GOV CUP - Purse Increase / Format Changes

[10racing]

If you are going to have a mandatory pit stop why tell them when it will be just throw the yellow and drive the pace truck through pit road and make them stop then. That way it will be harder to just cruise during any part of the race. Then there may be 50 to go or 150 nobody will know.

and do it on an odd number (113 for ex.) a number peopl would no exspect

[Don Nerone]

jerry

dam i hate to do this. Listen to Jerry he is right. Jerry i havent been in 2 years. been to 26 others. it did become a 100 lap race once and another time 200 with a BREAK.
they are Just trying to learn. Dont make the fans pay. its only 1 time a year.
Can u see the DERBY with 3 10 min stops wow.

Don62
gitting back in my box

[Racer101]

Just because they are having a halfway break, that doesn't mean that the strategy is completely out the window. I may be wrong, but do the rules state that the teams have to take their tires during this break?
The way I see it, depending on how the race is playing out for any particular team, they could wait until later in the race to take their tires and maybe take advantage of some fresher tires to make a charge. Plus for somebody who might be a little off during the first half, this gives them an opportunity to make more significant changes than would have been possible before. So we might see some guys "come to life" after the break and move to the front. Really, you just never know...

Also, having the break to eliminate the need for live pit stops is a good idea for the lower budget teams as stated before. For those who have said that teams who don't have the equipment, finances, or training to run a race like this should not race: That's kinda B.S. Everyone deserves a shot. In all reality, the guys who can't afford this stuff, most likely don't have a race winning motor and such anyway. So do they realistically have a shot at winning? No. But this at least takes away (or minimizes) one of their handicaps.

I think the bottom line is that the best guys are going to be up front no matter what format is run. There is really no way to know how these format changes will mix the race up. I personally think it will be interesting to see how it all shakes out. If it sucks? Well then so be it. Hopefully they fix it for next year. There is no guarantee that a straight 200 lap race in the traditional fashion would provide loads of excitement. But I at least give NSS some credit for trying something.

Just my opinions....