it does state
5 bonus points will be awarded to any racer that breaks at a Points Series event (practice or eliminations), makes the fixes and stages their car in the 1st round of eliminations at the next event.
but it also states
The point is to award the racer who looses points in one event because of mechanical failure, and thrashes on their car to make it race worthy for the next event (e.g: blown head gasket, wiped cam, broken axle, blown trans). In order to qualify, the repairs must be serious enough to require the removal of one of the following parts:
Engine (turbo, front cover, lower intake manifold, cylinder heads or entire engine).
Transmission (torque converter or complete trans).
Rear (driveshaft, axles, gears/posi/spool or complete rear)
now if you staged broke and lost the round you lost so really you didnt lose points since there really is no way to know if you would have won the round even if you didnt fail
the way i interpereted it was if you show and break before elims then you didnt score any points and the carnage points would give you some points for your efforts that day and your efforts getting the car back in shape for the next event
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paul
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