[BTCC] Silverstone National Rds. 25/26/27

[Adamcas87]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

that's ******** smells like title fixing

Yeah, You and V8 Supes are the same person

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

time running out

and none of the drivers wants to continue


AFAIK a result cannot be declared because 50% of the race has not been completed

50% race distance is nowhere in the rules.

Races can be declared null and void, or reduced in length.
Reduced in length races still carry full points (no matter how much they are reduced by).

[porsche962fan]

^ commentators were mentioning that you need 50% race distance to have results and that for 50% to 75% race distance half points

[psq43]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

^ commentators were mentioning that you need 50% race distance to have results and that for 50% to 75% race distance half points

Correct. 75% for full points, 50-75% half points. At the time they'd suspended the race, they'd done 36% so null and void.

[geordiecriag101]

Just back from a rather wet Silverstone. Just to clear up a few points, Alan Hyde mentionned that the curfew was 6:30pm so that left plenty time to get the race run. Had the weather front not moved in about an hour earlier that was predicted, they were going to re-run the F4 race that was red flagged in the morning after the final touring car race.

[crmalcolm]

My mistake - I was only looking at 1.6.9 - 'Should any Round be reduced in length at the discretion of the BTCC Clerk (after consultation with the Administrator), full points will still be awarded (but not for each part of a two part Race) unless the Race is declared null and void in accordance with 3.8.2.d'

I should have checked 3.8:
'For races that have completed between 50% and 75% (inclusive) of the original Race Distance, 50% of the normal Championship points will be allocated.'


Which means - before the race starts, it can be reduced in length and still have full points.
Once a race has started, if between 50% and 75% of laps are completed, then half points are awarded.

There is a slight loophole though in 3.8.2.b - under this regulation the race can be stopped (as it was) and then restarted with a new length of less than 50% and still have points awarded.

[Jon411]

Really looking forward to the final round with Jake and Tom level on points (and therefore hybrid). I just hope the championship is decided by the racing on track and not down to an accident involving one of them.

Outside of the top 2, Ash is going to be going all out and Colin should be fast also given he will have a decent amount of hybrid for qualifying and the first race so think we are in for some great racing.

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

that's ******** smells like title fixing

Hill received the penalty for gaining an unfair advantage in a contact with Cammish. That is a legitimate penalty; plenty of other drivers this season have also been penalised for similar infractions. Push to pass in no longer permitted.

There was a last gasp attempt to pass by Sutton on Ingram on the final corner of the last lap when he accidentally tapped him; it was noticeable that Sutton did not try to take advantage when he could quite easily have done so.

Also of note, Hill was not penalised for his actions during his pass on Huff; he just received a verbal reprimand.