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WISSOTA Encourages Drivers To Race Locally
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WISSOTA Promoters Association Inc. and its board of directors have announced the suspension of its national points season in an effort to encourage drivers to race locally, according to a series press release.
"Much like small businesses across the world have been negatively impacted by the virus, our member tracks and the drivers that support them have experienced drastic changes to their everyday life. The decision to suspend the national points season, until further notice, comes out of the need of the organization to support and promote local racing for the local promoter and local economies in this time of crisis," WISSOTA Executive Director Carson Gramm said.
While the decision to suspend national points is in place, WISOTTA drivers have been reminded that local track points and state points are not being changed for the 2020 season. WISSOTA officials will provide new programs to the state points standings and will make the necessary adjustments to the national points season as race tracks continue to return to full operation.
"The safety of our drivers, promoters, and fans is of utmost importance. Our number one concern is ensuring that drivers do not feel like they must travel to get points and finish high in the national points because for some this is not possible this year due to health and safety concerns as well as border crossing restrictions. Another determining factor for this decision is the unknown timelines of when a lot of WISSOTA tracks can open. We are developing a structure for the local and state points that will benefit more drivers and tracks than a national structure would be able to support during this time," Gramm said.
Drivers can expect to be rewarded for supporting local tracks while following the recommendations from federal, state/province, and local officials.
"At this time WISSOTA is focused on a method that will positively impact drivers in their finishes in local and state points. We will release more information regarding that method as the crisis continues to evolve," Gramm said.
For more information, visit wissota.org.
"Much like small businesses across the world have been negatively impacted by the virus, our member tracks and the drivers that support them have experienced drastic changes to their everyday life. The decision to suspend the national points season, until further notice, comes out of the need of the organization to support and promote local racing for the local promoter and local economies in this time of crisis," WISSOTA Executive Director Carson Gramm said.
While the decision to suspend national points is in place, WISOTTA drivers have been reminded that local track points and state points are not being changed for the 2020 season. WISSOTA officials will provide new programs to the state points standings and will make the necessary adjustments to the national points season as race tracks continue to return to full operation.
"The safety of our drivers, promoters, and fans is of utmost importance. Our number one concern is ensuring that drivers do not feel like they must travel to get points and finish high in the national points because for some this is not possible this year due to health and safety concerns as well as border crossing restrictions. Another determining factor for this decision is the unknown timelines of when a lot of WISSOTA tracks can open. We are developing a structure for the local and state points that will benefit more drivers and tracks than a national structure would be able to support during this time," Gramm said.
Drivers can expect to be rewarded for supporting local tracks while following the recommendations from federal, state/province, and local officials.
"At this time WISSOTA is focused on a method that will positively impact drivers in their finishes in local and state points. We will release more information regarding that method as the crisis continues to evolve," Gramm said.
For more information, visit wissota.org.
