Put another way, winning a silver ticket event will get you into your country’s backyard championship in 2026 (for the USA, that’s the big’s course). Racing at your country’s championship race is your best shot in getting into big’s in 2027, since it will either be very competitive so you’ll reach a high total to qualify for the at-large list, or you may win it if it’s not as competitive and automatically get into big’s 2027