The hole point off a shootout is to get everybody together and to watch everybody try to make there car as fast as they can . AND TO HAVE FUN. your never going to make everyone happy .If you dont have to make the shootout then why go ? I would much rather go to a preped track and try to get the best time. and then you have people who shit broke and they just say i could not make . Well i could not make it to race my car in a nmra race i guess they should just let me win no if you want to play you got to pay !! Just buy showing up and racing your car with your bud is a very little to pay .I like the idea of running till the local tracks close because it is not far to the people who cant aford or have the means to get down south to race . remeber FUN !!!!!!!!