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Originally Posted by blue_pinky
Having said all that....are the regionals already intended to be the 'division 2' races anyway? If you were to ask F3,4,5's how many would actually seriously want to travel the length of the country to race in it? Currently we have a relatively small number of drivers who are used to racing at nats that now can't, but is it really that many? A handful in every region I would suspect? Enough to support another series in reality? I suspect not.
Does it just mean that regionals become more important to people and the organising clubs? Once they are then as big as they can be and massively over subscribed is it then time to think about another championship maybe?
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While i think another series is a good idea i'm not sure it will get the numbers needed.
As said before, the regionals are designed as the feeder series, so that as people improve at regional level they become eligible to race against the elite of the country.
The EoS finals are designed for the lower drivers to compare themselves to other drivers from other regions.
I would be eligible to enter this new series, but with current fuel costs i wouldn't be able to justify the expense, especially if they were weekend meetings with campling fees etc on top as well. And i'm fairly sure the majority of regional racers would view it likewise.
The regional series is designed to give club racers the chance to race at a series of different tracks against the best racers from the region and other clubs. Gone are the days back in the early 90's when i had to prebook to get one of the 120 slots for a regional!!
If every region was oversubscribed for the basic regional events then i think this second series would succeed. I'm just not sure there are enough drivers prepared to travel. Those that are prepared to do this are already in the nationals.
Out of interest does anyone know how oversubscribed each event was this year? 30 drivers? 50 drivers?
That may give an indication of demand.
I like the idea of a North/South divide for the series. This would reduce travel costs and open up the possibility of an EoS final for the top drivers from each area.