Hi Tagomago
Thank you for taking the time to explain the issues. We want to ensure all drivers are happy so your comments are welcome. I'll try to address your concerns.
Forgive me for being blunt but I thought there would be some system to opt for a server with 19 drivers
If the league is divided into good drivers and bad drivers I don't want to be the good of the bad or the bad of the good
This is always the problem for the middle ranked drivers of which I am one. I'm not good enough to challenge for a podium in the "Works" (or "Professionals") category. But I am usually competitive in the "Privateers" or "Amateurs" category. The 65F1 race at
Oulton Park was a perfect example. The last finisher in the "Professionals" race was Fulvio in a time of 48m51s, I was the winner of the "Amateurs" in a time of 48m59s. So the split in the 2 servers was well judged (which implies the "Works" and "Privateers" split in the 67F1 is about right too). I would like to be able to race against Fulvio, Bagrupp and Doni in every race because they are just that little bit better than me and I enjoy the challenge of trying to beat them. But at Oulton Park they were in the Works and I was in the Privateers so I had a different challenge; I had to compete with Eric, Pete, David and Francesco. In the end I came out on top but it wasn't easy. However it was fun which is the most important thing.
With more than 19 drivers, there has to be a split somewhere. But provided I have someone to race with, I am happy.
In PDLR, a league of which I am a member, we had almost 40 drivers 10 years ago
Each race became an event with pre-race B and race A
Basically
-The first 13 of the last race (from the previous championship for the first one) go to race A
- A pre-race is run (B) from which the first 6 will go to the race (A)
- Anyone who does not run should run the next B
- The penalty for causing incidents is to run the next B
Advantages
- Everyone runs
- Everyone has the option to be on track with the rapids
- New enjoyment objectives appear ... finishing in the top 13 keeps you in the gap
At interesting format, in effect there was an extra "Qualifying" race, so whilst all drivers had a chance to race, some drivers (i.e. the 6 qualifiers) raced twice. We could try that format at some point. We have a very busy calendar so if we did adopt this approach I suggest both races would have to be on the same night. Perhaps a short (10mins qually + 20 mins race) qualifying event before the main event. But there are three issues I can foresee:
- The race night would be extended for some drivers (10mins qually + 20 mins race + 30mins qually + 40 mins race) - maybe an issue for time zones other than GMT?
- What happens if there is an incident in the qualifying race? No time to moderate.
- The "non" qualifiers would only get a single 20 min race
We can look a little deeper into this but having qualifying races on different days would add to an already busy calendar.
Sorry for barging in like an elephant in a garage.....
No problem at all, constructive advice and comments are always welcome.
.....but the splitting of 2 servers has been done just 3 days before the official race
Yes sorry about that but we had to make a quick decision based on the number of late registrations. We had 2 more registrations yesterday which brought the number up to 24. So if everyone turned up, 5 drivers would not be able to race. So we had to make a quick decision and we preferred to split the drivers into 2 groups rather than disappoint 5 drivers. We also have spare capacity in case we get some very late entries. Perhaps there are a few more GPL Brazil drivers who will want to race but have not yet registered?
As a middle ranked driver, this time I am in the "Works" so I expect to be at the back, not the front. But provided I don't get left completely behind I should have an enjoyable race. Hopefully I'll be able to challenge Fulvio, Bagrupp and Doni this time
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If you would prefer to race on the Works, you can move up, just PM me or post something here.
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