my opinion

[Jeff Lee]

Michael Beard said:
Instead of injecting my opinion here, let me just ask you: How many races should a racer have to attend to "earn" the National Championship?

Different sanction, but for what it's worth Bertozzi and I finished 1-2 in IHRA Stock a couple years ago with only 5/6 Nationals.

Good question. Don't know. But I do know I would want a system that gave maximum benefit to staying within your division. And I suppose I would be highly in favor of the old way (as I understand it). Win the divisional championship then run for the gold at the world finals.
It is not a waste of time and money to travel to races. Travel all you can handle. But just about everybody I know that races S/SS would never pursue a national championship under the current system; even if they were to win a divisional or two along with a national or two in any given year.
Taking the amount of time from work, much less family, to pursue this dream is daunting at any time, much less with the current economic times (and believe me, the economy ain't going to right itself anytime soon). However, myself and others I know, if we did well in our division, we would travel to any location in the USA for a chance at a national championship. That's one big trip and a lot of little trips that can lead to a championship as opposed to a LOT of BIG trips criss-crossing the country.
How different is this from the Jeg's Allstars series?