Team Challenge regional based in 05?

[Super Dave]

I thought participation increased from the first season to the second.  Then it went to Formula USA.  It doesn't seem like it gets alot of participation on the national level as one would think either.  I just feel like they pulled the plug on it a bit early at the regional level.  I seem to remember that for the first year most were just trying to figure things out and then it seemed to build a little more the second year.  Then it was changed.  :-/

The second year was combined.

FUSA championships and regionals.  And because of that, they had more participation.  

As for figuring things out...

I think endurance racing has been around for quite a while.  You ride laps, change riders.  Same rules as it applies to normal racing.  

If you don't have enough teams to pay for the time when compared to regular sprints, well, then it doesn't make sense.


Bling....LOL!  No dig...
 ;D

Was much more fun working for the wins.  I personally struggled so hard that year, medically.  I had no balance, for some reason.  Made my whole life kind of hard.

[Jeff]

Oh, and the first person that I would be looking to pass would be you JeF4y.  :P ;D

Well, there goes ONE person I'd run at team with!  ;D :( ;D >:( :(  :D (lol)

[boo181]

dang garth it's about time yo ucame out of your hole ;D. whats up buddy

[motomadness]

Don't know if you all are aware of this, but every Fasttrax weekend is centered around a 3 hour endurance on Saturday and sprints on Sunday.  They have folks that only come out for the 3 hour.  I would even go as far as to say that another reaso why they teamed up with CCS was because they wanted to use the electronic scoring to ease the burden of friendly scorers.  

It can be done.  Matter of fact why not make it a regional option.  Those regions that want it get some sort of addition to their schedule, those that don't won't.  I would almost leave it up to the local race directors to decide which rounds could support the race.  Furthermore, if we move the Saturday sprints to Sunday, and shorten the GT to a qualifying session for the TC, they it might work.

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

I knew about the Fastrax stuf, and really really really wanted to try some.  I couldn't find any teammates, though, because it was on the wrong side of the lake for all my Wisconsin buddies.  Then I ended up so broke that I was busting tires with Mitch Stein instead of riding at Grattan.
Mitch and I were going to do one at Nelson, but Dunlop called and had Mitch go to AMA at Road Atlanta that weekend at the last minute.  Sigh.

[motomadness]

The scene at Nelson was cool, but I would prefer good ole BHF anyday, although you won't get as worn out at Nelson.

[dahustler]

let's have a team challenge at blackhawk on the wegman weekend, winner gets braggin rights for the year till the next wegman

[KBOlsen]

Dave, I like the way you think!!! 8)

[shakenbake]

Fasttrax has ran a 3hr endurance series for years,  this year it was ran at Neson's and Grattan.   There is talk of adding Putnam next year.

It's a fun series, I know I saw MotoMadness out there at least once this year.  

The regional idea is great, because I don't have the time or $$$$ to do endurance at the National level.
I think each region should have it's own endurance series, and then a ROC at the end of the year for all the region winners.

[spyderchick]

let's have a team challenge at blackhawk on the wegman weekend, winner gets braggin rights for the year till the next wegman

Email Gordy gplunde@starnetusa.net and see if its a feasable thing. How would this benefit the Wegman, and how coould you fit it into a regular CCS weekend?

[H-man]

Fasttrax has ran a 3hr endurance series for years,  this year it was ran at Neson's and Grattan.   There is talk of adding Putnam next year.

To read the Fasttrax board and after exchanging e-mail w/ Bob earlier this month, it appears to me that Fasttrax will be Nelson only next year.  Well, maybe 2 Grattan trips.  I'm still hopeful for BeaveRun and Putnam, but I rather doubt it.

Their continued affiliation/sanctioning with CCS even seems questionable.

  H-man

[Super Dave]

The regional idea is great, because I don't have the time or $$$$ to do endurance at the National level.
I think each region should have it's own endurance series, and then a ROC at the end of the year for all the region winners.

This was the way it was ran in 2001 and 2002.

And isn't anymore because it just didn't pay its way.