Quote Originally Posted by TRK
A change in the point system was suggested from numerous racers and multiple board members who felt the current system was unfair and seemingly based on a 10 or more round series.

The proposed point system is mainly based on the FIM system (and a 7 round series). It was doubled in an effort to provide points to 30th position. There were concerns that only providing points to 15th place (as the FIM does) would be discouraging to racers and it wouldnt provided the gridding system the points needed for future grids.

There is a pretty good article about the old AMA system and Ben Bostrom losing the championship. It describes how the points structure played a role. If anyone is interested you should find and read the article.
Any points system with graduated awards will ALWAYS play a role. If your intent is to eliminate that factor then the points system needs to be non-graduated and have the same points gap all the way down the line.

How is going from a 35 point difference between 1st and 30th, to a 59 point difference, more fair?