Please Help......SA Seeding question

[evolve]

Can anyone clear this up please.

I'm seeded A batch for the race, but wanna ride with mate in D batch, question does my time start when A starts or do I start at D time.

Please help.

[ACM]

As far as my understanding goes your time will start when A-batch start. So, by the time D-batch start you would already have 20minutes on the clock... Assuming you're talking about tomorrow's Nissan race with 5 minute intervals and following starting times:

A-men : 7:30

A-ladies : 7:35

B : 7:40

C : 7:45

D : 7:50

 

Best is to just go to the 'registration' before the race and let them move you to D- batch.

[Mike Bike]

When you get there chat to the people loading the batches, they will reseed you into D, your time will start when D batch goes off. Done it many times

[DIPSLICK]

When you get there chat to the people loading the batches, they will reseed you into D, your time will start when D batch goes off. Done it many times

Finally the truth comes out about you mid packers

[alex_wohrnitz]

your time starts when the chip in your SAS number board is scanned by the sensor that you have to pass under when you start the race. if you're in A batch you can start in batch B,C or D and your time will start when you do. just note: if you're seeded in batch B,C or D don't start with the batch ahead of you or you'll get a DNF. that's my personal experience

[Lurch the stalker]

I made the mistake of starting with someone in B batch when I was seeded in A.

Definitely go get them to re-seed you into your friend's start group.

I had a 9,5 minute discrepancy because of the batch start difference - they corrected it after I contacted them and did explain where the other 4,5 minutes came from but I can't remember off hand what it was, so falling back from A to D will be a lot more than just the 20 minutes.