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Future of SCCA National Road Racing
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As we talked at the Toledo meeting, the Natioal Road Racing program is going to change next year. The Planning Committe has now had two meetings and will be presenting some recommendations to the full BOD in May. From the comments I have recieved, I think most people will like the recommendations and I hope everyone looks at them with an open mind. The Club has to change some to grow and continue to be the Club we love. Please comment on what you want and what you see.
Thanks!
Marcus Merideth
Area 4 Director
Runoffs Invitation Qualification Process
Just to make sure you saw this. Please comment.
The Board of Directors seeks member input on the following proposal regarding
the National Club Racing program and the National Championship Runoffs. Please
provide input to this proposal through http://www.crbscca.com/.
Directionally, the Board believes unanimously that, going forward, the National
Championship Runoffs should be an event that showcases the “Best of the Best.” In
reviewing past and current criteria and operations of the event, the Board recognizes
that, while the event continues to provide excellent competition and a worthy platform
to crown Champions, the event has focused on widespread inclusion of late instead
of the “Best of the Best” concept.
With this in mind, the Board proposes the below criteria for Runoffs invitations
beginning with the 2011 season.
Qualifications for Runoffs
- Must start 4 races/2 in Division
- Must finish 4 races regardless of Division
- Assuming participation levels have been met, a driver has three ways to earn a Runoffs invitation. A driver must meet
at least one of these three criteria to receive an invitation. They are:
1. Drivers finishing in the top three of their Division in their class in the current season.
§ Places far greater importance on the Divisional Championships and local National races
2. Drivers finishing in the top 50% of the Nation-wide point standings in the current season
§ Example: 100 drivers score points in a class in the current season, the top 50 will receive an invitation
§ Rewards drivers that may not have made the top three in their Division but have proven that they are
among the “Best of the Best” by scoring high in the Nation-wide points.
§ This percentage could be adjusted in the future to become more exclusive. This percentage would
be set prior to the beginning of the National racing season and held throughout that season.
3. Drivers scoring enough Nation-wide points that would have placed them in the top 50% of the previous year’s
standings for that class.
§ Example: 100 drivers score points the previous year, with the 50th place driver scoring 35 points. Any
driver scoring 35 points in the current season will receive an invitation.
§ This will give drivers who race early in the year (SE, SW, SP) a defined point level to earn an
invitation since these drivers will not be able to predict that early in the season if their effort would
result in a top-50% finish.
- Classes may have a cap on the number of race starters based on track length.
o Cars may need to qualify in order to take the green flag for the race.
Additionally, the Board proposes to change the Runoffs qualifying minimum from 120% to 115% of the pole time
o Requires a higher standard of performance at the Runoffs
Concurrent National/Region Races
In 2010 two conbined events were run as an experiment in Rocky Mountain and Utah. These events basically run a race to the National timeline and requirements but allow Regional classes and drivers to run concurrently on track with the National classes and drivers. The intent is to add flexibility to the Road Racing program so Regions can run fun profitable events. Please let me know what you think of this idea. Thanks!
Marcus Merideth