I guess they are trying something new and ADVENTUROUS….. maybe

as far as i can gather, each driver will qualify for a short race, ie jamie qualifies for race 1, craig qualifies for race 2, then the aggregated points from each race go towards the start position for Sundays race. Interesting concept.

So those teams that put ‘both eggs in one basket’ will benefit from that…will be interesting.

The regs have been out for this meeting for a few weeks now, but here is an exert.

2.3 FINAL DRIVER PAIRINGS
2.3.1 All Teams must nominate their final Driver A and Driver B nominations in writing to the
Operations Manager by no later than 1730 on Friday 12 th September 2008
2.3.2 Final Driver nominations will not be published until all nominations have been received.

2.5 QUALIFYING
2.5.1 Qualifying will be made up of two (2) twenty minute sessions. One (1) for Driver A
and one (1) for Driver B
2.5.2 Both drivers designated to form a Car’s final driving crew must, in a Practice or Qualifying
session, have achieved a best lap time no more than 107% of the fastest V8 Supercar
Qualifying time achieved during the Qualifying sessions.
2.5.3 Any Driver whose best lap time exceeds the qualifying time cut-off as detailed in 2.5.2
above, will not be permitted to start in the Races; unless Rule D 6 applies.

1.6 V8 SUPERCAR RACES
1.6.1 The Meeting is only for cars complying with Division “C” of the Rules.
1.6.2 This Meeting is an Endurance Round.
1.6.3 There will be three (3) Races for V8 Supercars:
1.6.3.1 Two (2) Races of 14 laps on Saturday 13 th September in which there will be one
Compulsory Pit Stop (CPS) to be completed in either Race.
1.6.3.2 One (1) Race for V8 Supercars of 113 laps on Sunday 14th
September 2008, in which there will be two (2) CPS’s
1.6.4 The chequered flag will be shown to the leading Car as it crosses the Control line at the
end of its 113 th lap or one (1) lap after 1513, whichever comes first.
1.6.5 Awards and conditions for the Meeting are those contained in the Rules.

Clear as mud?

It makes running a tipping comp a pain in the bot-bot….

yup wheels clear as mud!!!! lol apparently there is a qualifying and race for driver A & then driver B….. then the big one on sunday…. aside from that i am confused! Have a look at the event program link below…..

http://www.v8supercar.com.au/v8data/2008/evnt_255/EI_RP.PDF

Sounds to me like a way to try to get people to turn up Saturday. Make them think they might be actually missing some racing.

it’s an interesting concept, i hope it works!

I didn’t realize that both drivers qualified… I thought the driver in race two would need to continue on from where driver 1 left off. Anyway, you would think that all drivers would complete their pit stops in race 1…otherwise those that didn’t stop would line up at the front in race two with all the drivers behind them having completed their stop…effectively putting these guys at the back of the field from the get-go

Nope, it doesn't work that way Muz.

Driver A qualifies for Race A only, driver B qualifies for race B only, and they start those races (either A or B, not both) in those positions.

In one (and one only) of the races, a CPS for tyres must be completed.

The combined finishing positions for race A & B make up the starting position for race C ( Sunday's enduro).

thank u wheels!!!! its been doing my head in!

Hearin’ ya Cheryl.

Honestly, VESA should look to get a new editor that does their PDF releases, they are shocking…..

But back on topic. Once you get your head around the Driver A/B thing, and the Qualy and races that it applies too, it isn’t that bad.

What will be interesting is how the teams plan their CPS for only one of the races…..

A change is as good as a holiday isnt it ?

This qualifying format seriously disadvantages the teams that haven’t paired their ‘guns’ together, but should make for a very interesting ‘co-driver’ race. This will give us a good guide as to who is in form and who will struggle come the big one in a month or so’s time.

Again, Jamie and Craig are in good shape.

So the person that qualifies poorest should take the pitstop in thier race, so that they dont lose as many positions.

I would definitely go the pit stop in race 1….

If you leave it to race two, potentially there could be up to 15-20 cars the stopped in race one right behind you, so you would lose all those positions instantly, no effectively leading the race and all that….

I dont think it matters too much which race you pit in, unless there are safety cars, so there is a bit of luck involved in the outcome of the races.

You will have an advantage if there is a safety car in the race you take your pitstop, because this means that you can catch up to the rest of the field and potentially get a strong result, and then you will be set for the race that you dont pit in. But aslong has you have the pace you will be in a relatively strong position.