Novice?

[Cary Lam]

How does it qualify to be a novice to race in the CACC Championship? Does the 2 day BC Championship count as 1 or 2 events?

[Cliffy]

CACC defines a "novice" as someone who has participated in no more than three Solo events prior to the current competition season.

I think you just qualify since you did run one or two events last year.

For scoring purposes at the Championship series, it's a good idea to put an "N" beside your car class letters.

-c.

[HedgeHog]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Cliffy:
For scoring purposes at the Championship series, it's a good idea to put an "N" beside your car class letters.

-c.<hr></blockquote>

Cary....look in the weeds, i think one of my magnetic "N" is still there.

[fc-racer]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Cliffy:
CACC defines a "novice" as someone who has participated in no more than three Solo events prior to the current competition season.

I think you just qualify since you did run one or two events last year.

For scoring purposes at the Championship series, it's a good idea to put an "N" beside your car class letters.

-c.<hr></blockquote>

I'm not sure what the rules say, but I think the generally accepted definition of novice is either:

1. You haven't raced in any Championship events and you have less than one year's experience at closed club events.

2. You have entered three or less championship events and less than one year of closed club events.

It's kind of a loose definition, but I've never seen anyone protest due to being a novice.

fc-racer

[Cary Lam]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by HedgeHog:


Cary....look in the weeds, i think one of my magnetic "N" is still there. <hr></blockquote>

o..that's good, I'll take it and use for myself.

[HedgeHog]

U can have my other "N" if u want but not sure if white letters will show on your car well.

[N2O4U]

What is the reason behind being classified as a "novice" anyways? As far as I know there is no competitive advantage to doing it?

Also in theory by these loose definitions, I am still a novice!!!

[Cliffy]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by N2O4U:
What is the reason behind being classified as a "novice" anyways? As far as I know there is no competitive advantage to doing it?

Also in theory by these loose definitions, I am still a novice!!!<hr></blockquote>

The "novice" designation has no direct competition aspect to it. It is however, a way of letting everyone now that you are new to the sport. This way, the senior members can lend a hand and help to make your first year as enjoyable as possible. It has more to do with the growth of the sport. Rookie of the Year awards give new drivers something to aim for. If you can even win your class champiohship that wuodl be awesome, but usually a novice takes a little while to be truly fast.

c.

[fc-racer]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by N2O4U:
What is the reason behind being classified as a "novice" anyways? As far as I know there is no competitive advantage to doing it?

Also in theory by these loose definitions, I am still a novice!!!<hr></blockquote>

The novice designation is used for indexed time to determine CACC Rookie of the Year and also for the Novice Top 10 indexed times on the Championship event results.

fc-racer

[fc-racer]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by fc-racer:
I'm not sure what the rules say, but I think the generally accepted definition of novice is either:

1. You haven't raced in any Championship events and you have less than one year's experience at closed club events.

2. You have entered three or less championship events and less than one year of closed club events.

It's kind of a loose definition, but I've never seen anyone protest due to being a novice.

fc-racer<hr></blockquote>

My note above has been making the rounds on other club forums. If you choose to quote my note, please make it clear that I stated it was a "loose definition". There are certain things that are generally accepted, even though they might be clear as a window in the rulebook.

Now that this has become a big issue and with so much discussion around it, I think it's best to stick with the true definition of what a novice is, as found in the rulebook under section 5-1 of the freshly released 2002 rulebook.

The Definition of a novice is:

"A novice is someone who has competed in three(3) or less Solo II events prior to January 1st of the current competition year."

That would include any type of event. Now, the reason why I felt the rule is loosely defined is that no one tracks Closed Club participation except VCMC and sometimes UBC. How would anyone prove that you did more than three events if there is no objective proof of it? In the end, you have to be true to yourself and your competitors. If you've done 10 closed club events and are challenging for FTD, then run as a senior, if you've done three closed clubs and you're still getting used to the auto-x game, I don't think anyone would mind if you ran as a novice.

This is my unofficialtake on it. Don't put yourself into a situation of conflict around this, but also realize that a rule can only be enforced if there is objective or overwhelming evidence to prove you wrong.

fc-racer