Season 22 is upon us already so it's time to start the traditional chassis allocation arguments again.
The Novices Trophy will again use a chassis allocation style handicap but slightly different to last season. Drivers will be allocated a chassis group which will be used to determine the chassis they can drive for the season. Once they have been allocated a group they must use a chassis from that group for the entire season unless the moderator has permitted or requested a change. So, unlike previous seasons drivers will have a chassis choice from race to race. The faster the driver, the less (and slower) chassis that they will be able to select.
Season 21 was very close as most Novices seasons are - it always seems to go to the wire and it was only decided at the last race. We do keep an eye on chassis allocation throughout the season, and people in a chassis that is too fast or too slow for them will be reviewed as the season progresses.
So - slightly different this season as the chassis will be split into five groups as below. Drivers will have free choice of
ANY chassis within their group:
Group I
Lotus, Ferrari, BRM, Honda, BT11, Cooper, BT7
GROUP 2
BRM, Honda, BT11, Cooper, BT7
GROUP 3
BT11, Cooper, BT7
GROUP 4
Cooper, BT7
GROUP 5
BT7
Since drivers have a free choice within their group, they will need to consider, on a circuit by circuit basis which car will best suit their needs. Control and a reliable setup may be more important than outright speed.
I will maintain a table with Chassis groups here, which I will expand as the registrations come in. Please feel free to post your chassis or group choice here and I will helpfully ignore you although Fabio probably needs to contact me...!
FULL TIME| DRIVER | CHASSIS GROUP |
| Badblood | 1 |
| Rotaxmax125 | 1 |
| il lupo mannaro | 2 |
| blito | 3 |
| NHance | 3 |
| HappyAl | 2 |
| Nigel Smith | 2 |
| economia | 1 |
| Hendy Nichols | 3 |
| Billy Nobrakes | 3 |
| Screwcutter | 1 |
| RogUK | 3 |
| Roberto Vianna | 1 |
| Pierre D | 1 |
| carlospaz | 1 |
| Giovani | 1 |
| Leonardo | 1 |
| Noguiera | 1 |
RESERVE| DRIVER | CHASSIS GROUP |
| Miniblood | 1 |
| JonnyBoy | 1 |
| goldtop | 1 |
| AuldenA | 1 |
| Norbert | 2 |
| BookieW | 1 |
| PhilKeith | 1 |
Feel free to discuss the chassis allocations in this thread, but if anybody feels that they, or somebody else, has been grouped incorrectly then contact me by PM or post below.
