Nobody's running Howie's index at SFR events, unless you want to restructure for
your own amusement. We're using the PAX index, period. Howie changes his rules
too
often to maintain any kind of consistency, and his numbers may or may not be
based
on anything more than a perceived need of the moment, in other words: nothing
but
an estimation.
--Pat K
"Darren P. Madams" wrote:
> On a related note... Can we (the karts) run King Howie's index too :)
>
> Sometimes it's good to have the dictator on your side! :)
>
> --Darren "PAX roadkill, unless I'm driving CS" Madams
>
> At 08:14 AM 3/22/00 -0800, Pat Kelly wrote:
> >Jerry
> > On any controversy on the STS index:
> > What Andy McKee was upset about last night was the index that Howard
> > Duncan
> >was using at the San Bernardino Pro, which is quite different from the one we
> >use generated by Dave Beck. Once Dave gets if PAX indices figured, he won't
> >change them until 2001, and neither will I. Howie plays his own games, makes
> >his own rules, some of which we need to pay attention to, like his classes
> >(Kart, STS, STR, SM--all Howie's), but I'm not changing the PAX index just
> >because Andy says Howie is playing with numbers. I finally made the clear to
> >Andy last night after the meeting. Andy prefers the PAX (Dave Beck) ratings
> >over Howard's, at least they're based on some real numbers.
> > Thus, no controversy.
> >--Pat Kelly
> >
> >Jerry Mouton wrote:
> >
> > > The SCCA STS Class will be run as a SFR Regional class starting in Round
>3.
> > > It will run in the same run group as Street Touring (R tires) class, which
> > > in Round 3
> > > is run group 7.
> > >
> > > STS entrants will count Rounds 1 and 2 as drops -- so they will get
> > only two
> > > additional dops this season. Sorry, but that's the best way for us, and
> > > anyway
> > > STS has its own class.
> > >
> > > STS cars running in Rookie class or Street Tire class will be indexed
>using
> > > the
> > > STR index for fairness to other competitors (If you don't understand why,
> > > email
> > > me and I'll clue you in). Since Rookies must run street tires, there is
>no
> > > difference
> > > between ST and STS Rookies - -they are all ST-R Rookies
> > >
> > > STS cars running in PAX class (where street tires are not required)
> > will use
> > > the
> > > STS index FOR NOW. Be advised that there is some controversy and this may
> > > be changed in the future, retroactively. The controversy is based on the
> > > idea that
> > > some competitors have that there is no good empirical basis for an STS
> > index
> > > this year.
> > >
> > > MARKING YOUR CARDS:
> > >
> > > Check out the item about Street TIre on the web page:
> > >
> > > http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2/news.html
> > >
> > > It says: Street Tire entrants mark your car clasas on the card followed
> > > by -Street Tire
> > > spelled out, NOT the letters ST. That's because of the confusion with the
> > > Street Touring classes. The addition of STS class makes this even more
> > > important.
> > >
> > > If you are running
> > > - Street Touring on R Tires, mark your card with class ST
> > > - Street Touring class STS, mark your card with class STS
> > > - If for some strange reason you want to run Street Touring in Street Tire
> > > class,
> > > mark your card with class ST - Street Tire (Spelled out!)
> > > - Street Touring in Rookie Class, mark your card with class ST-R (You must
> > > run Street TIres)
> > > (There is no difference between ST and STS Rookies.)
> > > - Street Touring in PAX class, mark your card with class ST-X
> > > - STS in PAX class, mark your card with class STS-X (You
> > > must run Street TIres)
> > >
> > > Confusing, ain't it. Well get it straight how you need to mark your card
> > > and
> > > do it right. Otherwise there is a good chance you get NO points, no place
> > > in
> > > the results.
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > > Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org Laissez les bons temps
> > > rouler!
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