Tim (and others),
You say, "There are some very good regional drivers who can't compete for the national championship for a number of reasons..."
A regional competitor is a regional competitor.
How many champions does a sport of 200 entrants need?
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If someone wants to know how good they are, run a National near home.
Many "regional" competitors are only poor because they spend too much on turbos, race fuel, large/pro service crews and duallys. There are plenty of ways to see how good you are, but to make artificial "Champions" many times over is too much.
With two sanctioning bodies, there's no chance everyone would attend anyway, making the ownership of the award questionable.
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