It's just getting all too serious for my liking
I'm with Neil Appleby and think that all races should be points scoring and
ALL count in the championship.
Now I know that is not great for anyone that has a crash or engine, sickness, work or other issues and would be
VERY unfortunate for Kev (Senna) but that's the way the cookie crumbles (sorry Kev/Trudi I do feel kinda bad saying that)
At the start of the year we're going racing and commit to that, so at the end of the day if you turn up to them all, are consistent, don't crash and manage to keep your bike running/repaired to finish them all,
your points have been well earnt and you should keep them. .
Last year I had bike problems at Snetterton and Pembrey which could have cost me 4 finishes but I managed to scrabble round and grab some points and I know that isn't always possible, but that's racing and the luck of the draw.
Most bike series are won by consistency and as said before 'you have to be in it to win it' but in DD that doesn't necessarily give you an advantage.
Can you imagine Shakey saying 'I'm not going to Thruxton cuz its too far to travel and I'll have that as my dropped round', or Lorenzo saying 'I've got a cold so gonna give Valencia a miss and anyway rain's forecast'
Or even Neal (C) and Awesome saying I'm a bit achy, so gonna give Anglesey a miss... Well done you 2
The drop 2 rule does play a big part in the results (I would have been joint 1st in the Novice Championship last year without it and at present sat in 2nd only 3 points behind Phil instead of 4th and
25 behind Anyway C'est la Vie......... It's all about Fun!!