2008 Team Autocross Rules and Information

Launch

Each team needs to be named (be creative) and assembled no later than event #2. Signup sheets will be available starting at the February practice.

Team Make-up

• 3 members, all permanent
• Previous year class winners are not allowed to be grouped on the same team.
• No time-only class members.

Scoring

• At each event, a total of the best two members points by position in class shall be scored. These two members will be termed the "scoring members".
• Teams can discard their worst two (2) event performance (e.g., keep 6 of 8)
• Points by position in class (5pts - 1st place, 3pts - 2nd place, 2pts - 3rd place, 1pt - 4th place).
• Class winners are limited to 3 points if there is only one other competitor in their class (second place limited to 1 point in this case); and 2 points if they are uncontested in class.
• If only 1 member of a team is present at an event, a 'virtual' 2nd member will be counted whose points will be the equivalent of the lowest scoring of all the opposing teams' scoring members, excluding bonus points.
• Bonus points (at each event):
  • 1 point for the team whose member had the closest winning margin (e.g., Joe got fifth in class by beating the 6th place person by .002 seconds). Maximum margin is 10 seconds, and there must be at least 2 racers in class.
  • 1 point for the team whose member had the smallest variation in their raw run-times. Maximum variation is 10 seconds. A DNF/DNS/DSQ in any of the timed runs shall disqualify that particular team member from receiving this bonus point.
  • 1 point for the team whose scoring members have the fewest combined penalty seconds. A DNF/DNS/DSQ in any of the scoring members timed runs shall disqualify that particular team from receiving this bonus point.
  • 1 point for each team where all 3 team members compete.
  • In the case of a tie for a bonus point, all tying teams get the bonus point.

Miscellaneous

Disputes will be submitted to Dennis Fleischman at pnwr-team-ax@comcast.net for resolution, as needed.

FAQ

Q. - Can we still compete if we don't get signed up by the second event?
A.	Yes, teams that aren't onboard by the second event may still compete but, obviously, they will have no events to "throw".
Q. - What do you mean when you say the members have to be permanent?
A.	New members cannot be added to a team. The original list of 3 is all a given team is allowed.
Q. - Can a team member change classes during the season?
A.	Yes
Q. - Does the "closest margin" bonus point include cone penalties?
A.	Yes. It is based on official times.