WaltersBrothersRacing
PR Member
Why does the CRA continue to not put out how many places back they will give year end awards too? Instead it’s just picking a random amount of places per class each year at the END OF THE SEASON; maybe it’s only 1 or maybe its 11, who knows. Why not say top 3 or 5 for a class at the beginning of the year? How many folks that finished 6 and back actually show up or pickup their award? Wasted money getting awards made if they are not getting picked up or even wanted.
Why not put those folks that win a year end award on stage to actually be recognized and get a group photo taken? Make the $100 something dollars spent on taking the family to the banquet a little more worth it for everybody.
Why are Meadowlarks and Pyma the only tracks that list requirements for year end track awards?
How come winning a 1 person gate at Pyma pays the same as winning a 15 person gate at lets say Amherst?
Maybe there should be a limit of how many races at a particular track can count towards year end series awards. Right now you have folks that in essence cherry pick Pyma with their very limited turnout, they don’t really show up at other tracks that have a turnout but when they do are lucky to barely finish mid pack. And because of cherry picking Pyma that doesn’t have a turn out, they can win the series championship? (Not bashing Pyma, but the track has a race every other week which is too many and it shows by their poor gate turnouts.)
You don’t have to work with other series, i.e. the OMA & AMA, but don’t work against them. I believe in 2014 the CRA had 2 or 3 double points races on the same days as LLQs. And this year having a double point’s race on an OMA / AMA – State Championship race, and 2 Sunoco races on LLQ days. I would think for ‘bragging rights’ the CRA would want their racers that primarily race their series to invade other series / events and represent the CRA without essentially penalizing them in the points by doing so.
Again not bashing the CRA or any track, but changes need to be made in order to make the series more successful. What was done 25 years ago doesn’t work today, changes need to be made to stay relavent and current. How about marketing the Sunoco or Wiseco series races to non-CRA regulars as something that they would want to come to and compete in. Sometimes less is better, definitely cuts down on over head having fewer races with larger gates than too many races with no one on the gate.
Why not put those folks that win a year end award on stage to actually be recognized and get a group photo taken? Make the $100 something dollars spent on taking the family to the banquet a little more worth it for everybody.
Why are Meadowlarks and Pyma the only tracks that list requirements for year end track awards?
How come winning a 1 person gate at Pyma pays the same as winning a 15 person gate at lets say Amherst?
Maybe there should be a limit of how many races at a particular track can count towards year end series awards. Right now you have folks that in essence cherry pick Pyma with their very limited turnout, they don’t really show up at other tracks that have a turnout but when they do are lucky to barely finish mid pack. And because of cherry picking Pyma that doesn’t have a turn out, they can win the series championship? (Not bashing Pyma, but the track has a race every other week which is too many and it shows by their poor gate turnouts.)
You don’t have to work with other series, i.e. the OMA & AMA, but don’t work against them. I believe in 2014 the CRA had 2 or 3 double points races on the same days as LLQs. And this year having a double point’s race on an OMA / AMA – State Championship race, and 2 Sunoco races on LLQ days. I would think for ‘bragging rights’ the CRA would want their racers that primarily race their series to invade other series / events and represent the CRA without essentially penalizing them in the points by doing so.
Again not bashing the CRA or any track, but changes need to be made in order to make the series more successful. What was done 25 years ago doesn’t work today, changes need to be made to stay relavent and current. How about marketing the Sunoco or Wiseco series races to non-CRA regulars as something that they would want to come to and compete in. Sometimes less is better, definitely cuts down on over head having fewer races with larger gates than too many races with no one on the gate.
