Originally Posted by
gasser
The way I look at it is this whole new "Pro" class will keep more people from attending finals. My son QUALIFIED for and attended Worlds and because he only attended one regional event would have to run Expert. If he has to run Expert we will not attend finals. Plus what kind of competition will the Expert class really have in 4 or 5 years when the top 12 get moved up each year. In 4 to 6 years all the current Experts will be Pros and the expert class will be Intermediate drivers that have had to move up. So now there are what 8 or 10 Intermediate drivers in each region that just started this year.
My understanding is the top 12 getting bumped to pro was a one time thing aimed at moving the guys that have dominated the class to the pro level where they belong. I'm sure it will now go to the top 1 or 3 getting moved to pro should they win the expert...