2010 NARRC Series Feedback

[Andy Bettencourt]

Amen!!

Those bonus points have been unfairly used by regions to boost attendance at their failing events at the expense of the drivers wallet.

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Not the past year. The Pocono bonus is gone. Bonus points are given out for attending 5+ events and 3 or more tracks. You guys really think they impact a championship that has 14 events and takes the best 8? In reality, you should HAVE TO go to 5 in order to even be eligible for the year end hunt. Half + 1 is a very common way to do this. The track bonus is to try and make sure a driver wasn't a one-track wonder and a true multi-track driver.

To Greg's point about the 'big-guys' and that is how they do it - we aren't them. Meaning we have real jobs and real lives. We don't have back up cars and big sponsors. It seemingly makes sense to do a 'best of' system or else it WOULD be an attendance award!!! This is an attempt at a system that rewards the best given the reality of real life. No? What would be better?

My redo suggestion dumps the bonus points but keeps in a minimum amount of events (5) to qualify. It has 8 weekends on 6 tracks over 7 months providing 12 points opportunities. Doubles every weekend exept two events following schools. If you require 5 events, you don't need to incent people because you are demanding it, if you have events at all the tracks and not a slew at one, you don't need track bonuses.