Answers to questions (as best I can)
1. Yes, trophies for Winter Slush. Don't miss the Awards banquet!
2. I don't call it unfortunate to run in the regular class, but more
challenging. The rule is referring to the present Slush Series in regards to
the next year's Championship Series. A novice (or new driver) is not
required to run in the novice classes, and can choose to skip a "grade," and
go directly into a regular class. The novice program has been in existence
for perhaps five years. Where do you think all those others prior to that
program came from? They just jumped in and started to swim. :) There was no
anguish, just fun.
--Pat Kelly
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>From: "Jake Hodges" <jake_hodges@hotmail.com>
>To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Question regarding ambiguity in Novice rules
>Date: Sun, Sep 23, 2001, 9:53 AM
>
>Please help me clear up some questions regarding the Novice class. On the
>following page on the SFR's site, the 2001 Novice Class Rules are posted:
>
>http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2/novicerules.html
>
>Rule (1) says you are eligible for Novice class if you have not, among other
>things, "earned a Winter Slush Trophy".
>
>First question: We award Winter Slush Trophies? Yes!
>
>Second question: Does that mean that whatever Novice is unfortunate enough
>to be at the head of the points race after the last Slush event is booted
>from the Novice class into regular stock? Or is that rule referring to a
>previous season's Winter Slush Trophy? If the novice is kicked out of
>Novice after the Slush rounds, what happens to their points?
>
>Thanks all. I'll go put on my anti-"Why don't you have a rulebook" helmet
>now. Thanks for enduring the anguish I impose on the list.
>
>Jake Hodges
>
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