Is nothing sacred anymore?

[jimclark]

In all my years I never, ever, even entertained the notion that there'd be a grid sheet for a sportscar race that didn't have qualifying times........Saturday night short tracks with their heat races, yeah........

For shame, for shame.........

http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/02_Daytona%20International%20Speedway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101301540_Race/01_Grid_Race_Provisional.PDF

[Kristof]

There's one for the qualifying race. 
http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/01_ROAR%20Before%20the%2024/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202101241405_R24H%20Qualifying%20Race/01_Grid_R24H%20Qualifying%20Race_Official.PDF

Qualifying race made up the grid positions, could be the reason why there's no qualifying times for the 24 hours?

[jimclark]

Yes. That's my point. It was from "The ROAR Before The Twenty Four" weekend.

That would be equivalent to using times and a qualifying race on Le Mans test day for the 24.....

Sacrilege I say!!! 

[Kristof]

Ah, I feel your pain  .

New qualifying format at LM isn't much better with that hyperpole stuff they introduced last year.
Should just let everyone set a time over 2 sessions like they used to do, much more entertaining.

[jimclark]

Yes....same with F1....and all other series. Times have changed to please sponsors by drawing the uninitiated, casual watcher's eyeballs to their rolling "billboards".....

Dollars (or whatever currency) talk; all the rest walk....

On a positive note, I can say I caught the real stuff......

[Lorry]

It was usually said that grid position isn't important in a 24 hour race, although having the fast cars at the front must be safer.  These fancy qualifying sessions are just to provide some acceptable footage for television IMHO

[jimclark]

It was usually said that grid position isn't important in a 24 hour race

Try telling that to Ken Miles (rip).....I think he'd disagree........

[Landy_Jon]

Another reason not to attend ~ the build up and the atmosphere...