A lot of the popularity of NW regionals has been due to the 1day format. People struggle to commit to full weekend events and clubs and calenders struggle to accomadate completely seperate 2WD /4WD.
Unfortunately (as already pointed out) compared to the number of entrants in each event, the numbers completing enough rounds to count are quite low.
I like the idea of drivers pre-booking the series centrally, giving priorty to drivers who book and pay for at least the minimum 4 scoring rounds.
As the NW clubs close on regional dates to encourage support for the series, seperate 2WD and 4WD rounds means a lot of closed club days which is bad. Accessible club days are the grass roots where new racers are introduced in to the sport.
Hopefully we will have a resurrection of a NW committee to sort this type of stuff out. Unfortunately a few weeks before the first event is the wrong time to change things, really it needs to be discussed and agreed at the end of the outdoor season so everything in place for the next one.
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