Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup S2 Champs: RFLX_Niop, Hendrick, Chevy
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- Droptop2001gt
OK, so we need to figure out a schedule for the first three weeks. After the Indy race, British Summer Time kicks in, and we're back on regular schedule for the rest of the season. 5pm EST/10pm EST for the drop of the green flag.
Team owners (Crazy, MStall, Joe, MULE, RFLX), I need a vote for the start time of these races. It would be in your best interest to consult your teammates before making your vote, Best 3 out of 5 owners votes carries, for each race:
1. MARCH 17th - The Shootout is a short enough race that we can start the race at 5pm EST/9pm GMT (normal time US) or at 6pm EST/10pm GMT (normal time UK). I'm ok with either.
(Vote 5pm EST or 6pm EST)
2. MARCH 24th - The Daytona 500 can start at either time, though I would lean 5pm EST race start, because of the length.
(Vote 5pm EST or 6pm EST)
3. MARCH 31st - EDIT - Indy will be postponed one week, because of a personal scheduling conflict. I really need that race to be over by 5pm EST, and that's just not going to happen, so we will have an off-week following the Daytona 500. Use this week to repair all of your cars, or scrap all the metal.
Team owners (Crazy, MStall, Joe, MULE, RFLX), I need a vote for the start time of these races. It would be in your best interest to consult your teammates before making your vote, Best 3 out of 5 owners votes carries, for each race:
1. MARCH 17th - The Shootout is a short enough race that we can start the race at 5pm EST/9pm GMT (normal time US) or at 6pm EST/10pm GMT (normal time UK). I'm ok with either.
(Vote 5pm EST or 6pm EST)
2. MARCH 24th - The Daytona 500 can start at either time, though I would lean 5pm EST race start, because of the length.
(Vote 5pm EST or 6pm EST)
3. MARCH 31st - EDIT - Indy will be postponed one week, because of a personal scheduling conflict. I really need that race to be over by 5pm EST, and that's just not going to happen, so we will have an off-week following the Daytona 500. Use this week to repair all of your cars, or scrap all the metal.
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Good news about the gap week as i'm in Madrid that weekend 👍
Take into account guys that the Nationwide DRIVE4COPD 300 is before the 500, so a later start for the Sprint Cup would allow people to take part in both or simply wactch the Nationwdie race on the stream. Having the Cup race too early would result in a reduced turnout for one of the biggest races of the NW season.
Take into account guys that the Nationwide DRIVE4COPD 300 is before the 500, so a later start for the Sprint Cup would allow people to take part in both or simply wactch the Nationwdie race on the stream. Having the Cup race too early would result in a reduced turnout for one of the biggest races of the NW season.
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- CrAzY_bAsSiSt_83
I 100% will not be able to finish the 500 if we start later. This sucks for me if we do start later.
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- JoeOfTheFire
RWR will also be voting for 6EST for both races.
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Okay Drop.
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TomMcD
What about running the DRIVE4COPD 300 during the Sprint Cup's off week after the 500 and before Indy? That would give both season-opening races their own weekend to stand alone. Run a short test race at Daytona again the weekend of the 500, as more Daytona experience for the Nationwide drivers before their 300-miler can only help.
Plus, I can't imagine anyone really needs to run 800 miles of Daytona in a single day.
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Or just start the season for Nationwide this week like the original plan was?
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TomMcD
Ideally, I would like to make it so that Full-Time Nationwide drivers can participate in the Sprint All-Star race. As long as the Nationwide schedule has a break that allows for that, I really don't mind how you guys decide to do it. I do think that more practice races before you start counting points is a good idea, though.
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Yesterday was fine, personally think we're ready to go. I'll inform Chqr and tell him if we do this to move the break to between rounds 6 & 7; also it will help if the shootout is at 6 EST as 300 miles is a fair distance at 453bhp.
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Starting later means I'm out 👎 10pm UK time is my latest start time.
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That is the later time, 5pm EST = 9pm GMT & 6pm EST = 10pm GMT.
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- JoeOfTheFire
It'd still be the same time for us. 6EST is currently 10GMT because their clocks went forward last night. If we started at 5EST for the next 2 weeks, we'd be starting 1 hour earlier in GMT.
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- CrAzY_bAsSiSt_83
Dude why are you guys wanting to change the time slot this late in the game, after we got everything ready to kick off? Just adjust for next weeks shoot out and the 500. Take the week off for Droptop and resume the normal schedule for the remaining series. If you change the time slot there will only be at most two cars for HMS to run in the 400, 500 and 600. And maybe even the 350. I don't have an official fourth car now. And I can't do it. So that leaves two drivers for my team. That's bs. Are you all trying to get rid of my team? I guess that's the option since everyone else wants to switch.
Let me know what your decision is as you now know this sudden change will majorily affect an established team.
Let me know what your decision is as you now know this sudden change will majorily affect an established team.
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It's only changing for the remainder of the month, and it's necessary to sort it out because of the clocks changing, nothing any of us can do about that.
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- Droptop2001gt
5pm Eastern/10pm GMT is the standard green flag start time for this league. We can work out a compromise for the first two weeks, while the time difference is only four hours between us.
Our races are long, and this is the most ideal start time for most everyone, as it's the latest possible time for some of our European friends to start without it being too late, and the earliest possible start time for our North American friends, since some work on Saturdays.
Our races are long, and this is the most ideal start time for most everyone, as it's the latest possible time for some of our European friends to start without it being too late, and the earliest possible start time for our North American friends, since some work on Saturdays.
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- CrAzY_bAsSiSt_83
I am cool with the later start only for this month as a compromise anything else I can't do. Ill start the 500 and park when I have to leave.
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- Droptop2001gt
Yeah, I can start later, and some people are upset or unable to attend (Crazy and Furi), and even more drivers would miss the longer races.
If I keep the start time where it's at, Knelly catches grief at home for starting too early.
What would you do in my place?
I can't just pick a side, as it looks like I'm favoring a certain driver over another, which is something I'm never going to do.
Since everyone signed up knowing what time we normally run, I'm inclined to not change the start time for the whole season, and just maintain the status quo.
If I keep the start time where it's at, Knelly catches grief at home for starting too early.
What would you do in my place?
I can't just pick a side, as it looks like I'm favoring a certain driver over another, which is something I'm never going to do.
Since everyone signed up knowing what time we normally run, I'm inclined to not change the start time for the whole season, and just maintain the status quo.
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- CrAzY_bAsSiSt_83
Yea I understand all of that and like you say everyone signed up knowing what time we normally run. Well I normally have a babysitter and she can only do to 730 cdt and that's means we are finished usually way before 700 cdt. Now like I said she can only do 730 and if we pushed an hour back that makes it impossible for me. Now I'm married too and I catch all kinds of grief racing for 17 weeks with you all. Now IMO not be an ass but I think my situation might just outweigh the other by a mile. And I do own 1/5 teams in this league. So thank you droptop for leaving the race times as is.
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