Originally Posted by
badhat
not true in ACAs case at least. cant speak for USAC but having dealt with ACA a lot in the past few years, they do a lot to encourage events to run these categories, especially in terms of awarding BAR/BAT status or CX Cup status, etc to races who comply with the category requirements they set out.
Encourage is not the same as mandate. It's still up to the promoter to choose to be part of BAR/BAT or not. Obviously, there has to be consistence in classes if series championships are involved.