The Honor Race. Thanks for bringing it up Jagan. It is a very worthy topic. I think I may have some unpopular opinions about the honor race. Unpopular, but I think valid none the less.
The individual honor race, in regards to the weekly tournament, is for personal gain, not team gain. If you need donuts, you will probably end up playing the individual honor race. And hey---we all want donuts. There are times however, when playing the race can actually harm your team.
Case in point. There was a time a couple of months ago (before my two month break), that my team (Sugar Rush us3) and I held all the top spots except expansion. During that time I had to make the choice---for my team---to not participate in the individual honor race. The reason I didn't participate in that race is because I would have to go weak for a week. If it is a close race in the top spots, this will prove bad for your team. It could put you in a position to lose your top spots. So it is a decision you have to make---personal donuts---or team standings.
Next, I remember being in the top spot and searching for honor to duel for---for the total honor ranking. It is very, very slim pickin's. I never gained more than 20 honor points. Ten pts and less was very common. I literally had to go after every person on the server in order to get enough honor to hold on to number one. It was just a fact of life.
Now, I am more of a coin girl than an honor girl. AND I truly don't have time like I used to. I used to go to the ranking list and search out people to duel. Now I just have to use the computer generated duel list and go for the people I can beat who give the highest coin.
So yeah, it isn't fair fighting someone who is way lower rank than you. And I was the one who would call people out for doing that to me on other servers. But the truth is, the higher up you go, if you hold any top ranking, you will have to hit as many people as possible to keep that rank.
I think that if the game took away the ability to get donuts in this fashion, but added other ways to get more donuts---that might be more fair. Maybe giving donuts for fighting the villain. Increase the donuts you gain in missions. There are ways to do it if you look closely.