I also propose that if a Championship Team is elected at the AGM, or a regular voting committee, that this Team make and decide the following:
- Rules for the Championship
- Fees, Trophies, etc
- Number of Rounds, Classes
- Prerequisite Facilites from each club
They should publish this list on an Application Form and invite any and all clubs not participating in a Regional Off-Road Series, to apply to run a round (or two?) of the Scottish Off-Road Regional Championship.
That way, the Team are free to choose who holds a round of the Championship. It'll be the onus of the applying club, to outline the facilities and benefits of their club and to prove why they should be granted a round of the series. Plus it will documented fully on the Round application form the charges, rules, facilities, etc that will be expected.
This will allow the Championship Team to maintain the same quality over all events and all participants can expect the same procedure, same conditions when travelling around all events in the Series.
These criteria would cover;
- rules (BRCA with specific modifications for Scottish?)
- timing (gaps between rounds, heats, finals, start, end,)
- organisation (procedures, scrutineering, transmitter control, appeals process (if any), etc)
- facilities (track marking and what can/can't be used), rostrum, safety, etc
I don't think it's appropriate to decide number of rounds, formats, etc by forum posts and individual personal preferences. It'll depend on the number of participants, the amount of time on the day, the limitations of finances over every application, etc.
Hence the reason for this proposal and to leave it to the Championship Team to create a uniform and consistent championship across all venues and with all kinds of timing restrictions that will arise from that choice.