Silly is all I have ever said about the 1963 points situation. Oh yes, and
you could only count 2 races out of region for the points score. These were
all Nat'l races of course. You must remember that in the days before the
first runoff and the silly 1963 season only one or two National events were
held in the Western USA. This left the Nat'l champs always on the Eastern
seaboard, 'cause they had the events. That was the problem and the point of
contention all along. You can't be NATIONAL champion if you need to travel
3000 miles for every event. The SCCA in theWest was always overwhelmed by
the Calif Sports Car Club. Some of the regions had good races but not the
membership nor the drivers and the cars that the Cal Club had and thus lays
the power. So most didn't mind too much but it began to stick in everyone's
craw when some of the advertising and posters & claims as you mention were
released. ENOUGH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Hill <Jim_Hill@chsra.wisc.edu>
To: 'R. Kastner' <kaskas@earthlink.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 10:18 AM
Subject: RE: Original SCCA Question Restated
>
> Kas wrote:
>
> > Yes, we did run races OUT OF REGION and this added to the divisional
point
> > total towards the Championship at years end.
>
> Prior to the run-offs, wasn't the (perhaps unofficial) "National Champion"
> in each class determined by which Divisional Champ had accumulated the
most
> points? In other words, of the several Divisional Champions around the
> country in a particular class, the one with the most points at year's end
> would be the National Champ in that class.
>
> That's the only way I can explain the poster Cary refers to, and it's also
> the way I remember it. I certainly don't remember there being a time when
> all the Divisional Champions in a single class would ALL be referred to as
> National Champions in that class (which doesn't seem to make sense).
>
> The problem with such a system, of course, is that it was quite possible
to
> pick up a LOT of points as Divisional Champ if your competition in that
> particular division was weak. As a result, the National Champ might be
> dominant in his Division but actually be a lot slower than his fellow
> Division winners around the country.
>
> For the record, however, I hasten to point out that I've been wrong on
> previous "recollections" - sometimes stunningly so.
>
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI
>
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