No different when we all raced AMA and had either D 11 or D 12 cards, and the district calculated points. The OMA is now the district and they are calculating the points for the series. Without AMA, there would be no recognized state championship or factory contingencies.
There you go footlogic, John has described it perfectly.
Again, this is a try it and see deal. Maybe this is the right way to go, maybe it isn't. But we won't know until we try. And for everyone who asks what does the AMA do for us? Here it is. They are stepping up to the plate, taking the Battle Series up a level and recognizing state champions and investing in custom plates, which aren't as cheap as everyone on here thinks they are. They are making an effort before your very eyes everyone. Is it life altering? No. Is it better than what you have seen in the last ten years? You can bet your arse on it. Everyone single one of you better thank Alex Hunter this weekend, he is the main reason all of you get to race for real state championships.
Now quit the crybaby bs, and let's go racing.