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[skidlids]

How Many rounds how many races to count towards the championship points score

In 2015 Hottrax have put together an 11 meeting Race Calendar

They have made the August Bank Holiday meeting at Cadwell Park a NON Championship special meeting, thus making it 10 championship meetings

10 championship meetings would be made up of 29 races, where we could have your best 26 results to count towards the championship score

Alternatively it may be possible for Desmo Due to have 13 championship meetings with the August Cadwell counting as 2 rounds, as there will be quallifying and 2 races on both the Sunday and Monday
This would increase the total to 33 races of which we could again have 26 counting towards the final points score

[badgerpilot]

What about 25 from 29 to count, only 1 DNF allowed?

[skidlids]

So if only 29 then why 25, you would need to do at least 8 meetings with 3 races leaving you one race short so would have to do 9 meetings any way, so would be doing 26 races

or looking at it from the other direction you would be dropping 4 races so could only miss one of the 10 Championship meetings

If we don't have Cadwell as point scoring what size grids will we get, It's going to be the 10th anniversary/ Dave Harris memorial meet and if hardly anybody turns up I for one will be well hacked off.

[badgerpilot]

Was just a thought to get the ball rolling.

I defo can't do the 2nd Cadwell meet due to work restriction.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by badgerpilot

Was just a thought to get the ball rolling.

I defo can't do the 2nd Cadwell meet due to work restriction.

hence the Drop 7, some may only be able to do the Sunday or the Monday but not both hence it being a separate round each day. Others might not be able to do Oulton as qually is always on the Friday
The guys from Scotland may not want to do Brands or Pembrey and those South of London may not want to do Knockhill and Anglesey

Its trying to get the right balance so that we end up with a healthy grid at each meeting

[dunlop0_1]

Old school I know Kev but the New Era Sunday races/points seemed to work for a number of years leaving Saturday more like a practice etc. I imagine that Sunday is also possibly the most likely day people could attend.

[banger san]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Alternatively it may be possible for Desmo Due to have 13 championship meetings with the August Cadwell counting as 2 rounds, as there will be quallifying and 2 races on both the Sunday and Monday
This would increase the total to 33 races of which we could again have 26 counting towards the final points score

I like the sound of this, gives a lot of flexibility and makes sure a reasonable number for second Cadwell.
Personally I wouldn't bother with DNS or DNF just drop you 7 worst scores, nobody goes out to crash.

Looking forward to a cracking season which ever way people decide.

[Trumpet]

I also like the flexibility of 26 to score from 33, I also suspect that the 2nd Cadwell may have very low turnout if it's non championship.
As to DNS or DNF it just increases the effect of luck, not skill. DNF is not only about crashing yourself, it could be getting someone else's crash (or avoiding one) or a mechanical, lets try and keep it all about skill and speed!

[badgerpilot]

Originally Posted by banger san

I like the sound of this, gives a lot of flexibility and makes sure a reasonable number for second Cadwell.
Personally I wouldn't bother with DNS or DNF just drop you 7 worst scores, nobody goes out to crash.

Looking forward to a cracking season which ever way people decide.

Agreed here, dropping any 7 would also tighten things up and make people more likely to do more meets.

[skidlids]

Unlimited DNFs would also allow those not comfortable in the wet pull out of a race should it start raining

I'm happy to go with all races of which there are 33 to count as point scoring but only a riders best 26 results to count towards the overall championship