2009 4wd Round 2 rescheduled

[Dunc]

Round 2 was cancelled due to bad weather - it has now been rescheduled for Sunday 5th July. Please make a note of this new date in your diaries.

* Update (12-Jun-2009) *

Keith Wardle has informed me that the rescheduled regional meeting has now been cancelled. If people would still like to race at Stotfold on the 5th July there should be a club meeting as usual.

[_sleigh_]

Assuming this is a regional meeting then this is slightly confusing, as the Mid-West recently cancelled a round of our 2wd championship due to bad weather.
In such circumstances, the BRCA rules state, a rescheduled date should NOT be offered and the championship by one round, therefore the number of counting rounds.

Might be worth clarifying the above.

[Darren Boyle]

Originally Posted by Dunc

Round 2 was cancelled due to bad weather - it has now been rescheduled for Sunday 5th July. Please make a note of this new date in your diaries.

I have amended the date on the booking in site, anyone wishing to "withdraw" their original entry just reply to the confirmation email that was entry out to you.

Phil, rule or no rule, if the club can re-run it it has to be better than no meeting at all and the vast majority of racers on the day (more than 60/40 ish) did vote for a re-run if possible. Good practise at Stotfold for everyone doing the national later in the calendar and a full 4 rounds for the Mid South guys in 4wd this year too. Maybe an example where common sense may have to overide the rule book...

[_sleigh_]

Whilst I don't disagree with running a race meeting being better than missing out (in fact totally agree), but I'd just be a little concerned should anyone raise this rule at the end of the season.

Should it be that someone had planned on only running the minimum number of rounds (3 in this case) and the Stotfold 4wd was one of them. Now the meeting has been rescheduled they may not be able to make it and this effectively excludes their chance of becoming Regional champion.

[Darren Boyle]

Originally Posted by _sleigh_

Should it be that someone had planned on only running the minimum number of rounds (3 in this case) and the Stotfold 4wd was one of them. Now the meeting has been rescheduled they may not be able to make it and this effectively excludes their chance of becoming Regional champion.

True, true, if they do moan we do have the process of breaking their legs to consider.....

[RudeTony]

Darren - May I make a sudjest that a solution is found to the following....
When the meeting was cancelled you may recall that then it was also decided that a lower counting score would decide. i.e normally 3 from 4 but now would be 2 from 3.
I am sure that was said and would also be the normal scenario.
Assuming that someone like myself (and I stress this as an example putting myself on the front line) couldn't do more than 3 of the dates from the original calendar and lets say cannot do the re-scheduled date - then what? Can't qualify for anything, no end of season and even if it was possible to get at those meetings, may say no as would be in such a low heat that achieving goals would be difficult as we all know can be.

As a suggestion, can the re-scheduled meeting still happen but only 2 from 4 to count.
I am trying to eliminate the scenario for some and any possible arguments......
Regards Tony Evdoka

[PaulUpton]

same for me, couldnt make swindon, not sure if i can make the 5th July yet, so my only rounds would be Newbury and Silverstone!