Hello everyone! How are you? Good? Great.
Now, let's all sit down .... breath in..... exhale out...... Relaxed? Good.
The final word on the Throw Out issue, in Autocross for the 2004 is as follows:
As stated on August 24, 2004 on this forum, and thoroughly reviewed by the Autocross Chairs, the following statement holds:
No discussion regarding throw-outs was remembered to have occurred in January 2004 by the Autocross Chairs. It was felt that the previous year's policy of no throw-outs seemed to create the (apparent) least amount of conflict.
After much review and consideration of all the factors both historically, and recently (in discussion, on the forum, past policy, etc.) the Autocross Chairs have agreed to the following policy:
There will be No Throw-Outs for Autocross Competition in the 2004 season.
We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. We, the A-X Chairs, have learned a valuable lesson about establishing policy in writing at the beginning of each year regarding the throw-out policy. We ask for your patience, and forgiveness if this has caused any undue confusion or harm. I can assure you, it won't happen again.
We are looking forward to our last Points event October 9th. It is sure to be a heated competition day for those drivers that are close in points. ( I know of tight placing for 1st, 2nd, and even 3rd place in at least 4 different classes. Good stuff.)
See you at the Track!
Dan Chambers
2004 Autocross Co-Chair
2004 Member, Board of Directors