Quote Originally Posted by CRallo View Post
Participation should go a long way......
But not too far. My first year racing I was slower than molasses. You had to sign up for the divisional championship (which I did, but not a great many others - maybe 6 or 8 in my class), and you earned points relative to only those in the championship. So when I finished last at nearly every race, I still got 2nd or 3rd place points. Some races were double points (incentive to come to a single-race weekend). The points leader blew up his engine before the last race weekend, and #2 broke his car on the test day. That last race, my engine blew up on lap 10 of 18, earning me 1st place double points and the season championship while dripping oil on pit lane. What a farce. I valued a couple of hard-fought battles for last place more than that championship trophy.