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18 Jan 2008, 00:28 (Ref:2108438) | #26 | |
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I liked the class A and class B structure when I first started racing, It worked very well and was not broken.
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Good to see Kevin is listening up.
The idea of givig points out t top 10 in each class sounds the ony way to go with incorperating a national championship with a regional one. Im sure opening the D and E classes up, means that lots more classic and historic FF will race in FF1600, so this can only be god for FF. If you have not guessed yet, Kevin gets my vote. |
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Agree with John, You cant have a battle for a national championship with drivers in 2 seperate races. Lets say the national championship goes down to the wire between a post and pre driver. You can't have a battle for the national championship with the 2 drivers not even having to race each other-it would be a bit of a joke! My understanding is also that the Irish are coming to do the National Championship, so whichever way you look at it, the post races will be more difficult to win.
I have given this a lot of thought and cannot come up with a solution other than all classes race together in the NW champ through a qually heat system-just like they do at Combe. The BRSCC would not need to add an extra race to the program, etc, so this seems a good idea to me. Last edited by goughy; 18 Jan 2008 at 19:09. |
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I must admit, I prefer my solution although I am pleased that an answer to this is being sought.
I don't see the problem with keeping two sets of points. You could ensure that the overall champion came from the (likely) overall frontrunners by offering twice the points (say) to Post 89 than to Pre 90. |
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18 Jan 2008, 20:04 (Ref:2109000) | #36 | |
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My head hurts after reading all this, it looks far too complicated, FF1600 seemed to be straightforward when I did it..... hang on! I have an answer.....the asking price of ff1600 seems to have soared in the years since i sold my 89 Reynard, if your head hurts too then why dont you sell your old FF for a nice profit and buy a cheap, relatively speaking, F3. Masters class is easily the same cash, come and do some wings & slicks. Just think of it, no more popping rivets & cracked fibreglass, just ooooodles of carbonfibre and a host of great circuits....well just an idea, don't give it a second thought..... now where were we........blah, blah, pre this, post that, blah, blah.......
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Sounds like a bit of a joke to me, you would end up having drivers weighing up which is the easyest race to score points in and then racing in that class, you could have to post drivers up for the champ at the end of the season and one opting to hire a pre car to score max points. To many loop holes. One race is the only way to go! if you have to have a qualifing race to get on to the back of the grid whats the big deal.
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God help me, As if co-ordinating NW FF isn't ball aching enough, I forgot all about Cleggie when I volunteered to co-ordinate Club F3 as well
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This new "national" championship dosen't even go to Combe oh yeah i forgot Brscc were chucked out a couple of years ago sour grapes in my view!!! |
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As it happens, I understand that the people closest to the running of the championship were keen for a Combe event to be included, possibly on the Easter Monday...
A shame, because a Combe and a Donington in place of a Mallory and Anglesey would have made for a brilliant calendar. But it is still not bad. |
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I agree it is a shame that the National Championship will not be visiting Castle Combe on Easter Monday, especially when you consider the number of visiting drivers who will be decending on Wiltshire for JEB's Golden Helmet Trophy.
I'm sure there will be some excitingly close racing at Castle Combe to keep the Formula Ford enthusiasts entertained all day though. |
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My decision has been made. Combe on Easter Monday it is!
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Heard clarification that the National Champion must drive a post-89 car.
Pre-90 will have a separate Cup but will not score points overall. A sensible outcome, credit where it is due - the BRSCC seem to be making a good effort with FF1600 this year. Last edited by JohnMiller; 29 Jan 2008 at 21:56. |
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