Can I suggest that the grading be based on someone’s FTP or there last previous race. Someone who can maintain 3.9 w/kg should not be able to self select in D grade to blow everyone off the road. Maybe something like if they achieve 0.5 w/kg over the grade range then that grade is closed to them in future until they have a race where they finish an event with an average power within the grade range.
I raced D grade today, my first city Circuit Zwift race! Looking at the results only four of ALL riders in this race were actually eligible for D Grade based on their watts per kilo race results. End result - I raced on my own and came last, by many minutes… oh well!
I saw one guy hit over 6 watts per kilo at one stage which was a little frustrating.
Solution: D Grade should be greyed out as an option for any Zwifter who has over 2.5 w/kg as their average. Same for any event, so riders must ride the category according to Zwifts gradings.
You could consider having separate male/female results per race, that would be nice 
Maybe more people will be happy to race when they know they wont get smashed every time?
Just a thought from a newbie.
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Ha agreed Did the Maap stage 1 race today in D grade. The winner averaged 4W/Kg. Should be in A grade.
They need to police this stuff.
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Ouch! I haven’t done a race since… sorta put me off. Might as well just train hard instead! 
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I think the grade system is not working anymore with so many people on line. I am the middle of B grade so have stopped racing as it is just the same every event I get blown away and have no chance. So with so much demand lets split things into grades. Also I think auto grade selection should happen and integrate zwiftpower into zwift as it is still really a strange system having to use the 2 locations, so by having auto grading that is all resolved.
Cat 1
A
B1
B2
C1
C2
D1
D2
E
we’ve only been asking for that for 3 years. I think they are finally getting the message to start enforcing categories.
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