The LCQ courses will be left up and after the last driver of the LCQ has finished, the courses will opened for practice.
There are 3 new course formats this year and yes, they will be in the LCQ.
Drivers wishing to get their timing down or work on their chess game or simply get a game plan together can do so during practice after LCQ. I will announce when LCQ is over!
Bring your own score cards and timers.
Here is a brief description of the new course formats. They have been ran by some of the best drivers in the country and may or may not feature "clear dirt". :shock:
Multi-Lap Course:
2 laps in 4 mins, each lap will count as a seperate score, when a driver clears gate 10, their points reset, but the time keeps ticking, so don't stop! Continue driving, you have one more lap to do. If a driver does not finish his first lap, then he will receive his progression points for the first lap and a 40 for the second lap. (May or may not have a bonus line.:twisted
Think of this as an r/c version of the infamous KOH.
A possilble -60 points could be attained if a driver cleaned both laps and a bonus line that may or may not be there. This has never done. Could
you be the first?
Extended Course:
10 gates in 6 mins, when a driver clears gate 10, they stop until the judge resets the timer to 3 minutes and then the driver continues on to the extended course. A driver should not touch his/her car during this brief pause, unless they don't mind a "touch" penalty. The extended part of the course is 10 gates in 3 mins.
If a driver 40's before the extended part of the course, they will recieve a 40 for the extended course.
A possible -40 points could be attained here, but be prepared, not scared, because the extended part of this course is where REAL MEN put rubber to rock!
Progression Bonus Course (A John Ripplinger production):
10 gates in 6 mins, in between each gate will be an additional bonus progression gate. These gates will be the orange Axial Gate Markers. The course will be green Axial gate markers. Starting between the start circle and gate 1 will be a BP gate, a driver may drive the BP gate or by pass it and go straight to the gate 1. As soon as the driver progresses gate 1 the BP gate he/she passed up is no available for bonus progression points, but the BP gate in between course gate 1 and 2 is.
A driver may drive all the BP gates or none. Pick and choose the BP gates that you want to drive, but remember, you must finish the course to get the bonus progeression points. Greed could turn a possible -40 into a 40 real quick if a driver loses track of time.
Standard Course:
10 gates in 6 mins, may or may not feature a bonus line, but will feature pure, grade A adrenaline rush.
Don't let the standard in this course name fool you, just when you thought you had it fiqured out, a standard course may just flip you, spank you, and send you straight to 40 town!
Good Luck to all and be ready for some serious FUN!
NOTE: The 2011 Marshalls have been posted in post #1. Thank you Marshalls and Judges, you are all #1 in my heart! "thumbsup"