Re: "Short" runoffs proposal?
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:36 am
My view is that paid test days should be banned within 30 days of the event. It's both a rip-off in terms of cost and provides an advantage for those willing to fork over a season's worth of testing expense in one week. Secondly, put some control over ancillary track-imposed costs ($1,000 golf cart rentals being an example, fuel another) Two qualifying sessions should be plenty; if it's possible to put in a couple of test sessions as part of the schedule, that would be fine as well. Right now, it's a 3 week time investment and about the cost of a full season of racing for those of us having to make the 2,200 mile trek from the west coast running 2-3 days of test week, plus a long and dreary schedule during race week. Too many race groups, qualifying sessions, warmups, etc. How about 4 - 2 day events, or 3 - 3 day events, split across the total number of classes? Now the whole event can be done in 8-9 days, but no single class needs more than 2-3 days of consecutive time.