How do we go about getting rid of the bonus race?
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I wouldn't be in favor of that!

What about scheduling the bonus race earlier in the year? The bonus points would not accrue for a driver until they ran the required number of races. Since points championships are little bit more in doubt in June or July more drivers might see the benefit of attending a race that could pay double points at some point.

Bonus races, Enduros and the like are event features that can be encorporated on the Regional side to make a regional race more attractive. How about these ideas;

Have a featured class at an event - IT, Prod, GT, open wheel, etc - and give them an extra session or a longer race

Pro IT

Inverted starts

Race the oval at St Louis - no road course! Hey Bubba, how much wedge can I get in an RX7!?

It's Regional racing - let have some fun and do something different!