2018 Power Rankings

5KidsRacing Moderator Posts: 1,612	2018 Power Rankings Jan 9, 2018 9:41:36 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 5KidsRacing on Jan 9, 2018 9:41:36 GMT -7 What classes, track records, etc.. would you like included in the 2018 Power Rankings calculation?

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2018 Power Rankings Jan 9, 2018 12:06:31 GMT -7 Admin, 5KidsRacing, and 3 more like this

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Post by SuperFastRacing on Jan 9, 2018 12:06:31 GMT -7

All the classes should be in the power rankings. If you are going to race every class and spend the time and money to do good why shouldn't there be a benefit. Some racers will only race classes that they get points in. It might bring more participation.

TJ Racing 2x World, 3x National, & 7x NPWDRL Champion Posts: 53	2018 Power Rankings Jan 9, 2018 14:52:25 GMT -7 via mobile 5KidsRacing likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TJ Racing on Jan 9, 2018 14:52:25 GMT -7 Yes every class should be included

HurriCrane Racing 10x World, 26x National, & 39x NPWDRL Champion Getting to the top is Easy. Staying on top is a grind! Enjoy the ride. Posts: 811	2018 Power Rankings Jan 9, 2018 19:58:17 GMT -7 King Racing and DWS Racing like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HurriCrane Racing on Jan 9, 2018 19:58:17 GMT -7 With nothing at stake other than bragging rights, I wouldn't be interested in running 11 classes. I'll stick to main MOTM classes.

Mr. B Racing See ya! To succeed you will soon learn as I did the importance of a solid foundation in PWD basics. Posts: 523	2018 Power Rankings Jan 9, 2018 21:23:51 GMT -7 via Tapatalk 5KidsRacing likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mr. B Racing on Jan 9, 2018 21:23:51 GMT -7 I only run in 2 or 3 classes so I don’t pay much attention to Power Rankings. For me the the overall MOTM winner is the top racer in the league.

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2018 Power Rankings Jan 9, 2018 21:30:01 GMT -7 5KidsRacing and SuperFastRacing like this

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Post by Cramjet Racing on Jan 9, 2018 21:30:01 GMT -7

Not many of us like Street Rod... at all. Just throwing that out there.

Either way, looking forward to a new season during which I try to do well in something other than Unlimited.

Let's get this show on the road!

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2018 Power Rankings Jan 10, 2018 7:53:26 GMT -7 via mobile 5KidsRacing and Cramjet Racing like this

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Post by DWS Racing on Jan 10, 2018 7:53:26 GMT -7

For power ranking, I can see some merit to include all race categories. However, I would have to lean towards sticking with the 6 categories that count towards the MOTM Championship. The phrase "Power Ranking" suggest a measure of overall strength via performance, so with that said, perhaps tweaking the current power ranking process by awarding bonus points for setting a track record.

'The Fonze' Unlimited NPWDRL Champion Ayyyy! Posts: 366	2018 Power Rankings Jan 10, 2018 8:12:10 GMT -7 SuperFastRacing likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 'The Fonze' on Jan 10, 2018 8:12:10 GMT -7 Why don't they all count for MOTM? If the reason is, 'there are too many classes', then why not eliminate some?
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2018 Power Rankings Jan 10, 2018 8:20:01 GMT -7 Skywalker Racing and SuperFastRacing like this

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Post by 5KidsRacing on Jan 10, 2018 8:20:01 GMT -7

I know when I ran needles "back in the day" we had this same conversation. Carolina Gravity made rankings based on all of the leagues on Mood's site.... at some point he dropped needles like we are talking about dropping "specials". The point was that there wasn't as many people racing needles and it wasn't fair that I got the same points as the first place Street Stock guy. I get that, but I was working just as hard at getting to the top of the needle divisions as others were working at SS. That's when I changed from needles classes and concentrated on Pure Stock, Street Stock & Street Pro classes in 2012...

