Just realised I hadn't addressed most of Phil's original questions, so...
Amateurs – happy with race length & PRO rules as I think it can help to vary the results. Sadly I don’t think shift-r would work in senior leagues as the quickest drivers could probably manage a reset + stop & go & still win. Plus of course it would mean a lot more work for the mods who would have to look at all the pitstops & no-fault resets.
Re: promotion/relegation. While promotion of last season’s top 3 has worked pretty well, I’m not convinced it should be a hard & fast rule. Some of the fastest guys in Novs are in handicapped chassis so might not finish in the championship top 3. Better to carry on judging it on an individual basis. Relegation is also tricky as the slowest Ams might dominate Novs (though the handicap system could take care of that problem…)
One further thought on handicapping - if there are concerns about Novs switching cars too much using the proposed handicap system, perhaps a combination of handicap & chassis allocation would work for them? So everyone has an allocated chassis as now but BT7 & Cooper are reserved
only for the top 2 in the championship. In that scenario, only the fastest (and presumably most capable) drivers would ever have to change chassis & might revert back to their regular chassis after one race anyway.
But then I have some problems with the order of cars. IMHO when it comes to the 65 cars the order ought to be Lotus, Ferrari, BT11, BRM, Honda, Cooper and BT7, I don`t know why the BT11 has so low ranking here.
I agree with Goran. Though I guess the BRM moves ahead of the BT11 on tracks with more straights? Handicapping depending on the track would hopefully take that into account.
Grads – Happy as it is. Like the strategic element of tokens which can really help level the field. Mixed grids are a bit of an issue though – numbers are a bit low for separate grids but mixed grids lead to problems for both Privateers & Works runners. No idea if allowing resets in Privateers would increase participation, but the current low finishing rate does offer any aspiring 67 driver a good finish if they can bring a car home so thought that might increase interest.
Spec Races – have to admit I also preferred it when it was informal & non-championship. Would prefer less 65’s (but I know I’m in a minority there!) & more 66’s, 67’s, 69’s, Thunder Cars (& any other new mods that might be appearing). As a spec series, results in Lights tend to be a bit of a foregone conclusion so wonder whether longterm interest in the series might wane in some quarters.
Servers – not had any problems with server – seems to work well.
Moderating – appreciate that this takes a lot of time for the mods & am grateful for their efforts. I thought the track choices in all divisions this season were great – really have enjoyed the variety as it can get a bit predictable running the same old Papy tracks all the time. As a few people have said, would be ideal if moderation could be done before next race but fully understand that it isn’t always possible.
Rule Changes – with regard to the whole weaving/breaking tow debate, I’m rather confused about what is & isn’t allowed so would appreciate a new rule clarification. Echoing what Vos said, the simpler the better…
