Thoughts on improving the club?

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:21 am

My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I think one of our scoring programs killed off bumping. Maybe AXWare? We adopted that package when it was fairly young so maybe it can handle it now?

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:27 am

For increasing competition. What does everyone thing about PAXing across the prep levels? While it sure does add classes I'm sure some classes would merge into the PAX'd one. And it helps eliminate the issue of modified cars not being pax competitive with Stock and ST* classes since preparedness is somewhat similar across different levels.

Open Stock or PAX Stock
Open ST or PAX ST
Open *SP or PAX SP
Open SM/SSM/SMF or PAX SM
Open *P or PAX P
Open *M or PAX *M

SS/AS/BS/CS/ES/FS/GS tend to be empty or one car/one driver classes.

The only SP that consistently has multiple cars is CSP and even CSP is pretty thin this year.

Street Mod likely won't be changed much by this since SM and SSM usually have a healthy number of cars in it.

STR and STX usually can stand on their own, the others vary depending on what site and who shows up. I think Erin has been alone for the last few events.

* Mod and * Prepared usually only have one or two cars total at the event anyhow so likely not too much can be done there.

Assuming the classes were rolled up at the last event we would have had:
Stock(PAX) (SS/BS/CS/FS Entrants)
1. Art (31.092)
2. Ray Hartney (31.236)
3. Jennifer Bedell (31.468)
4. Mike Miller (31.600)
5. Chris Peterson (32.806)
(2 more)

Street Touring (STS/STU)
1. John Wolf (31.537)
2. Erin Dressler (33.158)

Street Prepared(PAX) (ASP/CSP/ESP)
1. Rob Lupella (31.796)
2. James Milko (31.836)
3. Eugene Malinoski (34.070)
4. Rod Drake (35.402)

Prepared(PAX)
1. Cash (34.939)

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:33 am

Just adopt the NASA system.

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:36 am

RodneyWright wrote:

I am a fan of this idea as we used to do this in the past. Is this something that AXware can handle? I agree w/ Art, a class of 1 is no fun and there's one to push you.

In my foggy memory, I think the bumping got lost in teh shuffle with the transition to AXWare 7 years ago.

Shawn has lots of great ideas, some are easier to implement than others but all have merit (Graham is doing a happy dance right now). I think the best thing to think about is being FLEXIBLE. Not every event needs to be morning/afternoon affair but if we did 2 a year it would be something "special". The hardcore junkies could do both, the less flexible folks could do what fits their lifestyle.

RobLupella · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:42 pm

RodneyWright wrote:

I am a fan of this idea as we used to do this in the past. Is this something that AXware can handle? I agree w/ Art, a class of 1 is no fun and there's one to push you.

Rodney Don't you have a car that competes in Art's class?

RamVennam · **Joined:** Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:31 pm **Posts:** 132

I'm soo glad that we're putting attention on restructuring our classes. I think last time we had like 22 classes...and with 80 drivers, that's just silly. (SS BS CS DS FS ASP CSP ESP FP STF STC STS STR STX STU SM SSM LAD X TIR NOV OF). Most of the people being in STR makes the some of the other classes even worse.

Sorry, I didn't have anything constructive to add - just wanted to support any re-classing ideas, as its probably better than what we have now.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:30 pm

I remember the days when one would bring a co-driver just to avoid getting bumped.

jeremy gast · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:02 pm

that is some incentive right there!!!

Vincent Keene wrote:

I remember the days when one would bring a co-driver just to avoid getting bumped.

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:05 pm

I vote for making Shawn the CIO (Chief Improvement Officer) and give him free reign to test his ideas.

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:11 pm

RobLupella wrote:

Rodney Don't you have a car that competes in Art's class?

Sort of and only if I start taking crap off. That would put me back on those sorry ass stock springs which I don't want to do. Art just needs to come play in TIR or better yet ESP/TIR and stop spending all those bigs bucks on stickys!

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

RodneyWright wrote:

Art just needs to come play in TIR or better yet ESP/TIR and stop spending all those bigs bucks on stickys!

But Rodney, I'm FIRST in the stock category PAX! You want me to give all of that up?

BriceJohnson · **Joined:** Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:33 am **Posts:** 2230

You are first in stock Pax, sometimes, but only sometimes Art. . .

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

BriceJohnson wrote:

You are first in stock Pax, sometimes, but only sometimes Art. . .

Just as often as you, my friend. Not that anybody is counting.

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JamesShort · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:05 am

Nice filename

BriceJohnson · **Joined:** Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:33 am **Posts:** 2230

Who thought that a Mini and a Mustang could have healthy competition. I say go ahead and bump Art to D-stock

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