It seems that every format has its pros and cons.
For example I raced my arse off the previous week to finish 2nd, only to be bumped down the grid due to a returning driver - namely you Stu
. And if Ed had raced, my 2nd then becomes a 4th.
It's a good thing if it frees up Alan from having to decide where everybody goes into a heat, just not sure on the system of deciding on the driver grading. If, for example, the week that was used to create the drivers grading I'd had a mare of a night, how does that fairly create my driver grade?
Would it perhaps not be fairer to have drivers graded on a "rolling" basis - whereas their grade is created over say their last 6 results? This gives 2 options as well:
1 - to include 0 results where a driver hasn't raced - this rewards commitment to the club, or
2 - don't include 0 results - hence not penalising them if they can't attend and still maintaining their last 6 scores that count.
I think the racing has definitely been closer in the last few weeks which is a good thing, but as with any new system there's bumps to be ironed out I feel.
Just my $0.02 worth.......