It is time to share again. Lets define the issues.
1) Tell us what you want -- no need to design the system, but what is the goal.
2) Tell us what does not work -- no need to bash the system, just identify the obstacle(s)
3) Feel free to pontificate the virtues of what you like best.
My World:
1) My goals for myself: an affordable championship, soemthing a step above local clubrallies
My Goal for the series; Maximise participation at all events, minimize those participants left out
Expand the wealth of the series -- sponsors at a national level, event level, and team level
2) Obstacles: in Cen Div, no real obstacle: A Cen Div and A Super D championship will remain about the same.
Obstacles to Max Participation, minimize those left out: not enough events in the North East, no other area has a problem (yet).
Obsticles to expanding the wealth: Corporate America is slow to jump on the "hot new thing" that is 40 years old. Not enough good Marketing, not enough dollars to spend on good marketing, not enough national staffers to do good marketing, not enough cooperation with the rally community as a whole to do good marketing, not enough alignment in what good marketing might be (your idea is diffeent than mine, mine is good, yours is not so good...)
3) Pontificating: A 3 tier system makes sense, but does not change who, or how many can participate. A Super D system makes sense but does not change who or how many can participate.
A Super D system may encourage more participants at Club Rallies, knowing I can put together a 5-8 event season with something meaningful to win might encourage me to participate in a variety of events.
Designating a Super D Series might encourage organizers of national events to allow X number of Super D competitors (still eliminates the seed 8 guys).
Restricting the Super D series to a seed level/experience level might help determine who participates where -- I am going to get flamed on this comment :'(
Still need more clubrally organizers and events
Still need more clubrally organizers and events
Still need more clubrally organizers and events
Needed one more West coast national before RIM changed to club, now we need two.
Mike
1) Tell us what you want -- no need to design the system, but what is the goal.
2) Tell us what does not work -- no need to bash the system, just identify the obstacle(s)
3) Feel free to pontificate the virtues of what you like best.
My World:
1) My goals for myself: an affordable championship, soemthing a step above local clubrallies
My Goal for the series; Maximise participation at all events, minimize those participants left out
Expand the wealth of the series -- sponsors at a national level, event level, and team level
2) Obstacles: in Cen Div, no real obstacle: A Cen Div and A Super D championship will remain about the same.
Obstacles to Max Participation, minimize those left out: not enough events in the North East, no other area has a problem (yet).
Obsticles to expanding the wealth: Corporate America is slow to jump on the "hot new thing" that is 40 years old. Not enough good Marketing, not enough dollars to spend on good marketing, not enough national staffers to do good marketing, not enough cooperation with the rally community as a whole to do good marketing, not enough alignment in what good marketing might be (your idea is diffeent than mine, mine is good, yours is not so good...)
3) Pontificating: A 3 tier system makes sense, but does not change who, or how many can participate. A Super D system makes sense but does not change who or how many can participate.
A Super D system may encourage more participants at Club Rallies, knowing I can put together a 5-8 event season with something meaningful to win might encourage me to participate in a variety of events.
Designating a Super D Series might encourage organizers of national events to allow X number of Super D competitors (still eliminates the seed 8 guys).
Restricting the Super D series to a seed level/experience level might help determine who participates where -- I am going to get flamed on this comment :'(
Still need more clubrally organizers and events
Still need more clubrally organizers and events
Still need more clubrally organizers and events
Needed one more West coast national before RIM changed to club, now we need two.
Mike