I'm not sure if all are aware that overall points don't accumulate. The system of final points that each club walk away with from each round that is in place, has not been changed, and the top club still scores 10 points from the round, then 8, 6, 5, 4 and so on for the rest of the clubs. 2009 scoring system is at http://www.actionrc.com.au/?page_id=1390 .

Look guys; I am one those primarily responsible for the concept of changing the points scoring system. The system agreed to by the reps however, is different to the one proposed by my club, because of modifications to it at the Interclub reps meeting. The proposal was designed to stop the (as I see it) disappointing practice of filling classes that had less than 10 entries (e.g. Modified and 540 classes at some Interclub meetings), with club members that would have rather been in something else, just to score club points. My club has more than once engineered entries to get more points; and I refuse to believe that it has not also taken place elsewhere. I could have scored points for my club in Modified last year at one meeting, by simply entering the class doing one lap! Then those who just wanted to participate to make the event great, and stayed in the class where they usually race get nothing. There have also been examples of bad sportsmanship (again as I see it) by drivers choosing not to participate in the lower finals, because the driver couldn’t make the A.

It was never designed to disadvantage a smaller club. I am a member of one of the two smallest clubs in the competition with only one driver challenging the very top last year, and the proposal was simply put to recognise how hard it is to get into an A final in a class with 30 drivers, like we had in Pro Tourers at SCRCCC last year, disregarding the disadvantage of this to my club, to encourage all members of every club to contribute to the event, and to stay and participate in the lower finals. And there was never any conspiracy to disadvantage a club. It does however give clubs with more gas drivers a better chance; lets not forget that there are 4 Electric classes to score points in and only 2 gas classes, but the number of Electric and Gas drivers amongst all clubs in the competition is probably close to equal.

At the end of the day; bigger clubs will always have an advantage regardless of the system, and the end result will probably be the 10. 8 and 6 points the top clubs score changing between Brendale, Logan, and Wynnum, with my club scoring a measly 5 points at most rounds. The 3 best drivers in each class will still get their well deserved trophy, just like before, and I don’t believe that their contribution should be looked at as any lesser because how points are scored.

To add 5 points to A finalists was not part of the proposal from my club, and nor was it to still award 10 point and down if the class doesn’t get 10 entries, but that is what has been decided on.

It would be good to see all drivers that has a point to make about this to join a debate about it on this forum; the system is open to change for the 2011 Interclub, and all clubs will have chance to refine the system again at the end of this year.

Kindest regards,
Lars.

P.S. No hate mail please, the proposal was conceived in good faith, and agreed on at the meeting.