Autocross has increased in popularity over the last few years and our membership is extremely active in this exciting sport.
As a result, the Moderator staff at FocusFanatics.com decided to put forward a Community Autocross Team.
We will recognize the top members in our community with trophies and determine the fastest focus driver on the site!
We want this exercise to be fun and competitive.
As a result, we will employ a pretty stringent set of rules and verification methods to ensure an even playing field.
We will also rely heavily on the integrity of the membership and the "honor system".
Awards and recognition will be based on the regions and rule sets defined below.
To simplify things, we will base our rule structure on current Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) guidelines for car classification,
allowable modifications and Racer Theoretical Performance (RTP/PAX) indexes.
Regions will correspond with the structure we have established on the web site.
How Do I Join?
Sign Up Here!
Please reply to this thread if have any questions.
The moderators in charged will be happy to provide further information.
We plan on dividing the teams based on geographic locations:
• Hawaii Fanatics
• Northwest Fanatics
• Southwest Fanatics
• Mid-West Fanatics
• Great Lakes Fanatics
• Southern Fanatics
• Northeast Fanatics
• Mid-Atlantic Fanatics
• Southeast Fanatics
The top qualifiers from each region will then compete for the national trophy. Trophies will be given to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners on an annual basis.
Reporting and Verification:
Members participating in the Focus Fanatics AX Challenge must submit their scores to the Moderator staff no later than 3 days after posting to their local autocross series “results” page. Results provided to the Moderator Staff must use the following thread:
Post Your Results Here!
Posts should include the following information:
• Focus Fanatics Screen Name
• Car Type (i.e. 2002 SVT focus, 2004 ZX4 etc)
• SCCA Car Class (See Scoring Details)
• Class Placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)
• Overall Placement (1st, 2nd, 10th, etc)
• MOST IMPORTANT: Web Site where the Moderator Staff can verify the results
Scoring Methodology:
Since the membership often cannot compete “head to head”, we determined a scoring system that evens the playing field across the Focus Fanatics community. Scoring will be determined as follows:
We use SCCA classifications (i.e. GS, STS, STX, SM, etc)
RTP/PAX Indexes will be applied to participants whose local series does not use the handicap system
Final scores using the RTP/PAX system will be used
We base scoring on Class Placement and Bonus Factors for Fastest Time of the Day (FTD – Raw Score) and Overall wins.
Time CANNOT be a factor as each course is different. If 2 or more members run the same event, then the final results sort it out for us.
Scoring template (by class):
1st place: 10 points
2nd place: 9 points
3rd place: 8 points
4th place: 7 points
5th place: 6 points
6th place: 5 points
7th place: 4 points
8th place: 3 points
9th place: 2 points
10th place: 1 point
Now we factor in class:
HS: x 6 points
GS: x 5 points
STS: x 4 points
STX: x 3 points
DSP: x 2 points
SM: x 1 point
Now factor in placement for overall standings. Because it is possible for different classes to garner FTD and overall wins, this represents a bonus opportunity for the membership to earn additional points.
FTD: + 10 points
Overall Win: + 20 points
For example - Joe Schmutley, competing in GS vs. Bennie Bagodonuts in DSP:
While this system isn’t perfect, it is the most equitable system that we could determine.
_________________________
Moderators in charged of overseeing the Autocross Challenge
1) WeeAsp
2) tiresmoker
3) WD40
As a result, the Moderator staff at FocusFanatics.com decided to put forward a Community Autocross Team.
We will recognize the top members in our community with trophies and determine the fastest focus driver on the site!
We want this exercise to be fun and competitive.
As a result, we will employ a pretty stringent set of rules and verification methods to ensure an even playing field.
We will also rely heavily on the integrity of the membership and the "honor system".
Awards and recognition will be based on the regions and rule sets defined below.
To simplify things, we will base our rule structure on current Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) guidelines for car classification,
allowable modifications and Racer Theoretical Performance (RTP/PAX) indexes.
Regions will correspond with the structure we have established on the web site.
How Do I Join?
Sign Up Here!
Please reply to this thread if have any questions.
The moderators in charged will be happy to provide further information.
We plan on dividing the teams based on geographic locations:
• Hawaii Fanatics
• Northwest Fanatics
• Southwest Fanatics
• Mid-West Fanatics
• Great Lakes Fanatics
• Southern Fanatics
• Northeast Fanatics
• Mid-Atlantic Fanatics
• Southeast Fanatics
The top qualifiers from each region will then compete for the national trophy. Trophies will be given to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners on an annual basis.
Reporting and Verification:
Members participating in the Focus Fanatics AX Challenge must submit their scores to the Moderator staff no later than 3 days after posting to their local autocross series “results” page. Results provided to the Moderator Staff must use the following thread:
Post Your Results Here!
Posts should include the following information:
• Focus Fanatics Screen Name
• Car Type (i.e. 2002 SVT focus, 2004 ZX4 etc)
• SCCA Car Class (See Scoring Details)
• Class Placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)
• Overall Placement (1st, 2nd, 10th, etc)
• MOST IMPORTANT: Web Site where the Moderator Staff can verify the results
Scoring Methodology:
Since the membership often cannot compete “head to head”, we determined a scoring system that evens the playing field across the Focus Fanatics community. Scoring will be determined as follows:
We use SCCA classifications (i.e. GS, STS, STX, SM, etc)
RTP/PAX Indexes will be applied to participants whose local series does not use the handicap system
Final scores using the RTP/PAX system will be used
We base scoring on Class Placement and Bonus Factors for Fastest Time of the Day (FTD – Raw Score) and Overall wins.
Time CANNOT be a factor as each course is different. If 2 or more members run the same event, then the final results sort it out for us.
Scoring template (by class):
1st place: 10 points
2nd place: 9 points
3rd place: 8 points
4th place: 7 points
5th place: 6 points
6th place: 5 points
7th place: 4 points
8th place: 3 points
9th place: 2 points
10th place: 1 point
Now we factor in class:
HS: x 6 points
GS: x 5 points
STS: x 4 points
STX: x 3 points
DSP: x 2 points
SM: x 1 point
Now factor in placement for overall standings. Because it is possible for different classes to garner FTD and overall wins, this represents a bonus opportunity for the membership to earn additional points.
FTD: + 10 points
Overall Win: + 20 points
For example - Joe Schmutley, competing in GS vs. Bennie Bagodonuts in DSP:
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Schmutley(GS Class) takes 1st in class worth 10 points (class) multiplied by a factor of 5 = 50, and finishes 2nd overall earns a total of:
50(5 points*10) + 9(2nd place) = 59 points
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Bagodonuts(DSP Class) takes 1st overall in class (10 points) multiplied by a factor of 2 = 20, but wins overall (+20 points) earns and the FTD (+10 points):
20(2 points*10) + 20(Overall Win) + 10(1st place) = 50 points
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Schmutley would be the winner.
While this system isn’t perfect, it is the most equitable system that we could determine.
_________________________
Moderators in charged of overseeing the Autocross Challenge
1) WeeAsp
2) tiresmoker
3) WD40