Nationwide Bonus Points for 2012 RunOffs
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 11:37 am
Just wanted to pass along what appears to be the latest wrinkle in qualifying for the RunOffs.
Last year, the SCCA established a rule where drivers could qualify for the RunOffs by earning 27 nationwide National points. Under the nationwide system, the top 9 finishers at any national would earn their traditional National points (12 for first, 9 for second, etc.) plus a bonus point for every car they finished ahead of at the event, up to a maximum of 10. So the maximum nationwide points the winner could score in a race with 11 or more drivers was 22. If you finished 10th or lower, you got zero nationwide points regardless of how many cars you beat.
This year it looks like SCCA has decided to award bonus points to any driver finishing a Super Tour event regardless of finishing position. Please see the third paragraph from the end that begins "Drivers participating in Super Tour.." in this article from the SCCA web-site:
http://www.scca.com/news/index.cfm?cid=50890
It appears that every finisher, except the last place finisher, will earn points that count toward making the RunOffs at Sebring in January and at any other Super Tour event.
Another interesting thing is that according to the fourth paragraph from the end of the article, the Super Tour event in each region is the region's official qualifier for the Super Sweep award at the Run Offs. With the designated Super Tour event for CenDiv being the August National at Blackhawk, it appears that winning the June Sprints will no longer qualify as a path toward a Super Sweep. Ironic, as I think the first time I heard anyone talk about a Super Sweep it meant winning the Sprints, your division, and the RunOffs in the same year.
Last year, the SCCA established a rule where drivers could qualify for the RunOffs by earning 27 nationwide National points. Under the nationwide system, the top 9 finishers at any national would earn their traditional National points (12 for first, 9 for second, etc.) plus a bonus point for every car they finished ahead of at the event, up to a maximum of 10. So the maximum nationwide points the winner could score in a race with 11 or more drivers was 22. If you finished 10th or lower, you got zero nationwide points regardless of how many cars you beat.
This year it looks like SCCA has decided to award bonus points to any driver finishing a Super Tour event regardless of finishing position. Please see the third paragraph from the end that begins "Drivers participating in Super Tour.." in this article from the SCCA web-site:
http://www.scca.com/news/index.cfm?cid=50890
It appears that every finisher, except the last place finisher, will earn points that count toward making the RunOffs at Sebring in January and at any other Super Tour event.
Another interesting thing is that according to the fourth paragraph from the end of the article, the Super Tour event in each region is the region's official qualifier for the Super Sweep award at the Run Offs. With the designated Super Tour event for CenDiv being the August National at Blackhawk, it appears that winning the June Sprints will no longer qualify as a path toward a Super Sweep. Ironic, as I think the first time I heard anyone talk about a Super Sweep it meant winning the Sprints, your division, and the RunOffs in the same year.