NTRA POINTS RACE 2009

BTW.............It has been pointed out to me that the points race for owners might be a flawed idea. Guys who participate from a "host' track can't compete on race weekend and therefore are handicapped.


Understand that the points race is strictly for fun and good natured ribbing. If guys get too serious and hurt feelings result we will suspend it. Our sense of humor and fun thinks it would be great drama and foolish frivolity if a perennial class "C" winner beat out a front runner.............. The class B or C or even "D" guy gets a boost, and the class "A" front runners already know who they are anyhow.

Here is a possibility. We could 'weight' points performances againts total POSSIBLE points as a winning percentage. That way a racer who is 'frozen out' on race weekend would not be penalized. We could rule that to be eligible a racer has to compete in every event but ONE. (the one would be the weekend the said racer is helping host the meet.) By requiring near perfect participation, you would eliminate a guy winning in the first meet then bowing out to maitain a high percentage.

Another possibility is to use both standards. Half the score would be the weighted score, and half would be tha actual score. Anyhow, it will be an arbitrary and dictatorial ruling if it comes to that, because the points race is meant to be kind of a 'mythical' standard intended for fun only. The only 'prize' attached to it is likely to be some sort of perpetual gag trophy to remind us we are here for fun.

Weigh in on this if you like, but as a said its not to be taken too seriously. If this friendly banter and goofing off and smack talking can work anywhere, it is with this group of guys!