QuoteSo it would be worth the money to buy a championship if you planned on racing a lot next year also...... This year would be a lot, but next year would be cheap (comparatively).

Wow.  That sounds really simple.  We must be doing something wrong here as it taking a little more effort than laying down the credit card last time I checked.   ::)

Bottom line, there are no guarantees.

Heather

Quote(1). Any rider deemed to be abusing this procedure will be penalized or disqualified. This is a judgment call by the
Referee or Race Director and is not protestable.

Okay.  So what has been done about the MW person who is abusing this now?  I don't think I've heard of any DQ's yet... and I do know Stein commonly runs ONE or TWO laps, and then pulls in and watches the rest of the race from pit wall.  I think it's fairly obvious what he's doing, when he enters an SV650 in GTO.  At least TRY to be competitive.

QuoteFrom your post, I'm assuming that you may run the MW series.  If you do, walk upto the #1 plate (his name is Doc Stein), and ask him how he feels about purchasing his #1 plate last year.  He will be more than happy to tell you about it.

Stein definitely did more to earn his #1 plate last year, than he does this year to keep it.  IIRC, he actually COMPLETED races last year.  May not have finished inside the top-10 for many, but at least he finished them.

This year, I don't see him finishing anything.  It's BS if you ask me.  I like Stein and all... he's a super nice guy, friendly, helpful.  I just don't agree with the way he is going about the championship.

I really think that the overall championship should not be a tally of all of your points across all classes.  Maybe make it a tally of your best 2 classes.  Everyone is eligible for at least two, right?  LW, MW, HW, UL... there are two for everyone.  So make the "overall" points be the total points of your BEST two classes.

You would think that taking the top 2 or 3 classes of the weekend would be the solution, but you forgot one thing: The allmighty dollar! The more races that a racer enters, the more money CCS makes. If you are looking to get the number one plate, you either have to be fast or enter every single race. Some years you have to do both, depending on the competition.

CCS makes a lot more money having people enter 6 classes to do well in the overall standings compared to only entering 2 or 3. It's not that I am saying that all that CCS cares about is money, but they are a business after all!

One reason Doc may not be finishing all the races he enters may have to do with his broken collarbone. Every race I have enetered this year that he has been in, he completed the race.

BS or not, it is his money and he can do with it what he likes. Part of being a US citizen (American = not US citizen), of course that also gives you the right to complain about it ;)

CCS records show that the average racer enters 3 classes. I think 3 or 4 classes per rider, picked before the season starts should count towards the number one plate. I wonder what plate number Ed Key would have?

I don't know how Henry in the Fla. region does it but all i know is the #1 plate holder since i've known him is always a very fast rider.I dont know if it's a coincedince or by design,but I do know these guys have definitly earned it.If you don't believe me try beating any of them  :o