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After reading & thinking about this I'm of the opinion it will be a good thing for car counts. The former track owner in me sees That will translate into Money/ Profit for track owners & IHRA. They have to make money to keep our sport going. The economy/expenses are big factors in touring for a National Championship under the current points system. I do agree it is a large Change and Change can sometimes be hard to accept. There have been some good points made about the current points system, but I'm still not convinced it is fair to all participants. Money & Time off work play a big part in Sportsman racers & Championships. If you don't believe that statement just spend some time talking to Champions like Anthony, Kevin Helms & Beard.
Assuming that IHRA lets you run at "ALL" National events & "ALL" Divisional events to "win"your way Into the Chapionship race it keeps eveyone equal until the last race. "Racers thought", All I have to do is win one race! So you keep chasing races until you win or run out of time & money. Similar to what you do with the current points system, except you never get so far behind that you give up or there is "No Way to win" With the current system it comes down to: I'm 8 th in points. I can go to another race, but I could only move up in points to 7 th. Why spend the time off work & the $1,200 it takes to go? Remember, Beard we had that discussion. It is human nature to resist change, but think about the other possibilites this change might bring.
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