Hi guys!
I just returned from a week-long canoe trip up north where the trees are tall
and green, the sky truly blue and the water cold, clear and deep. I knew I was
in the right place when I climbed out of the truck at the boat ramp and my cell
phone reported "No Service"...
Furthermore, I didn't even think about racing until the last night out on the
water, when just as I was drifting off to sleep I was jerked back awake by the
thought that Fastrack would come out just as I was coming off the water. It was
a real nightmare, I tell you!
But to get to Jay's question, I really think that the movement to limit the
Runoffs to 24 classes while letting the number of National classes float will
somewhat reduce the pressure to consolidate classes. Classes which continue to
meet minimum participation numbers will continue as National classes, even if
they don't go to the Runoffs. Of course, that is the simple version, and long
established classes which continue to slide in participation will be under
pressure to "do something".
IMO, the best thing that F500 can do for itself is to convince its members to
run a few more Nationals. If National racers ran just one more National, and a
few of those who run only Regionals switched to Nationals, then we wouldn't be
having this conversation. When I was reviewing the race data earlier this year,
I looked at a bunch of Regional-National double races, and noticed that in many
classes there would be strong participation in the Regional, but that only a
relative few of those folks would stick around for the National race.
I understand that part of the problem is structural...fees, licensing
requirements, etc., but that is not an issue specific to F500. However, if
appearance is a big part of reality, then one could argue that F500 "appears"
to be in decline. It may be, or the objective reality may be that folks are
merely shifting to Regional racing, but whatever the case, National
participation is the key to controlling your own future. That's the bottom line.
Regards, Stan
Jay Novak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Perhaps Stan knows some of the inner
thoughts of the CRB.
Stan??
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