Question of ethics

[Eddie#200]

Ok,  I know I'm not the fastest guy out there but I can hold my own with you experts... I just received my CRA license and I'm listed as a NOVICE for 2003.  I filled in the Expert check mark on the form, I got the yellow number anyway...  Should I just run the races and cherry pick or should I tell someone?  ::)


Hey Edgar be quiet about this!  ;D

[r3card]

go for it eddie these little bronze looking trophies from daytona are neat. you will have to sanbag some of your local races though.    :)

[Super_KC124]

I would be ashamed to run a yellow plate if I were you. Since I'm not you, I have no problem with being a Novice. ;D ;D ;D See you at MAM?

[Speedballer347]

It wouldn't be cherry picking unless you could run away from the field of novices.
Are you that mush faster than them, or will you be dicing w/ them?
If you'll be dustiing ALL of them, then move up where you belong.  
If you'll be mixing it up w/ them...what's the prob?

The amateurs I raced w/ at Gateway (didei, chacherre, fuzner, sdiver, #722) where fast enough not to worry about a non-top-5 expert stepping back and cherrypickin'
It would have just made all of us try to go faster.

[Protein Filled]

You would not be the first one to do it...I have seen a few CRA experts run novice in CCS before. Why not the other way around?

Hey r3card, unfortunately CRA is not a CCS affiliate so there is no Daytona option for CRA racers. It would be real nice if it was. I would love to see a Mid-North-Central or whatever region where we get to race Brainerd, Mid-America, Blackhawk and Road America for a regional championship. The CRA-CCS affiliation has been brought up a few times at CRA, but they don't see any value in it... I guess they are supposed to know what's best

 ;D

[Eddie#200]

It wouldn't be cherry picking unless you could run away from the field of novices.
Are you that mush faster than them, or will you be dicing w/ them?
If you'll be dustiing ALL of them, then move up where you belong.  
If you'll be mixing it up w/ them...what's the prob?

The amateurs I raced w/ at Gateway (didei, chacherre, fuzner, sdiver, #722) where fast enough not to worry about a non-top-5 expert stepping back and cherrypickin'
It would have just made all of us try to go faster.

I'm guessing that I will do very well.  I practiced with the Experts last season during a CRA weekend being one of the faster Novices.  I had fun running with them...  I was practicing with the Novices and found myself running much faster than they were. I though it was safer to move up to the Expert practice.  I would say that I'm going to have a good chance of being a top finisher as a yellow plate.
 ;D

[Speedballer347]

I thought you were a top-finisher in amateur last season???  You won a championship, so you already beat the am's....no point in doing it twice.
I would move up where you belong and race your peers :)

If your front-running amateur, you'll be top-10 in expert 8)

[Eddie#200]

Then move up where you belong and race your peers :)
If your that fast in amateur, you'll be top-10 in expert 8)

Yeah,  top ten...  or top top??

[Speedballer347]

Top top?  ???
 I am figuring Gorden, Tez, Kramer, Nichols, King, etc, etc, etc to be filling the front spots...No?
I figure we'll (2002am's/2003ex's) be killing ourselves to get in the 10spot, if we are lucky

[Eddie#200]

Top top?  ???

I dunno...I don't think I would be top 10 as an expert.  I think I would be first 1/3 though.  I would have a good chance to finish first as a novice.

[Speedballer347]

Whatever you do sits fine w/ me, but you will be an Expert racing against Amateurs :o ....not the fairest scenario, but when was racing ever fair :'(

[Super_KC124]

I think this falls in the white or yellow file. Don't make me bring it back. :-X  Eddie, what classes will you be running at MAM?