Larry,
We have large turnouts...above 175 most of the time. So....that allows
us to have 8 heats per day. Classes are assigned to specific heats so it
looks like this:
Run Work
1 3 some classes
2 4 some more
3 1 etc
4 2 etc
course walkthrough
5 7 etc
6 8 etc
7 5 more
8 6 done
The classes rotate one group later each event. Registration closes at
noon; tech is normally on grid before runs.
Slush Series had fewer entries so we split it into six heats, with a
similar setup like this:
Run Work
1 3
2 4
3 1
4 2
course walkthrough
5 6
6 5
Works okay.
The purpose of running each class together is to keep the competition
and conditions as fair as possible, precluding someone from picking the
"best" time to run. For instance, Sunday we had an event where the
morning times were all in the dry, and the afternoon's 3 final groups
had wet pavement. The top paxing car ran in the wrong run group (in the
dry), while the rest of his class ran in the wet. Not fair, so his
position will listed last with WRG (wrong run group) in front of his
name.
--Pat Kelly
Larry Steckel wrote:
>
> My local club, North Hills Sports Car Club, has always ran events in
> numerical order. Car #1 thru #100 and then start over for the second run.
> Steel Cities uses a heat system where you work a heat, sit out a heat and
> run a heat. The net result is you are at the event all day, and can have
> time to socialize and watch the other competitors. And I see that as a
> positive side of autocross.
>
> However, I know from the discussion here at Team.Net and from chatting with
> fellow cone crunchers I have met along the way that some clubs use a system
> where you come in, register, do your three or four runs and can then leave.
> So, in effect, the club is running two or three small events within the
> framework of a one day event at their lot. The competitor has some choice I
> assume as to when they come out and run.
>
> My multiple part question to y'all is; if your club runs in this fashion,
> how do you organize this type of autocross? By that I mean, do you put stock
> cars in the morning and mods etc. in the afternoon session? Or is it a
> certain number of cars per session on a first come first served basis? Is
> Registration and Tech open all day? How do you get enough workers to
> adequately cover the stations all day? I am interested in learning the
> techniques you have found to make this type of multiple session autocross
> format work.
>
> As usual, thanks in advance for the collective wisdom of all you
> Team.Netters.
>
> Larry Steckel
>
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