Was there really anything wrong with our format? Yes and No.
I believe every gate drop should mean something. It must play out to the big picture, not just gate picks, bragging rights and TV time. If it's not in the record books, it won't be remembered.
Triple Crown format works great for Monster Cup, due to the insured million on the line. Race 1 is exciting, let's see who has a chance to chase the big money tonight. Race 2 keeps you glued to the TV, can the winner from race 1 keep this rolling? Now there's two scenarios... The perfect storm, Trey Canard 2014, let's see if he can pull this thing off. Or a Justin Barcia win in 2012, which still keeps you anticipating the overall crown, with 3 different moto winners. The gate drops are lackluster without a sweep incentive. Feld must put a program in place for sweeping the evening... $50-$100k?
Our standard format builds suspense for the main events, which the current triple crown format does not.
To my final argument... retaining our standard heat/lcq/main format, what if we paid additional points to heat race winners? 4 additional points would be just enough to bump a 2nd place main event finish, to an overall win. This system would bring urgency to win at every gate drop, keeping our championship points tighter, and building anticipation for a true main event.
MG