So what is required to qualify for a trophy in AX for 2010?

[Aavitt]

I spoke to Tom Brown about the Zone 8 Rules for awards. Online vs the printed 2010 book. He told me that the 40% rule is correct online, and it was changed after the books went to print. Zone 8 Awards are given out by the Zone 8 rep, Michael Dolphin, and they have their own awards dinner usually in the OC or LA area. There were only 6 autocrosses this year that were Zone 8. So 40% would be 2.4 in the same class. I would guess that it would round up to 3 must be completed, but I cant say for sure. As far as Zone 8 TT series that stands at 51% in the same class. There has always been much confusion about year end awards because SDR has its own set of rules. Page 127 in the Bylaws book does say 51% in both AX and TT. And I agree that should say "in the same class" This could be addressed tonight at the board meeting. Tom will more than likely be there.

[Aavitt]

Actually, there may be more than 6 Zone 8 autocrosses, that is all that I see on our SDR event schedule. I need to to go to the Z8 website to get an accurate number on that.

[Aavitt]

Looks like there will be 11 autocrosses in Zone 8. So you could get 2 trophies in Zone 8 for AX. Seems like the 51% rules makes more sense to me, but what do I know? Tom did not say why Z8 changed it from 51% to 40%.

[Kim Crosser]

Seems like the 51% rules makes more sense to me, but what do I know? Tom did not say why Z8 changed it from 51% to 40%.

I think the lower Zone 8 rule has to do with the fact that Zone 8 events occur over a VERY wide geographic area. Zone 8 covers half of California, half of Nevada, and all of Arizona, and includes 13 local regions (including SDR).
That makes it hard for many Zone 8 participants to actually participate in 51% of the events across that area (unless you have no other life and don't mind driving 1500 miles out and back for an Autocross - California Central Coast region is in San Luis Obispo, and Southern Arizona region is in Tucson, AZ - about 750 miles each way).
With the 40% level, Zone 8 competitors can qualify for trophies with only a few long-distance drives. Also, since few Zone 8 drivers make it to a high percentage of the events, people have a fair chance of placing high in class with only 40% of the events.
In SDR, we don't have the same geographic costs, so requiring participation in 51% of the overall SDR events shouldn't be a hardship.

[ttweed]

Southern Arizona region is in Tucson, AZ - about 750 miles each way.

Actually, the Pinal Air Park where I ran Zone 8 events with SAR a few years ago is about 380 miles from SD, about a 5.5 hour drive. It's about 30 miles more to Tucson from there, or 410 miles total.

TT

[JERRY B]

We will be using the 51% rule

[Curt Yaws]

Don't forget that to earn a Z8 trophy, you need to participate in Z8 events. Most regions hold only one or two Z8 events per year. You need to be driving with other regions besides SDR to earn a Z8 trophy. This applies mostly to AX, as all of our TT's are Z8 events.

[ZombiePorsche44]

One thing that has not been mentioned is you have to have good results in the events as I am not aware of any trophies for 4th place down

[Kim Crosser]

One thing that has not been mentioned is you have to have good results in the events as I am not aware of any trophies for 4th place down

Geez, Joel - you just need to compete in a class where there are other drivers!

From the Zone 8 Competition Rules
...2. One additional trophy per two cars entered up to five trophies per class.

In the old days, the LSS class often had 8-9 cars per event (=4th place awards) and 20+ entrants over the season.

Now that we have a car class for every individual make/model/year/color/option package, there aren't as many big classes at our events. (Except for when Team Scheussler brings their own II class to town! )