1 (edited by ckouba September 17, 2018 6:37 pm)

Topic: 2018-2019 Championship Season

The calendar is saying we're already about halfway through September, so it would be in our best interests to get the 2019 Point Series Championship underway.  We would like to get it started with the first Odd Thurs in October, which would make the kick off date Thurs, Oct 11.  The question is, what are the classes we will run?

We will decide democratically this year- pick the four classes you would like to have run and either post them here or send them to Al or me and we will count them up.  We would like the voting to be complete prior to next Odd Thurs, so get your input put in by Weds, 9/26.

Remember, our classes have been restructured and some have been modified starting this year.  Below is a brief summary of the eligible classes:

Class 1 Div I  - Classic Sports Car through 1967, Div I (14k, flat chassis)
Class 1 Div II - Classic Sports Car through 1967, Div II (18k & pods allowed)
Class 3 - BRM 1/24 Group C - Box stock with the allowance of alternate gears.
Class 4 - Trans Am - Scaley motors, some parts swap/mods allowed.
Class 6 - Over 50 - not everyone has one but it's still a class we have on the books.
Class 7 - Can Am - RTR stock to scratch built, hard bodies, 23k max motor
Class 8 - Le Mans Classics - restricted brands, stock motor; gears, axles, wheels, tires can change, some mods allowed.
Class 9 - GT3 - Scaley GT3 cars only, minor tuning allowed
Class 10 - BRM Classics - Box stock
Class 11 - BRM GT - Box stock
Class 12 - Carrera DTM - no-mag, BOSA rear tires, and lead for tuning
Class 13 - BRM Trans Am - Box stock
Class 14 - USRRC - see Can Am but 21k max

and then the evolution of the GT class, now known as Sportscar Era classes:
Pre-Ground Effect (PGE) Era - Full-fendered sportscars from 1968 through 1980, 22k motor limit
Ground Effect Era (GFX) - Full fendered sportscars from 1981 through 1993, 22k motor limit
LMP Era (LMP) - Full fendered sportscars from 1994 through current, 22k motor limit

And last but not least, the Open class (otherwise known as "Thunderslot" class).

The above is a quick cut and paste summary and may be wildly inaccurate.  The full rules are here:

http://naste.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=630

Visit them to ensure you are voting for the class you really want.  As an aside, F1 has too broad of a spectrum to include as part of the championship.

There are a handful of classes on here where not everyone has a car, but in the interest of full inclusion, they are included in the voting.

I believe I set the poll up to support selecting 4 options but that may not be the case.  If it's not, please either post your votes for all to see or email them to me or Al.

We can review the direction we're pointed at on 9/27 and ratify the decisions, and then it's game on for the series!

Look forward to your input.

Chris


Vote count as of post #24 (current class 1 votes applied to leading Class 1 category until specified):

# of votes    Class
2    Class 1 Div I
7    Class 1 Div II
3    Class 3 - BRM Group C
1    Class 4 - Trans Am -
1    Class 6 - Over 50 -
5    Class 7 - Can Am -
8    Class 8 - Le Mans Classics -
1    Class 9 - GT3 -
1    Class 10 - BRM Classics -
0    Class 11 - BRM GT -
1    Class 12 - Carrera DTM -
0    Class 13 - BRM Trans Am -
0    Class 14 - USRRC -
0    Pre-Ground Effect (PGE) Era -
0    Ground Effect Era (GFX) -
3    LMP Era (LMP) -

Current Championship would be:

  • Le Mans Classics - 8 votes (EVERYONE so far!!!)

  • Classics Div II - 7

  • Can Am - 5

  • BRM Gp C/Sportscars LMP - tie with 3

Would be interesting!!

2 (edited by docdoom September 15, 2018 9:52 am)

Re: 2018-2019 Championship Season

1 Div2 
2 lmp
9 gt3
8  lemans
are my 4

The secondnidator

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Sorry- forgot to mention that I clearly couldn't get the poll option to support all the classes.  Please do what Doc did and post up here or email to me and Al.

CK

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1 - Div 2
6
7
8

"Big Smooth"

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kidvolt wrote:

1 - Div 1 or 2 ok with me
6
7
8

Need 3 more there Montie

The secondnidator

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1, 6, 7, 8

That is 4.  What did I miss?

"Big Smooth"

7 (edited by docdoom September 14, 2018 7:46 pm)

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kidvolt wrote:

1, 6, 7, 8

That is 4.  What did I miss?

nothing for some reason when i viewed it with my phone the 1st  i did not see the numbers. dont ask me why because the they show up just dandy now.

The secondnidator

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Div 1 Sports cars
Div 2 Sports cars
LeMans
Can Am

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1, 3, 7, 8, 10

Yeah, that's 5.

10 (edited by ckouba September 15, 2018 9:07 am)

Re: 2018-2019 Championship Season

Going back through this, I should have split Classics Div I and Div II into separate voting options.  If you have voted for one of them, please specify your preference.  If you truly have no preference, your vote will be applied to the "leading" division.

Monte/Stan - Please edit your vote options if you have a preference.

Re: 2018-2019 Championship Season

class 1 div I
class 1 div II
7 - can-am
8 - le mans

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Can Am
LeMans Classic
GT-3
DTM
LMP

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Class 1 II

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What happened to "F-1" class(s)? I would still like to run them.

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Classes 3,5,4,1 for me

Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.

Re: 2018-2019 Championship Season

Goose wrote:

What happened to "F-1" class(s)? I would still like to run them.

From the initial post in this thread: "F1 has too broad of a spectrum to include as part of the championship."

The thought was there was such a diversity of sub-classes and a disparity of performance between them that it would be tough to run it equitably as a championship class.  The class(es) will still be run as part of Odd Thursdays but they won't be part of the championship.

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reek455 wrote:

Classes 3,5,4,1 for me

Rico - Class 5 is not eligible so please choose another, and please specify which class 1 you would prefer.

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Oops I used the number of votes I meant class 8 LeMans Classics

Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.

Re: 2018-2019 Championship Season

reek455 wrote:

Oops I used the number of votes I meant class 8 LeMans Classics


...and now that I am about to count your votes, I need to know which Class 1 Division you would like.  I should have just given them separate numbers.

Div I or Div II?

CK

Re: 2018-2019 Championship Season

ckouba wrote:
reek455 wrote:

Oops I used the number of votes I meant class 8 LeMans Classics


...and now that I am about to count your votes, I need to know which Class 1 Division you would like.  I should have just given them separate numbers.

Div I or Div II?

CK

well knowing how much he loves driving his div one car.................... NOT..........  I would say he voting for div2

The secondnidator

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Div II  I guess I don't really care

Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.

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Next year we'll move to mail-in ballots.  wink

"Big Smooth"

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Well at least we don't have any hanging chads these way.

The secondnidator

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We'll need to get a stock of purple ink for our fingers...

25 (edited by docdoom September 23, 2018 3:47 pm)

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if you dont vote you cant use The b word!!!!!!!!
Looks like we might have to have tie breaker vote on Thursday for the 4th class

The secondnidator