How do you handle odd number or indivisible entry totals?

ShawnStarkey Thursday, 1/19/2023

Curious how you handle a race tournament with an odd number of entries, prime number, or a number not easily divisible by 4 (which seems to be the most common number of cars per race/round). 

So, what is your race format with, say 31 entries? Or 14?   14 is not divisible by 4 and, if you race 2 at a time then your next round is an odd number.

Is 4 the best number of cars to race? Any problems with 6 or 8 in a single race? What about odd number in a race like 5 or 7?

Thanks for your input.  Love all the racing and community input I've seen here.  I'm watching, listening, and learning.  Hoping to start building a track soon. 


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Spirit_Of_64 1/19/23

Papa Pugsley at Man Child Motorsports has a neat way of sorting something like that out.  He'd run time trials, and the top X qualifiers would get a bye.  So if he has 27/32 entries the top 5 would get first round byes.  Actually, let me just link the video and let the man himself explain it:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=6350ew8_YWA

A few options i use / have used:

-add a number of my own cars

-wild card / second chance groups

-extra eliminations

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