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F grades what's the point??
Dos'nt really seem much point in the f grades it just seems to be a measure of how anal you are!!
What does f stand for anyway ?? Freak seems to be all I can see it relevant to |
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So you can be graded into the relevant heats and compete against guys who are of a similar ability. Better than being held up by slower guys or holding up guys who are faster than you are. I thought it would be obvious. |
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True, but thats what ability ratings are there for.
This year I have an F grade, because I completed enough regionals to get one, but in the past I haven't, so never got one. Even so, by accurately stating my ability level on booking in at big meetings, I've never found myself in either a heat of superstars where I am totally outclassed, or a heat of numptys where the whole class takes me out! Having an F rating hasn't changed this one bit, so I'm not bothered with regional.
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Its a way to challenge yourself and see how much better you're getting compared to a larger group of people than an average meeting.
Due to some dnf's in my finals last year I just scraped my F3, so this year I want to improve by getting the same grade but higher up. F2 is out of reach but a well earned F3 will do me .
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Theres no "ability rating" box to fill in if you enter nationals. Regionals i wouldnt personally class as "big meetings". You are seeded initially based upon your F ( Formula ) grading. This is based on regional results and not your own opinion of your ability so you get seeded much more accurately. The ability level is obviously down to the honesty of the person holding the pen. You arent really able to give an accurate ability level unless you know exactly whos attending anyway. You might be the slowest driver there. |
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You sound quite anal you must be f2
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What a stupid thread for the following reasons:
1) F grades are required to judge your true ability, any knob can turn up to a large meeting and simply lie about their ability so they get it! 2) It stops the morons getting into Nationals that can't be arsed with Regionals so only the people willing to make an effort get in! 3) By doing Regionals it helps to generate money for your clubs in your region which is handy when the attendance is low during the holiday period and you get a so called useless F grade! This is why the hobby is dying because of idiots that come out with stupid comments like "F grades whats the point??" and "I'm not bothering with Regionals" basically just lie about their ability because they can't be arsed to make an effort!!! |
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That shows how wrong you are. I'll be running the Bury round, I just won't be racing. It serves no benefit to me.
I see the point for F1's and F2's, but F3-F5 is a different story. It doesn't give you a true picture - not in the North West last year at least. Two rounds (South Lakes and Keighley) had much lower attendances than the Southport and Bury rounds, which means coming last at those meetings netted more points than an impressive performance at the pack Southport Rd 1. And it doesn't help club funds to be closed for 5 weeks when regionals are elsewhere......
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But what would happen if you went to a regional for the first time I would be classed as a f3 racer yet I could be as good a driver as a f1 racer there for I would end up racing against lower ability drivers until I was regraded how long would that take?
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Some punctuation may help us understand that.
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good point, you may win loads though lmao!
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You`ll be in a minority if you roll up as a "car park basher" and managed to pole the A final at a regional. It does`nt happen, and you won`t so don`t worry yourself with that Yeah you may have one meeting where you arent seeded accurately if you are an unfound superstar. You class yourself as F3, again, it depends who races in your region. you might be F2 or you may be the slowest in your region and therefore remain F5 |
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It depends on your region if you make money or not. At the end of the day its a good way of advertising the hobby and more importantly your club. |
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I can not remember having F grades 20 years ago when I used to race in regionals and nationals. I just remember being in mostly A finals but that was back in the day when cat xls won world championships
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Yeah i had one of those in 1987 too Nothing wrong with the grading, just means you may get seeded in too low a heat at your first regional but you have to start somewhere. After that you`d be seeded in a more suitable heat. |
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To further muddy the waters, F grades are national, but based on your rating in your region. In a busy, competitive region its hard to get an F3 rating, but if your region consists of 3 sheep and a seagull racing a grasshopper, you really ought to be an F1 or 2. Which means that F ratings aren't really an accurate gauge when comparing across regions either.
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