Downhill Derby Speed Race
The homestretch after the hill.
2.2a AKA: Downhill speed
race, the AKV, the Tinker Cup.
The downhill speed race is run on a double or quadruple track. Ideally, from the height of a door frame of greater. It is conducted in a double elimination bracket system, unless four tracks are used. In that case, racing pairs (first and second place) go onto the next heat, while the losing pair go to the losing bracket’s heats. IF it is generally agreed on that a two lane track may not be completely fair for both lanes, then the event moves to a two out of three format per heat.
2.2b The race is conducted on a specialized track that will have a mechanism that tells which car has won the heat. The first car down the slope is declared the winner and moves on in the bracket while the loser goes to the losers bracket.
2.2c The redo. Each participant has three redos (or more if so determined) that they may call for the entirety of this event. The redo sends the race into an instant rematch. Once these redos are used, they may not be used again until a new event.
2.2d The tournament is run in a double elimination bracket system. The amount of seeds in the event will be determined each year by the rules committee by the suggestion of the executive officer.
2.2e The seeding of the event will allow the winner of the previous year (if participating) to have a bye for the previous year’s winner (or a substitute chosen by that participant if the car is forcefully retired) if there is an odd number of cars involved in the event. Seeding should attempt to keep players from facing their own cars in the first round.
2.2f All officers shall be given the opportunity to field the same amount of cars. In rare cases the previous year’s winner may be allowed to have one extra slot for the winning car. The exact allocation of seeds to player will be determined before the race by the rules committee under the direction of the Executive officer.
2.2h At the end of each bracket, the winners shall face each other. Since it is double elimination, the winner of the winner’s bracket must be defeated in two matches for the winner of the loser’s bracket to win the event. Second place shall be awarded to the loser of the final match, places shall then be determined from the loser’s bracket.
2.2i This event will award the Alan K. Vogel “Tinker” Cup at eligible events.
The downhill speed race is run on a double or quadruple track. Ideally, from the height of a door frame of greater. It is conducted in a double elimination bracket system, unless four tracks are used. In that case, racing pairs (first and second place) go onto the next heat, while the losing pair go to the losing bracket’s heats. IF it is generally agreed on that a two lane track may not be completely fair for both lanes, then the event moves to a two out of three format per heat.
2.2b The race is conducted on a specialized track that will have a mechanism that tells which car has won the heat. The first car down the slope is declared the winner and moves on in the bracket while the loser goes to the losers bracket.
2.2c The redo. Each participant has three redos (or more if so determined) that they may call for the entirety of this event. The redo sends the race into an instant rematch. Once these redos are used, they may not be used again until a new event.
2.2d The tournament is run in a double elimination bracket system. The amount of seeds in the event will be determined each year by the rules committee by the suggestion of the executive officer.
2.2e The seeding of the event will allow the winner of the previous year (if participating) to have a bye for the previous year’s winner (or a substitute chosen by that participant if the car is forcefully retired) if there is an odd number of cars involved in the event. Seeding should attempt to keep players from facing their own cars in the first round.
2.2f All officers shall be given the opportunity to field the same amount of cars. In rare cases the previous year’s winner may be allowed to have one extra slot for the winning car. The exact allocation of seeds to player will be determined before the race by the rules committee under the direction of the Executive officer.
2.2h At the end of each bracket, the winners shall face each other. Since it is double elimination, the winner of the winner’s bracket must be defeated in two matches for the winner of the loser’s bracket to win the event. Second place shall be awarded to the loser of the final match, places shall then be determined from the loser’s bracket.
2.2i This event will award the Alan K. Vogel “Tinker” Cup at eligible events.