Originally Posted by
700wheel
Thanks - sounds like the "Win and Out" races we have at my local track.
Yup. The first one sounds like a "Win and Out" where after a set number of laps, there are 3 sprints in a row for 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd places (where the winner of each lap wins that position then
safely exits the track), then one more final lap for the final placements.
The race is a big gamble. You don't want to burn a match and lose the sprint because that could effectively takes you out of the subsequent sprints.
Many newbies simply burn all matches on the first bell, lose, and are a wreck afterwards for the rest of the race.