by dreinecke » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:35 pm
Glad to hear the field made it there safely.
I'm going to be changing things for next year - at this time the shipping container. I'd planned to do it this year and ran out of time with the move to the new house. Some of the shipping containers...well, let's just say they are challenged. I like the version shown and I'd had something similar in mind. If I run the first and last rounds, that is easy to do.
Second - I'm going to sound somewhat nasty here - not my intention, but hear me out: if you enter a car in a proxy - it is for the full duration. If the car is physically beyond repair - that could go home for a fix (ie: the gear ate itself) but if the car is still able to run, it should finish. My reasoning is this: I run this event to be fun. Sure, there are cars that are the cream of the crop each year. However, this is an event to experience a car you've owned, modified, or painted and is running around the country on multiple tracks. A full racing season is just that. Removing a car due to you being disappointed in your placement is really a shame. If I do enact this rule next year, and you pull your car, I will not allow you to run the following year.
Third - I will require distinct numbers next year. I've fought this for several years since two folks might not want to have to repaint the same car, however the scoring has been difficult in some instances and I wish to make that easier on the hosts.
Fourth - I will also still push the fun/newbie factor. I do NOT and will NOT run a proxy that turns into a set of draconian laws. I know the two above might seem that way, but that is not the intent. The intent of any changes is to make this proxy a lasting effort that is fun for all. I don't desire to see it fraught with fighting and dwindling to 6 cars at the end.
Thoughts?