I wonder if there are any stats on which path folks took to the runoffs. My guess is that it is the majors.
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I wonder if there are any stats on which path folks took to the runoffs. My guess is that it is the majors.
1985 CRX Si competed in Solo II: AS, CS, DS, GS
1986 CRX Si competed in: SCCA Solo II CSP, SCCA ITA, SCCA ITB, NASA H5
1988 CRX Si competed in ITA & STL
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So, if someone ran these races all year and accumulated points, that driver would have to decide at the end of the year if he wanted to forfeit a possible "division" championship so he could attend the Runoffs? And what of the subsequent "division" winner, the guy that actually finished second in al the races? He's now suddenly the "champion" because the actual champion decided to go to Road America (to finish mid-pack)?
I understand the point, but that's pretty wonky.
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No. I think that conflict is now gone as I read the current rules. In the past it was sort of similar to restrictions for the arrc. Didn't that have something about runoffs drivers not being eligible?
I think it was likely to encourage regional Participation. Certainly for IT it is not much of an issue.
Greg do you know of any stats on which path folks took the runoffs? The majors seem to be the more direct/sure thing. Also least expensive in terms of events.
1985 CRX Si competed in Solo II: AS, CS, DS, GS
1986 CRX Si competed in: SCCA Solo II CSP, SCCA ITA, SCCA ITB, NASA H5
1988 CRX Si competed in ITA & STL
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That will require a time machine which goes forward. As this is the first year of the Majors/Divisional paths to the runoffs.Originally Posted by tom91ita
Edit: And Greg you have it wrong. If a driver runs both majors and divisional champ events and is in first place in both, the driver wins both. There is no either or for championships.
The either-or is that the person in 4th is the 3rd qualifier to the runoffs thru the divisional path because the 1st place driver is eligible thru majors and therefore doesn't count. But the superstud driver doesn't "decide" which path to use, major path is first so that's the one that driver will use.
Last edited by jumbojimbo; 03-08-2014 at 04:56 PM.
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The 2013 "paths" had both the majors "turn a wheel" participation as well as being the top 3 in the division. Top 3 as in nationals. Still not why some documents refer to regionals. I think a regional is any race that is not a major?
http://www.scca.com/news/index.cfm?cid=51213
1985 CRX Si competed in Solo II: AS, CS, DS, GS
1986 CRX Si competed in: SCCA Solo II CSP, SCCA ITA, SCCA ITB, NASA H5
1988 CRX Si competed in ITA & STL
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Ah, true there was some kind of majors vs nationals eligibility. Good luck getting stats on that one, good luck figuring it out.
Technically in GLD there are three types of races: Majors, Divisional Championship and "other". This year the only two "other" races are the two sanction number races on the quad weekend which don't count toward the divisional championship. It is possible there could be other similar sanction number races, it's not a given that every non-major race counts toward the divisional championship. There could be an enduro or some kind of restricted uh...regional.
But I get your point, the terminology needs to be cleaned up.
Jim Hardesty
ITC 1986 Honda Civic Diablo Rojo Verde
Never argue your tab at the end of the night. Remember, you're hammered and they’re sober.
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Kumho tire has a "regional" contingency for 2014.
That was part of why I questioned what is a "regional" race.
1985 CRX Si competed in Solo II: AS, CS, DS, GS
1986 CRX Si competed in: SCCA Solo II CSP, SCCA ITA, SCCA ITB, NASA H5
1988 CRX Si competed in ITA & STL
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