To sum it up from my seat:

  1. The CRB will allow the classification of new cars via the process.
  2. The CRB will not allow 'corrections' to currently listed cars via the process
  3. Overdogs can and will be adjusted. Not exactly sure the methodology for that. I am assuming they would like us to research why its an overdog, take that info and fit it into the process and reset the weight. Not sure how much of a change in weight needs to spit out in order for an action to be taken. Probably the old +/-100lbs. Overdogs will be determined by on-track performance. The definition of an overdog is not known to me. Maybe it's like porn. I will know it when I see it.
  4. The CRB does not have enough confidence in the process to allow us to run everyone through. Specifically, the first step in the process uses stock crank HP. While this is known to be a flawed number, their confidence level is so low, they have stopped pushing through 'corrections' under the errors and ommissions clause.
  5. It is their opinion that ANY change is a competition adjustment because lowering the weight of a car alters the competitive landscape of the class. It is the opinion of the ITAC that the traditional definition of a CA is a change that is made based on track results. What we have been doing are changes based on paper with no 'weight input' from on track results. No 'wiggle room' as it were.
It is my opinion that when we eliminated the wiggle room from the process, the CRB got nervous. Nervous because they have no confidence in stock hp ratings and therefore not much confidence in weights +/- X pounds. We know the process is not an exact science but the CRB worries that it may do more harm than good when dealing with cars whose specs show a lower weight and whose on-track results show the car is competitive as classed.

So we class new cars, change rules as the need arises and deal with overdogs when or if they appear. Effectively, the weights in the ITCS are frozen until an E36-type situation happens.

The CRB has so many classes that they try to balance on the head of a pin. It's a rediculously tough job, but for the larger part, they have been very successful. I believe this is part of the culture and IT flies in the face of that. It is my opinion that the IT community would rather see us class cars the same way, and risk us getting it wrong (create an overdog then have to fix it) than having things left in the ITCS that span 3 ways of classing with limited congruency. My interpretation of that philosophy is simple. 'IT has great car counts, has great parity and the comptitive landscape is excellent now. It's not broken so any change would potentially mess it us for little benefit'.

YMMV.