I wish there was a way that Regional racers could get some points for their Regional Championships by running in National races. I understand the sound logic behind racing Regional, but wouldn't it benefit us all to get our numbers up if there was a carrot for the Regional guys to race an occasional National? Plus the benefits outlined by Chuck.
Thanks, Charlie (willing to compromise on 25 lb.s for the 493) -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Chuck McAbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >From a personal perspective, when I first got my National License, I made > the decision, that while I was going to compete in the MARRS (DC Region > regional) series I would come out an play on the Nationals that were being > held at my home track (Summit Point at the time). Not because I had any > expectations of winning, but to find out first hand what the quick guys were > doing. The second reason to run my 'home' National was to meet and come to > know who the National Drivers were, as competitors and as people. > > To my way of thinking, a Regional driver that does not participate in his > home tracks National is doing himself a disservice in perusing his attempts > to become a better and more competitive driver. > > The one thing I found out....National Driver are human and they don't bite. > Come on in...the water is fine. > > Chuck McAbee > SEDIV #16 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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 ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
