For the NJ/PA area, the problem with the upgrade system is the fact that it is based primarily on number of starters in the race. We simply don't have large fields of 40 -50 riders that give you a nice payout of upgrade points that go VERY deep into the field. Most of the time, we eek out somewhere between 20 and 30. Therefore, we don't get as many points for placing, nor do they go as deep.

The up side is that you can count a road race as a crit if it meets the crit distance standard but not that of the road race upgrades.