At the qualifier this past weekend I had a a very large problem. The "C" class.... Ive only been racing fir a year and a half but I am smart enough to know the c class isnt supposed to be tripling nor should they be faster than the b class
MY son and I thought the same thing when he started a few years ago. My son fell into the late start category of the "C" class got beat down and lapped by the "C CLASS" for a few years. Took several years and many injuries (HE was on the CRASH course to learning, LITERALLY) before he was even competitive in the "C CLASS"
Now the Problem is, unless you find a way to clear out the fast guys / NOT TRUE NOVICE RIDERS then any legitimate "C" class rider has got to become fast enough to be able to beat these guys in order to win some races or do well enough to get an RPV high enough to move up. Unless you want to move yourself up.
The next thing is if you want to qualify in the "C" class at LL"s. Well then, as you have pointed out, you have to be pretty much as fast as a top "B" rider in some areas or you may as well stay home. So you are forced to sand bag the year before qualifying otherwise you will be moved up before the next spring when qualifiers begin!
Then you have the person who is perfectly content in the "C" class racing occasionally for fun and having no intentions of moving up. Either because skills just do not merit or just personal preference (they are just having fun).
There really is no good way to POLICE this class, or prevent the dirt bag who wants to be a ":C" class "HERO" all there life. It really comes down to personal Honor and Integrity. The people having fun know who they are, the LL's competitors know who they are and Everyone can tell who the "C CLASS HERO" is!!!