I guess I am saying that I am NOT in favor of leaving off the "specials", but I do understand the argument of leaving them off.... I also always want to encourage participation in all classes which leaving them off would not do...

What if the MOTM classes got full points and track record points and the "special" classes received reduced points and no track record points? First in SS is worth 100 points and first in Pure Stock is worth 50... something like that...

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2018 Power Rankings Jan 10, 2018 9:06:12 GMT -7 Cramjet Racing likes this

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Post by MoJo Racing on Jan 10, 2018 9:06:12 GMT -7

Some people see this as a way to boost participation.

Honestly, this could go the other way as well.

If you are trying to work on the power rankings, and you don't race all of the classes that contribute to it, you will hurt your standings, discouraging you from trying to top the rankings.

This will make it where you pick and choose your classes, say MOTM points.

Once you find your groove in that, you might decide to only race in the classes that you are running well in and save the classes that you suck in (SP) for the MOTM final race... Instead of racing 9 cars per race (and I, for one, am NOT going to do that), you may end up with a person who ends up running only 4 or 5 classes.

This is just my train of thought.

I am just planning on racing points classes... If the power rankings include ALL classes, so be it.

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2018 Power Rankings Jan 11, 2018 12:10:50 GMT -7 HurriCrane Racing likes this

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Post by Mr. B Racing on Jan 11, 2018 12:10:50 GMT -7

Yes I can see that by adding extra classes might boost overall league racing participation, but the entire 2018 season is setup to qualify for MOTM finals and only 6 classes qualify. Not every racer is racing the 6 MOTM classes anyway, so, IMO having 11 classes is to many. The power rankings should just include classes that qualify for MOTM since that is where most of the participation is going to be.

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2018 Power Rankings Jan 26, 2018 10:13:11 GMT -7 The Zeebzob, Maglev, and 2 more like this

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Post by quadad on Jan 26, 2018 10:13:11 GMT -7

Jan 9, 2018 21:30:01 GMT -7 Cramjet Racing said:

Just noticed this nasty comment about Street Rods ... hmmm, are you looking to piss off some fellow racers at the Zeebzob Speed Shop ?? Are you looking for some more competition in Unlimited

I usually don't have this kind of reaction, but the addition of the "at all" in your quote is inspiring me.

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2018 Power Rankings Jan 26, 2018 10:37:25 GMT -7 The Zeebzob, Maglev, and 2 more like this

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Post by Skywalker Racing on Jan 26, 2018 10:37:25 GMT -7

Jan 26, 2018 10:13:11 GMT -7 quadad said:

Jan 9, 2018 21:30:01 GMT -7 Cramjet Racing said:

Just noticed this nasty comment about Street Rods ... hmmm, are you looking to piss off some fellow racers at the Zeebzob Speed Shop ?? Are you looking for some more competition in Unlimited

I usually don't have this kind of reaction, but the addition of the "at all" in your quote is inspiring me.

This went unnoticed by me till you brought it back up Mario, but I protest as well. Not sure why Nate thinks he speaks for so many. I never saw a poll or received a text. What gives Nate?

If I were to speak for everyone I might say, "Everybody LOVES Street Rod because they look so cool and bring something very different to the table, but it is the rare builder indeed who possesses the skill to build, tune, and maintain one."

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2018 Power Rankings Jan 26, 2018 11:23:40 GMT -7 via mobile 5KidsRacing, quadad, and 2 more like this

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Post by 'The Fonze' on Jan 26, 2018 11:23:40 GMT -7

Go easy on Nate, I’m sure his choice of words sound worse than what he was thinking.

On the bright side maybe this will cause a surge of Street Rod cars to be built in protest. 😜

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2018 Power Rankings

Post by 5KidsRacing on Jan 9, 2018 9:41:36 GMT -7

Post by 'The Fonze' on Jan 9, 2018 9:47:00 GMT -7

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