Originally Posted by
ToysRUsKid
Let's assume these rules are in place...
So no one in Region 2 this year that couldn't make it to another regions race can race in the nationals this year. Thanks for your ROAR membership fees, see you next year. When is Region 2's regionals anyway?
The nationals haven't lost value because the average Joe can race there. The fast guys will reshuffle to each other anyway, and that's if they are not put together from the start.
The nationals and the hobby will lose value if only the fast guys can race in the big races.
If there is no region race, why not allow for the region director to take resumes? If you don't even have enough support for a regional that should not be too great of a burden.
I also can't see why the top finishers getting first crack at entries is a bad idea. If you let the "non-qualifiers" in after a certain date, the net result is the same, other than a situation where the race actually sells out to people who qualified.