*** 2017 Atlanta Spring Nationals Now Accepting Entries ***

[madmikepags]

UH OH guys, that means I don't have to run my OFFSHORE SETUP!!!!! My Kitty Cat is hungry..........LOL my little cat will prob be running against some big gassers I assume!!! looks like it might be trouble for my little kitty :-(

[Doby]

Can anyone still get to Atlanta with the highway burned up (or down)?

[madmikepags]

Just curious about the heat order? will it be the same as the sign up order? or are we going to mix it up a bit?

[madmikepags]

Oh crap I haven't even thought about that???

[Doug Smock]

No worries getting in fellas.

You can get downtown easily from the north, south, east, and west sides. Going from the northeast I-85 south is another story. Anyone coming in I-85 S needs to hit I-285 NO DOUBT!!

Guys coming in I-75 S need to pick up I 285 S to get to the pond anyway unless you just want to see the city. I avoid it unless I have business downtown.

The pond is very close to Red Oak.

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[Doug Smock]

Just curious about the heat order? will it be the same as the sign up order? or are we going to mix it up a bit?

Lamar has always been GOOD about spacing out the FE heats. Now that he is running some FE he is VERY GOOD at it. That's not to say there won't be any back to back, but I assure you he will do the best job possible. That's just how he rolls!

[Doug Smock]

UH OH guys, that means I don't have to run my OFFSHORE SETUP!!!!! My Kitty Cat is hungry..........LOL my little cat will prob be running against some big gassers I assume!!! looks like it might be trouble for my little kitty :-(

I'm guessing 7 gas monos and 3 gas cats looking at the entries. Pretty sure Howard said he is running a gas cat.

[T.S.Davis]

So like 12 minutes. Got it. Hahaha

I may put curb feelers on my offshore for the hairpins.

[madmikepags]

Terry, I'm gonna run my cat like I did in open cat in Mi, just hoping I can get the start and try and hold off the hoard!!! LOL gonna be some BIG holes in the water for my little kitty!!!

[Doug Smock]

You'll have a blast Mike.

[madmikepags]

Just hope they dont run through me!!! LOL, hey hiow are they stacking the heats, 6,7,8 boat heats? if there's 7 or 8 boats in a class you're gonna run em all at once or split em? I don't care either way I'm just curious.

[Doug Smock]

Depends on the class Mike. We try not to run 7 and 8 boat heats in LSG. Too much carnage and it's tougher in the tower. Pretty sure Lamar was going for 6 in LSG & open. He'll correct me if I'm wrong.

Disclaimer: If time becomes a factor some combining of heats may occur.

[HUFFRACING]

Hey Gang,

Doug has been all over it in my absence... Just to confirm:

1) Open Offshore and P-Limited Offshore will be regular 6 lap heats, not timed heats.
2) There will be a Max of 7 boats per heat. Most classes are capped at 6 per heat, but there are a few that will run 7.

Thanks,
Lamar

[T.S.Davis]

I thought IMPBA had a six boat max.

[HUFFRACING]

I thought IMPBA had a six boat max.

IMPBA actually has scoring provisions in the rule book through 9th place:

1st Place .................................................. .....400 points
2nd Place .................................................. ...300 points
3rd Place .................................................. ....225 points
4th Place .................................................. ....169 points
5th Place .................................................. ....127 points
6th Place .................................................. .......96 points
7th Place .................................................. .......72 points
8th Place .................................................. .......54 points
9th Place .................................................. .......40 points

The rule book makes mention of a minimum of 3 boats to make a heat, but no max number that I can find.

We used to run 8 boats per heat in EVERY class at the Spring Nats. That made for some knee-knocking racing in the faster classes.

Now we try to keep most of the heats at 6 boats (especially the faster classes).

Thanks,
Lamar