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Originally Posted by DMS Racing
John,
From my own point of view, not fussed if it runs again or not, my undertsanding is now that it "has run" and survived the three rounds it stands end of (but it did not "have" to be that way) and I understand the club wanted to re-run also but was informed they could not.
My interpretation of the rules that you posted is that if you "add" another date, it then becomes 5 rounds (so the wet one still counts) but it is still the same number of rounds to count - ie 3, just 3 from 5 instead of 3 from 4. Any driver who was doing 3 from 4 still could, those who got taken out by the weather yesterday get another chance to get a good score with 3 from 5. The "extra" date in question is already set and in place for this reason....
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see your reasoning darren but the rules assume you are adding a date that was not on the race calender, so you add a new date and go to 3 from 5, however in this case the date already exists to cover for an abandoned event, so there would still only be 4 events and you stay 3 from 4. in this case you want to use a date put aside for an abandoned meeting as an extra meeting. if i was asked to interpret the rules i would say you go 4 from 5 which does not help anyone rain affected yesterday. fortunately i do not have to interpret !! .
another issue is does the race director have to use the rounds run to give a score for the meeting?, again it is interpretation looking at the rule.
19.2
At abandoned events, scores from any Rounds or Finals can only be used if all heats in the
respective Rounds or all Finals have been completed. The overall qualifying positions after the last
completed round at the time of abandonment, will count as final positions with the corresponding points
being counted towards the Championship, providing a minimum of two rounds have been completed.
Where Round-by-Round qualifying has been chosen the positions will be determined as per. rule 15.25.
i highlight that "will count" bit which says to me the race director has no leeway and once you have done two its a meeting. again i don't make those decisions so its my opinion rather than BRCA fact.
john