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There are a few. One, you don't want to have too many National races. You want them to be true qualifers so that the best of teh best in each Region actually QUALIFY (novel concept) for the runoffs. You want racers from all over competing for the PRIVLEDGE to go and run for the National Championship. Right now in NeDiv (what, the second largest Div in the Country?) we have 8 Nationals weekends at 7 different tracks - not bad. NeDiv has at least 22 weekends of Regional racing.
Another is that the track time at a National is mandated. You don't want 400 cars at a National or else it won't run. You need the separation in the larger Regions.
Also, the Championship series we are all used to would go away. The NARRC, SARRC, MARRS, insert your series here is now gone. You COULD run them piggy-back with the National stuff (and that may work) but it just makes sense to have them seperate. Nationals guys aren't going to run more than they have to.
During these weekends you also can't run any fun stuff like enduro's or have Regional only classes like ITE, SPO, SPU - there just isn't time.
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I guess I have two main issues with a national/regional separation: