No, you aren't wasting your time Eats.
At least Oldphart has a decent excuse for not taking part this week, he's moving home and has no connection yet, Honda has a good excuse too.
Can't speak for the rest of the DNS's but maybe 'some' flexability would help where kicking participants off the series is concerned.
All of the drivers who have submitted this week can, I am sure, be relied upon to be in it for the long haul, myself included. And some of the MIA's this week have good reasons behind it.
This is a good series, and it will survive, even flurish.
Don't forget, the BC's on, so is the world cup, plus it's holiday season too!
Neil