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[Cowboys965]

Actually random idea, why don't you do points by 5?

16-0
15-5
14-10
Etc., etc., etc.,
Or just by ones?

 

[CAM]

Actually random idea, why don't you do points by 5?

16-0
15-5
14-10
Etc., etc., etc.,
Or just by ones?

Because in a room with less than 16 people, it could throw things off. I think our goal right now is to make it proportional no matter the size of the room. But I think we decided just to give sample systems to series starters.

And gatrs, for the star levels, shouldn't we just count a win in the first class once, second class twice, third class three times, and A class four times? The starter will just have to pick which level of license the series requires, and it'd be that simple 👍.

 

[JLawrence]

Try this.
1st- Points equal to number of participants
2nd-One less
etc
Then with a group of 16, multiply by one, ie-does not change
15 multiply by 1.0667
14 by 1.143
etc.
With the percentages and just a slight amount of rounding (8 races at 16 pts comes to 128, at 15 its 120, 120x1.0667=128.004)

 

[CodeRedR51]

I say we just let the series organizer pick how they want to run the points for their series. I don't see why it's such a big deal that they be pre-set.

 

[CAM]

I say we just let the series organizer pick how they want to run the points for their series. I don't see why it's such a big deal that they be pre-set.

This, since we only need to keep track of the top three finishers from each race, and the people who run the series should keep the actual standings.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Having just battled it out with some about this, are we going to make a limit to how many series are run using the same cars? i.e. GT500 cars, etc?

 

[CAM]

Having just battled it out with some about this, are we going to make a limit to how many series are run using the same cars? i.e. GT500 cars, etc?

I saw some of that, I think the policy should be that another series shouldn't be made until it is needed and no more spots are available. I hope we can get a large chunk of the discussion down tonight.

 

[Wardez]

I'd say we just limit it to time zones. And our excuse would be that we only only really support one or two of a certain type of the same series at a time.

That can get touchy down the line when people want to start up and insist on the same type of series.

 

[CAM]

I say we just wait for the problem to arise before making too many rules to remember .

So, are we doing anything tonight? Haha.

 

[MitchZ06]

Going by the list, next on the chopping block is star rating for the series'.

 

[CAM]

I think the licenses take care of that. I think we should just make a win/podium in Amateur count once, a win/podium in Intermediate count twice, in Professional three times, and in A Class four times. Simple.

 

[MitchZ06]

That's really what the Bronze, Silver, Gold and possibly Platinum ratings would be for.

Bronze - Rookie to a series with either some or no online series experience previously.
Silver - Experienced with online series racing, hasn't won very often.
Gold - Experienced with online series racing, consistent performer (top 5).
Platinum - Alien.

Using that you could limit a series to Silver or better to ensure you get drivers who know what's going on, Gold if you're an elitist.

 

[CAM]

Don't the licenses already take care of that? If they want to do it by experience, we could keep up with finishes along with wins/podiums and that would be a lot easier and less opinionated, which is one thing we need to stay away from.

 

[MitchZ06]

You might get a racing license but have you actually raced before? That's what the ranking system would be for.

 

[CAM]

But wouldn't the win/podiums and finishes (things we will keep track of) cover that?

 

[MitchZ06]

Once you're in the series. That's the thing, those are just stats but a ranking shows how much experience you have and what to expect.

 

[CAM]

Well it needs to be based on numbers. Like 2 wins and 3 podiums gets you Silver, 5 wins and 10 podiums gets you Gold, and winning 2 championships gets you Platinum? Sound fair?

 

[MitchZ06]

Bronze - 0 series participated in, 0 anything.
Silver - Atleast competing/competed in 1 series, minimal podiums.
Gold - Same as Silver, say with a 50% strike rate for wins calculated from the number of podiums (eg 20 podiums, 10 wins).
Platinum - 3 Championship titles.

 

[CAM]

As long as its based on numbers, I don't mind. Gatrs, where are you? We kinda need you to progress, since we got that done.

 

[JLawrence]

I dont feel the need to limit anybody from entering a series unless it is to be a specified "championship" for the top drivers. I mean isn't the idea to get as much participation as possible, and more importantly to have fun with it? I personally just like the license thing to see who you're going up against.

 

[Midnight Snacks]

I am president.



This is not a democracy.

 

[gogatrs]

I am president.

This is not a democracy.

Reading from the bottom up, I thought this was an extremely cheesy lock notice for a second.

The star rating for the series would be based on how competitive/serious the championship is.
Will post more tonight, I've of real racing now...

 

[JLawrence]

For this star rating, is it going to be something that the series starter decides?
I think that however we decide to do this (presumably 1-5 stars?) there should be a cap on how many series can be whatever rating level.

 

[Stevisiov]

I really like the idea behind this thread, I would love to support but I probably don't have the time to be of much use, but I would be up to help with some homologation of sorts 👍

 

[CAM]

Like was said earlier, maybe we should only have two levels so it will be easier for everyone to participate. Maybe one will be relatively easy to get, and then the other can be difficult, like winning two or three championships. This will make it easier .

 

[JLawrence]

But for the higher level(s) there should only be one or two series at most simply because the overwhelming majority of people will not qualify for anything upper level.

Also, one more question, how are the board members being decided? I looked in the OP and saw a whole bunch of names that seemed kinda random.

 

[CAM]

I'm guessing its gonna be whoever wants to be the most involved. I was thinking we should have two or three administrators in charge of sections of the organization while gatrs would just be the head. So it looks like I'll be the judging/PR admin, Mitch could do homologation administration, and someone else could be in charge of the computer system part. We would also need a licensing admin I suppose. That's four of us plus gatrs. And the rest of the positions would be people who give online license tests, and the three judges for appeals. That should give everyone a job that wants one, am I missing anything?

 

[gogatrs]

The names in the OP are just people that posted that they wanted to help.
They're in no particular order, just the order they posted in.

Let's hear what Wardez thinks about the star rating as it was his idea...

 

[CAM]

We all really need to be over here at once to try and discuss everything out. And I was only making a suggestion for the positions 👍.

 

[gogatrs]

We all really need to be over here at once to try and discuss everything out. And I was only making a suggestion for the positions 👍.

I'll be on tomorrow night.
I've gotta sleep tonight.
Hopefully we can get the rest of the details sorted out before the end of the month when school starts for me. "/

As for the Star Rating, I was thinking that we could have a team of three people decide on it.

For examples, I think the two FIA GT series and FMSC would all be five star series. My ALMS series and BermudaKid's LMP series would be four stars, and that's really all I can think of off the top of my head.
But it was Wardez's idea, let's see what he has to say.