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Originally Posted by Legacy555

Gentlemen,

Firstly, I'd just like to say that it is great to see a discussion with loads of good ideas being used to solve an ongoing issue with racing at the moment.

After examining the results from the DMCC Club championship which has just finished, I can see an obvious overlap between the four fastest drivers in clubman and the 4 slowest in modified. So we have 8 racers, all putting in similar lap times who aren't racing together as half are in clubman and half are in modified.

Now, as already mentioned, the CLUBMAN class is a nursery class, and is all about protecting the slower (new/returning/junior) drivers until they are ready for modified. This time has now come for Ivan, Lee, Kevin and Eoin. But, I also understand that they aren't on Mark Penney's pace and don't want to move to modified without a chance of victory.


So, what I propose is the following;

1. Change the criteria for becoming an F2 driver so that more of the quicker modified drivers are listed as F2. Leaving the slower modified drivers as F3.
2. Change the criteria for being and F3 driver to include anyone who has won the Clubman championship + anyone within X% of their pace (worked out on previous results). This will mean that the top clubman drivers will then have to run in modified.
3. Organise the heats so that F3 drivers are bunched together
4. Instead of giving just clubman and modifed prizes, award prizes for Formula 2 (top modified) , Formula 3 (new modified/clubman hybrid), Formula 4 (top clubman), Formula 5 (new racers)

This is a very natural next set in the development of racing. We have to be one of the only clubs that could have both a sponsored factory driver and a new comer in the same final

Will

Here speaks the voice of reason, well done Will. Sounds like a plan. Lets get it done and implemented as soon as.