to run double features in 2009????????

Guest · 2009-01-07T11:46:23Z

Ok well I was going to start into a 4cyl preview for this week but something has appeared on the Barrie website of late that just has me completely baffled!! I'm a bit suprised there hasnt been any discussion about this on here, but apparently BSW will be running double features for the LLM division this year with no purse increase but rather the $$ from the 2008 features split in half for each of these double features. I have some major questions on how this is going to work in 2009 and just who it will benefit, so I will try and break it down as I see it. Now I understand why this was done (to give a BSW car a better shot at the 25 000 dollar Nascar Whelen top prize) but that being said I really think this idea could be destined to fail miserably, and drivers, fans, and owners could really suffer for what I see as a very poor decision in the end. Now I dont pretend to know all this details on this, so if you were at the LLM drivers meeting and can shed some light on this PLEASE DO!!LOL Questions I have::: How many laps will each feature consist of??? I'm hearing they will possibly be 20-25 laps each, and if true that doesnt add up to much on track action as we all know passing at Barrie is at a premimum due to the tightness of the track. This could really turn fans away if they see no passing, and for the drivers basically in 20 or 25 laps you wont have a chance at a win unless you start in the first couple rows.Will the formula to determine the starting grid be changed??? The dreaded handicapping system!!!!LOL If it remains unchanged from last year it will be really tough for the cars starting at the rear to even enter the top 5 let alone get a win. If its true these new features are in the 20-25 lap duration I would like to see the fast cars to the front so you at least have some good battles to watch!! Now this is really unfair for the mid pack to back markers as they will basically have no chance to win or place well because of it and could leave the track for greener pastures and a shot at a bit of glory. This again is not good for fans or owners at BSW. Now that being said, some of the cars in the top 6 or 7 at the track MIGHT benefit as if there lucky enough to hold on for a feature win or two and it would increase there nightly winnings from what they were accustomed to in 2008. But I'm really not even sure that will happen either??Does this mean the end of heat races for the division??? I cant really see how drivers can be expected to run two 12 lap heat races plus two 20-25 lap features in one night. I would expect it will be nightly time trials, which are good to view on occasion but WILL turn out to be very boring for the fans night after night as compared to the excitement heat races can create. And again for the drivers some guys might only get a shot at a checkered and a bit of glory in a heat race, so by time trialing nightly this moment in the sun will be taken away from them. Now with time trials I think you will see the same 3 or 4 cars qualifying at the top of the field each night so maybe they have some type of inversion planned with the top qualifier picking 'the pill" to see how many cars they might invert. This seems to me the only logical way to hold feature races under this format which might make my previous question about the handicapping system a moot point.What about the carnage factor???? What happens if a guy wrecks in the first feature and cant make it out for the 2nd one??? Now sure if that car is in contention he can possible borrow a ride as McLeod did on a couple of occasions last season. This would again decrease the car count somewhat for certain features, perhaps another reason the fans might get turned off.As you can see theres lots of unanswered questions as I have just scratched the surface here. I'm personally wondering if the drivers even had a say in this??? So again if you were at the meeting could you let us know if this was even discussed or was it put into place on a whim by the new owners??? It does explain why the CHARGER division was done away with though, and it wasnt really anything to do with length of the show at all, it was done to get this added LLM feature in, which is a real shame for some of the newer drivers in what was formerly the "starter division". Now the car count in 2008 for the Pure Stock A division I'm sure played a factor too and I agreed with their decision to emalgimate the classes until this latest decision concerning the LLM's came down.... No offence to the Thunder or 4 cyl drivers but I personally go to the races to watch Late Models as I think alot of race fans do, and all I can see coming out of this latest move is a vastly depleted LLM field which is a shame in what could of really been a make or break year for this division with a certain level of discontent amongst the LLM drivers at that track to the south. I really believe a few of there guys were set to run BSW in 0...

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Kahnefreak

Jan 21, 2009 10:39 pm

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i like the double up restarts. That way the top 3 cannot break away from the rest of the field quite as easily as it has been done in the past! Fans will enjoy this more. And no jump up. It was ridiculous and yes it caused many wrecks!

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Scooter

Jan 24, 2009 8:30 pm

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;D ;D ;D Wrecks what Wrecks Not at Barrie Really''No way!!! ::) ::) ::) ::)

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