(this isn't to FinkFloyd, just more general talk)
To apply Match Sprint Tournament rules to it's sibling event, The Scratch Race....
Typically, if an event like Elite Nationals has a lot of people sign up for the Scratch, they will have heats to determine who races the final.
- 20 are allowed in the race for medals.
- 40 sign up.
- 20 are in Heat A, top 10 advance to finals.
- Other 20 are in Heat B, top 10 advance to finals.
Now what if instead of racing 2 Scratch Race heats to determine qualifiers, they used a 2K time trial, and the top 20 in the 2K time trial got to race the Scratch Race final? That'd be weird, huh?
