I'm not sure if it's really important, but I'm a little confused as to how the prelims are supposed to work. Especially the idea that one or two losses knocks someone out for the season--even someone who's well above average could probably lose a match or two if he's unlucky.<br/><br/>Also, I'm guessing each pilot goes through about six prelim matches (once every other week for three months)? Going 4-2 seems like an adequate record, especially if one might have to go against experts for some matches. Are the prelims supposed to eliminate the vast majority of the field, or just weed out the losers? Because if it's the latter, I think 4 losses out of 6 would be a better standard.