so yes, the multi driver cars in your example have half the time between runs (car goes out every 30th car for multi's vs every 60 for singles), but anyone is able to be in the multi driver line by purchasing x-runs or by having a co driver. so the "unfair advantage" of shorter times between runs is available to all. I don't see how that isn't fair.Art Rinner wrote:Let's look at this numerically:KJ Christopher wrote:If twenty of the forty cars in a group are two-driver, we don't really have this issue.
40 cars, 60 drivers.
As it currently runs:
20 two driver cars go out, two lines 10 cars each.
One single driver line then goes.
2 driver line goes again, under current rules it could still be the first driver (and if your smart and want to take advantage of the rules this is what you would do and if you bought X runs this is by default the way its run) and the first car in line has waited for 30 cars to run and will get his second run. So two driver cars that have all runs done by by first driver first averages 30 cars between runs for both drivers throughout the run group.
2nd single driver goes out after the first 50 cars have run before their first run.
2nd time through
two driver line goes and 1st drivers are finishing their third run while single drivers still haven't completed second run. Still have to wait an average of 30 cars between runs.
1 driver line 1 goes next and the first driver has waited 50 cars for their second run and will have that wait until the end of the run group.
two driver goes again and 1st drivers are completing their fourth run prior to 2 single driver line who hasn't even done their second run yet.
2nd single driver line goes out for 2nd runs
Under my proposal, there will still be an advantage for 2 driver cars because the car will go more often on warm tires but the wait between runs will be equal for the drivers and you won't get a competitive advantage by buying X runs (which is totally not what we want).
So the answer to your question of how to not be penalized for being a single driver car is to buy x-runs. the bonus is you get twice the number of runs as your competition so you'll get better than them!
And in my opinion the unfair advantage is the single drivers having the competition be completely done with their runs with "you" still having half of your runs left to beat their time. At that point the time target is known and you can gauge your risk level accordingly (throw a hail mary through the gusty part because you're say .7 out or put in a solid but conservative time knowing you only have to improve say a tenth)