With the 2015 season underway, time to get excited again about the 2015 Team Challenge! The team challenge will run from event #3 - #12 (10 events). Sign-ups and the draft will be held in early March, after the second autocross.
In the interest of making the competition closer, and making things easier for teams when a team member misses and event, there are 3 significant rule changes for 2015:
- The points structure has been changed from 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... to... 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Essentially, the non-winning teams will score more points at each event, allowing them to stay closer in contention.
- There will be NO substitutions at all. Substitutions will be entirely unnecessary because...
- The team scoring system is completely new! In the past, teams were ranked/scored based on the average finishing PAX position of all the team members. Starting this year, points will be scored by adding each team member's PAX performance relative to their own expected/drafted position (cumulative delta). For example, let's assume that a team consists of members with the draft positions 3, 12, 25, and 39. At a particular autocross, if those people finish 4th, 9th, 28th, and 32nd in PAX, then each member's relative performance is -1, +3, -3, and +7, for a team total cumulative delta of +6. Teams will score points based on how the other teams' cumulative deltas rank/compare. If a team has members missing for an event, then the team will be awarded a fraction of their cumulative delta. If 3 members are present, the team receives 3/4 of their cumulative delta, if 2 are present, the team receives 1/2 of their cumulative delta, and so on. This way, a team takes a slight hit for the missing member, but can still compete and be in the hunt and score points accordingly! If all members of the team are absent, the team will score 0 points for the event.
Full details here: http://www.spokes.org/teamchallenge.php
In an effort to ensure that Spokes members receive important communication from the Spokes BOD, we have decided on an official method of communication. While other communication methods, including this one, will still be used to get information to the community, the official method will be the only way to ensure you will receive important messages regarding membership, event registrations, event caps, etc.
Going forward, e-mails from AxWare will be that official method of communication to members from the Spokes BOD. Note that these e-mails will only be sent to active, dues paying members.
To ensure you receive e-mails from AxWare, do the following:
- Log into AxWare ORM: https://axwaresystems.com/axorm
- Hover over My Controls and select My Information.
- Click the Edit My Profile button.
- Select the checkbox next to Email Notification.
- Click Save.
If you do NOT want to receive e-mails from AxWare, do the following:
- Log into AxWare ORM: https://axwaresystems.com/axorm
- Hover over My Controls and select My Information.
- Click the Edit My Profile button.
- De-select the checkbox next to Email Notification.
- Click Save.
If you wish to add the Spokes event calendar to your own Google calendar (or other calendar software of your choice such as Outlook, etc), use this URL: https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/rrkro4g38cbqviicpkjlp057sc%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
What is it?
Well, it's an autocross school.
How does it work?
The student will double enter for the event. Their first/normal set of runs will count for their class competition. During the double runs, you will be assigned an instructor who will help you improve on the course that you just competed on! The instructor drive your car for 1-2 runs, and provide instruction from the passenger seat on the rest of your runs.
How much does it cost?
It is simply the cost of a double entry! So, really, this is the cheapest autocross school in the country.
How do I sign up?
You sign up by emailing Vivek with your name, what car you drive, and class/number. The school is open to students of ALL levels, but is limited to 10 students, and has always filled up within an hour of announcing the school. So if you are interested... don't delay :)
