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Started by ahastings, January 06, 2007, 01:19:20 AM

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eh427

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I love going to Daytona and Barber. I don't mind the travel at all. I've been lucky though in my profession in that it allows me the time off for travel. I can see how it can be a problem for some though. I don't think that there should be less races. Then there would be less oportunities to race. I would like to see more entrants at some tracks though. I think if we could get some of these people who just do track days to come out and race it would help. I try and tell them they don't know what they are missing. And no one ever said this sport was cheap.
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proechel539

You're rite, no one ever did say, racing is cheap. But CCS doesn't have to impose excessive expense by making a region the entire east coast. Keep Daytona as the final race of the season but not the first kick in the ass. And then lets follow that up with a drive to South Carolina, hey sounds like a great way to spend a wad of money the first two races. I'll see you all in may at Summit unfortunately Uncle Sam doesn't pay enough for me to drive all over America to race. Heck I've got a good idea, lets raise taxes so I can get paid more, therefore I can chase the MA schedule up and down the east coast. :cheers: :cheers: :thumb:  see you all in May.
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Z-man

Quote from: eh427 on January 10, 2007, 10:11:15 PM
I love going to Daytona and Barber. I don't mind the travel at all. I've been lucky though in my profession in that it allows me the time off for travel. I can see how it can be a problem for some though. I don't think that there should be less races. Then there would be less oportunities to race. I would like to see more entrants at some tracks though. I think if we could get some of these people who just do track days to come out and race it would help. I try and tell them they don't know what they are missing. And no one ever said this sport was cheap.

I'm not saying they have to cut races but perhaps keep the mid atlantic races in the mid atlantic and not combine as many race dates.  You don't have to have Daytona count towards the Mid Atlantic to go down there.   I may do one far race this year and if I do it will be to Road America.  Obviously it will not count towards MA points but I've always wanted to try that track.

My point is four far races, with two of them being double points is a double edged sword, not only is there a low turn out but by having these races, it discourages people from doing the remaining Mid Atlantic races, if your not going for a championship why kill yourself.
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xseal

I agree with Z-man and Arnie on this.  He makes it to far more races than me, for many people giving up 4-5 days 10 times a year is just not realistic. 

Moreover, competiting for championships should not be limited to the jokers with cash and time to make it to all the rounds. I have the cash, but no time. Others have the time and no cash. Few have both.  In the end, I race where convenient and don't worry about points or championships, but if I had a shot at racing most of the rounds, that perspective would change.

We did all the rounds in TC last year, but only b/c we had a team of 4 racers and shared the load in making weekends.  the Mid-Atlantic has too many rounds. Not too many to race, but too many to compete in the championship hunt by attending all of them. I think the idea of counting your top xx rounds is a good one.

Z-man

Quote from: xseal on January 23, 2007, 02:52:10 PM
I agree with Z-man and Arnie on this.  He makes it to far more races than me, for many people giving up 4-5 days 10 times a year is just not realistic. 

Moreover, competiting for championships should not be limited to the jokers with cash and time to make it to all the rounds. I have the cash, but no time. Others have the time and no cash. Few have both.  In the end, I race where convenient and don't worry about points or championships, but if I had a shot at racing most of the rounds, that perspective would change.

We did all the rounds in TC last year, but only b/c we had a team of 4 racers and shared the load in making weekends.  the Mid-Atlantic has too many rounds. Not too many to race, but too many to compete in the championship hunt by attending all of them. I think the idea of counting your top xx rounds is a good one.


I like your idea as well xseal.  If there are 12 races in the Mid Atlantic, best 8 count.  That way you make one or two far races and I would of course skip shenendoah and could still be in the running.  If you go to the far events they are generally have less participants and the people who go would be rewarded by improving their 8 race weekends.
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