Yes, the situation as it stands right now is:
5 rounds, 3 practice/quals, 2 races.
The proposal on the table is to go back to 3 races, the same as the other classes, so 5 rounds, 2 practice/quals, 3 races (1 Sat, 2 Sunday) + Superpole for Superbike Class.
Another suggestion was made at the Road Race workshop, but not sure how close to being put on the table it has gotten; Make NZSBK two (2) rounds held over 4 days each, TT meeting in NI (Hampton Downs probably) in earlyish summer, GP meeting in SI (Ruapuna probably) at Easter.
Newbies will not remember, but until not so long ago (maybe 15-20 years ago???) the GP meeting was traditionally held at Ruapuna over the Easter weekend.
Got squeezed out by the car crowd, again!
There are a whole bunch of positive points around doing this, at least for a couple of years, one of which is the ability to do heavy marketing, sponsors, spectators etc.
There are negatives also, what if you break at first round? No time to recover etc.
Oh, and you have the right/responsibility to make a submission to MNZ on any/all of these proposals.
Please check out the proposals on the link provided above, decide which ones are relevant to you, read and understand them, think about them, then make comment back to MNZ. If you are an MNZ member and want to go racing, it is YOUR responsibility to make comment. Don't just end up moaning by saying They did this and They did that.
In the end They will do it, but if you comment you can at least claim the high ground rather than moaning from under the troll bridge.
As you were.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Ono Lennon.
"If you have never stared off into the distance then your life is a shame." Counting Crows
"The girls were in tight dresses, just like sweets in cellophane" Joe Jackson
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