Qualifying

[Alan E.]

1.Why do a majority of leagues use qualifying?

2.Is qualifying fair?

3. Is a booking system better?

4. Does it exclude rookies from racing in events period, especially if they're good at freestyle (like myself) and not at racing (also like me).

5. Is it realistic?, Why is it used in the first place?

 

 

[Jon Cannon]

1. Because it will qualify the 20 best, most consistent, and most exciting Drivers who have Signed Up.

2. Not Always, because Humans are fallible, and won't always have the same reaction times to starting and stopping a timer.

3. In some aspects, maybe, in some aspects, No.

4. Not necessarily, if the rookie is good enough, he should be able to atleast qualify in.

5. In some aspects, yes, in some, No; Same Answer as in the First Question.

[Dantesinferno52]

I will say that booking systems were way to much work for what it entailed. This is just a game and people have lives outside of this and so if we book people for this event and they don't show up then we have to find replacements. Qualifying seems like the more reasonable approach besides the first 20 to sign up are locked in.

[Alan E.]

Now I understand why it is used.

[Jon Cannon]

No, I think you are misunderstanding this; If you want to make the field, you have to qualify in, and the drivers with the 20 best times are in the show.

[Outlawed]

1.Why do a majority of leagues use qualifying?

2.Is qualifying fair?

3. Is a booking system better?

4. Does it exclude rookies from racing in events period, especially if they're good at freestyle (like myself) and not at racing (also like me).

5. Is it realistic?, Why is it used in the first place?

1.Because the perception of being fast means your a good driver

2.Fair in terms everyone getting a equal chance of putting in a timed run. Some people are better at freestyling or goofing off more so then racing, so you see where having to rely on a single hail mary qualifying pass to get into an event to be a nuisance and unfair. 

3.Better is a poor word to choose, I consider events that using the booking system to be more fun and unique since the majority of events have drivers that would otherwise never to get compete with each other.

4.Read #2, I also fall into this category since my racing skill level is less then average but I usually put up a 24-26 freestyle score. I shudder to think what new people think when they decide they want to try and take part, have some fun, only to realize they are like 5-8 seconds slower then more seasoned racers on here.

5.In terms of "real racing" ya qualifying is more realistic, that is the main reason it will always be there and never really go away. The double edge sword of the booking system is that people tend to blow off events more since they never earned their spot it is no skin off their back to force themselves to participate. I am a huge supporter of the booking system and always will be.

[New display name REQUIRED]

No, I think you are misunderstanding this; If you want to make the field, you have to qualify in, and the drivers with the 20 best times are in the show.

20 and 16 drivers. There's some leagues that use the 16 people system.