[ponyakr]

One of the best changes I've noticed in bracket racing since the '70s is the Buy-Back Rule. I don't know if they use it at every track now or not. But at our track, if you lose in the first or second rounds, just take em another $20 and it's just like changing your round loss to a win! Boy, do I wish we'd had this rule back in the '70s. There's no telling how many more races, nor how many more $$$$ we might have won. I just think about all those first and second round losses due to something easily fixable for the next round. But in those days, when you lost, all you could do was just load 'er up and hope for better luck next time. And what about those rounds when your car was running right on the dial-in and for some reason you went to sleep on the line? This buy-back rule would have given us another chance. And since you've already spent all the $ to get in the race, what's another $20? Also, if you buy back in, you may be able to use the info from the lost round to make needed adjustments to your dial-in. and the conditions will probably be closer to those you'll face in the next round than to those from the time trials. So if they have this rule, learn how to use it to your advantage. The only disadvantage I can see is that it makes you have to run more rounds in order to win the race. But since making passes is fun, that may not be a negative after all. So to me, the buy-back rule is just one more reason for today's bracket racer to cound their blessings. Anybody know exactly what year the buy-back rule started in your area? another plus I just thought of is that it gives the struggling track a little more cash to operate on. Who knows, it might just help save a track near you.