2016 NASA TX schedule is up

[AllZWay]

I am not racing so my vote doesn't really count, but more than six events is a real challenge on time, money, and commitment. I was never a fan of more than six events per year.

[Pranav]

Would a 25% drop be a suitable alternative to killing two specific events on the calendar?

Dunno, thoughts are we as a group will look weak and have less bargaining power for track time/own run group if we flat blowoff two specific events as a class. I think with 25% drops we can all do the 6 events and have the flexibility to choose which events to make.

On the downside less popular options like NOLA and MSRH on labor day weekend are ripe for slackers like me to jump ahead on points while most everyone else would skip.

[michaelmosty]

I am not racing so my vote doesn't really count, but more than six events is a real challenge on time, money, and commitment. I was never a fan of more than six events per year.

I agree exactly!!!
More events = more money and time away from the family in order to get the car ready. It is also more vacation days used and thus leaves fewer vacation days for family things or the holidays.

[mach1]

I like 6 with the option of 8, 8 will be hard for me to pull off with work/family/etc.

[ShadowBolt]

I am not racing so my vote doesn't really count, but more than six events is a real challenge on time, money, and commitment. I was never a fan of more than six events per year.

I agree with James and even if you do not have to go to all the events to stay in the points. What happens when only two or three cars show up at an event because there are so many? With only six race weekends most can make all of them and all of us try to make those six. With eight almost no one will make all of them (in CMC) and it could spread us all out. JMHO. Plus now it looks like several guys bring new rubber to every event. SO if you want to try and stay up front you can spend $7500.00 per year on tires alone. Our little grass roots racing for guys on a budget running CMC (partly due to CMC 2) could be getting out of hand. When I first started racing Glenn told me he figured $1000.00 per race weekend........now we spend that on tires.

JJ

[marshall_mosty]

Do we want to pick 5-6 events to be "points" events? That is certainly something we can all agree upon. There is nothing in the series rules that dictates which races are points races.

Per the CCR (Sect 22.1),
"Season points systems are controlled by each Region, and may vary. Each Region reserves the right to place
restrictions on any part of the season points system, and set a minimum class size, if necessary."

[GlennCMC70]

So increasing the drop % is a good option. But like jerry said, that will thin the heard for a per event car count.
25% will cover 2 full weekends.
6 events is the better answer from what I hear in this forum.

Perhaps the best place to ask is on the NASA National site in the Texas forum. See if other groups have the same complaint.

[mach1]

So increasing the drop % is a good option. But like jerry said, that will thin the heard for a per event car count.
25% will cover 2 full weekends.
6 events is the better answer from what I hear in this forum.

Perhaps the best place to ask is on the NASA National site in the Texas forum. See if other groups have the same complaint.

I am leaning towards the drops, if we go the 6 event route the 2 that are non points will be very thin or non existent. It would be nice to have options and the drops would allow those.

[GlennCMC70]

My point was NASA should consider dropping down to 6 weekends.
A 7th weekend could be an enduro only weekend.

[Rob Liebbe]

I vote for 6 weekends and cheaper/more stable tires.

I've never been in it for points, only for the fun. Even my Nationals participation was to see how I compared to out of region racers and to experience the "event". Now I think the real test of comparison in CMC is the Summer Shootout at Hallett.

I still want to try to run up front but am not willing to spend the high tire budget to do so. This relegates me to mid-pack which is where most of the "fun" is but it is a compromise and a bit of a hard pill to swallow. As an alternative, I would consider Joey's World Racing League and have talked to him about CMC car classification. I think others may have talked to him as well. Then there are always other non-racing events in which to participate.