I don't read my post well enough before I hit submit and end up editing them a lot after the first one goes up....apparently I'm getting old too.

I don't disagree with what you said - but I'm not sure about what impact changing the quantity of results required for provisional/non-provisional might have on the qualifiers and who can attend. It would take some investigation and historical scenario math.

Regardless, I think everyone gets too worked up over handicap racing. It's not perfect nor will it ever be.