Quote from: Z-man on December 01, 2011, 10:26:34 AM
I just called the CCS office and spoke to Kevin, he disagrees and feels that only a handful of guys run the whole series regardless of the distance of events.

If the Atlantic region consisted of four weekends at NJMP and four weekends at Summit, with a double-header thrown in; I'm pretty sure I would be able to race all of those events (assuming they spaced them apart enough).

VIR, CMP and Loudon are just too far to go. The last time I raced at Loudon (I live just about in between Loudon and VIR) I got home at around 5:00 am. It involves two vacation days, since I have to leave Friday morning to not be wiped out on race day and after Sunday races and another eight hours home, I can't see straight Monday morning.

I think the thing that Kevin doesn't realize is that as racers, the older we get, the more we can afford to participate in the sport. That said, the older we get the harder it is to drive all night after racing. I'd love to go Loudon or VIR again. For me, there are safety (falling asleep behind the wheel), cost and time issues with traveling that far.

I think they should add a couple Jersey rounds to the Florida schedule so everyone gets screwed equally!

Hey Darrell - just stopped in here and wanted to say HI! Hope alls well, I am working hard to create a  National Doctor Energy Smart ® Dealership Program being launched in 2013! I miss the riding but enjoy the many large successes found in my work. I hope to re-consider the sport when I can, travel is definately a consideration that costs alot, so this subject is an important one for those struggling to stay competitive in point tallying. Stay safe, It was good to meet you at njmp in one of my last visits there. John

It's a 15 drive for me to get to CMP. Theres absolutely no way I can make it. I can't even do Summit which is a 9 hour drive for me. This means i can run 4 weekends this year, so basically. I'm not even in the running for championships which really sucks cause I won 7 last year and wanted to win more this year.. I really don't understand why CMP was added to our series. I wouldn't complain so much, but now we have 1 less NJ round, and with AMA I'm down to 2 jersey Rounds and a LRRS round. Damn.

I live near DC and this is the time to the tracks for me.
njmp-2.5hrs
summit-1.5hrs
vir 4.5hrs
cpm-7.5
roebling-9.5hrs
barber-11.5hrs
jennings 14hrs
daytona 14hrs

Guess we shouldn't complain, but we're the FL series for god sakes and we have two rounds in GA?

Quote from: Gino230 on December 12, 2011, 09:46:02 PM
Guess we shouldn't complain, but we're the FL series for god sakes and we have two rounds in GA?

Gino,

It is the same thing.  Rather than making the 40 racers in the Southeast travel the 14 hours to get to NJMP, CCS is making the more popular regions supplement the weak. 

No disrespect to the Southeast but if that region can't get enough racers to the track to sustain on their own, cancel those races and let the SE guys travel to Florida or to Loudon to race.  In my opinion that is way more fair then making everyone else suffer to fill those events.

It's disappointing to see that no one from CCS has addressed these very valid points ...

Quote from: metricdevilmoto on December 17, 2011, 05:26:35 PM
It's disappointing to see that no one from CCS has addressed these very valid points ...

I'm a CCS fan and generally think highly of the CCS staff, but I agree with you on this one.

Quote from: metricdevilmoto on December 17, 2011, 05:26:35 PM
It's disappointing to see that no one from CCS has addressed these very valid points ...

Quote from: fzr400tony on December 18, 2011, 02:27:03 AM
I'm a CCS fan and generally think highly of the CCS staff, but I agree with you on this one.

FYI Z-Man talked with Kevin and put answer up on the 1st. Kevin very rarely gets on here (it is unofficial  board for a reason, office staff spend time/money organizing and insuring safety at the races as primary focus not PR)and I won't see him before next year to ask him.