Updates, to make scheduling life easier for AutoCross rounds. See the rules for the annoyingly gory details.
In Summary:
There will be three heats after hotlaps, each heat will have an even (give or take one or two depending on participation) number of participants. Division will go as follows:
Heat 1 will have racers who qualified 1st, 4th, 7th, etc.
Heat 2 will have racers who qualified 2nd, 5th, 8th, etc.
Heat 3 will have racers who qualified 3rd, 6th, 9th, etc.
The TOP TWO from each heat will automatically advance into the "A" Main. The remaining drivers are divided up into thirds. The first third will go to the "B" Main, the middle third to the "C" Main and the back third to the "D" Main. Example: 20 drivers qualify. 20 / 3 = 6.667 per heat race. We'll then say that there were 7 in Heats 1 and 2, and 6 in Heat 3. The top two from each heat are discounted, leaving 5, 5, and 4 respectively. In this case, we would take the first two into the "B" Main from Heats 1 and 2, The middle 2 from Heats 1 and 2 to the "C" Main and the last from Heats 1 and 2 to the "D" Main. We would then take the top from Heat 3 into the "B" Main, The second to the "C", and the last two to the "D". Summary based on heat finishing order and the scenario above:
Heat 1: 1st + 2nd --> "A" Main. 3rd & 4th --> "B" Main, 5th & 6th --> "C" Main, 7th --> "D" Main.
Heat 2: 1st + 2nd --> "A" Main. 3rd & 4th --> "B" Main, 5th & 6th --> "C" Main, 7th --> "D" Main.
Heat 3: 1st + 2nd --> "A" Main. 3rd --> "B" Main, 5th --> "C" Main, 5th & 6th --> "D" Main
This would give us currently 6 for the "A" Main, 5 for the "B" and "C" Main, and 4 for the "D" Main.
The top 3 of each "Main" advance to the "A" Main.
The grid for the "A" Main is set as follows, format is Position --> Source:
1st --> Heat 1 1st Place
2nd --> Heat 1 2nd Place
3rd --> Heat 2 1st Place
4th --> Heat 2 2nd Place
5th --> Heat 1 1st Place
6th --> Heat 3 2nd Place
7th --> "B" Main 1st Place
8th --> "B" Main 2nd Place
9th --> "B" Main 3rd Place
10th --> "C" Main 1st Place
11th --> "C" Main 2nd Place
12th --> "C" Main 3rd Place
13th --> "D" Main 1st Place
14th --> "D" Main 2nd Place
15th --> "D" Main 3rd Place
Of course, if 15 or less people show up, this whole procedure is rendered moot and we let all 15 race. We scrap the heats and Sub-Mains, and just do one, slightlylonger, "A" Main. This season, if this latter process must be used, the Race run will be 54+1 Laps.
Please note that the Mains laps have changed from previous version.
Heats stay at 8+1 Laps.
"B", "C", and "D" Mains are now 20+1 laps each.
"A" Main is now at 45+1 Laps.
Please feel free to ask if you're confused.
