[jmcarter]

All the splits I've been involved with were mostly as offered to me, usually by a friend or at least someone I raced with frequently so I always accepted just as a token of courtesy. Didn't feel it had anything to do with my own confidence or weighing the odds. Mind you this was all bracket racing but if someone I didn't particularly care for offered to split I would always decline, again; it all depends on who does the offering. Few years ago I was racing in Super Street final at a National Open (no contingency) with someone I considered a friend and I brought up splitting. I could tell immediately that he wanted no part of it, that our past experiences were markedly different and I swore then that I would NEVER offer to split again. If someone offers to split with me my response will be solely based on who is offering, regardless of purse structure or their past record.