On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 07:48:07PM -0600, Donna and Terry Cost wrote:
> Another thought would be for some of the classes have a "claimer"
> rule rather than shop manuals. Have the protester post a bond equal
> to the wholesale value of the car being protested, and let the
> protestee keep his wheels and tires, just like the dirt track boys.
> If you refuse to sell, you get an automatic disqualification. The
> protester would then be required to autocross his new car rather
> than his old one. If there is not a wholesale value for the
> protested car, let the people in the class set a value. What could
> be more fair than that?
Uh, the "dirt track boys" that have claimer rules limit the claim to
very specific parts. At Old Dominion Speedway (ODS), late model is
limited to Carburetors.
Only the top 5 competitors can claim, aka swap carbs + $200 to the
victim of the claim, from any of the other top 5 competitors. Both
carbs must be determined to be legal before the claim is made. The
victim also has the option of taking $700 and letting the claimer keep
his carb.
However, ODS pays out for winning. Above and beyond sponsor payout.
If SCCA started paying out for winning beyond sponsor payout, then
maybe this might make sense. For limited items, perhaps shocks would
make sense for solo2.
As it stands, SCCA doesn't pay out for winning.
Brian
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