Index Numbers for 2013

Alan Sheidler · Joined: 09 Aug 2001 Posts: 471

I see that KM has been raised to .965 for the Pro Series at least.

A rather big jump from .952 that was in 2012. Dangit, JT!

A second subject for you KAC guys:
I also see a listing for JC in the published numbers. IMO JC shoud NEVER be run at a Pro, or any event other than a Regional one, and I thought it was in the rules as such. I hope this is just a case of Rick Ruth being inclusive and without understanding the ban on JC for Pro's. However, some parents, seeing the number as part of the series' rules, will expect that the youngest kids are allowed to run. I hope that a clarification can be published by the National Office.

Vernon Head · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:05 pm Post subject:

Alan, does this get used for anything besides bump classes and ladies classes?

James Newman · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:29 pm Post subject:

I dont envy you guys next season with the .965 for Pros. For some places it's probably needed (Blytheville comes to mind where they had, what, 7 karters or something like that in the top 10 in pax last year), but Lincoln they can really hose you bigtime. Spring nats last year comes to mind, where that course had HP written all over it with that monster straight across the back. Regardless, I'll be there in grid, pushing you guys and cheering you all on.
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Jason Vehige · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:50 pm Post subject:

I do not believe the KAC has any direct input on Pro-Solo rules or index as it is in Howard's hands..... Not sure why they went back to a pro solo specific index??
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Larry MacLeod · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:17 pm Post subject:

At pros, index only matters when we don't have 5 karts to make a class and we get dumped into the bump class. I think Paul won the bump class out west once last year. Maybe someone felt out was to easy for him.

Larry
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James Newman · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:56 pm Post subject:

Larry MacLeod · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:00 am Post subject:

James, you might be right. The rules don't list KM separately. It only shows a combined M1 index class.

Anyone know what the rules showed last year? I may have to write a letter to clarify.

Larry
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Vernon Head · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:12 pm Post subject:

KM is listed as a class on the Motorsport Reg site.

Jason Vehige · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:09 pm Post subject:

FYI .... I was able to confirm that if you have concerns about any specific Pro Solo rules to contact Howard.
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Alan Sheidler · Joined: 09 Aug 2001 Posts: 471

As I read the rules, KM remains as a separate class.

http://scca.cdn.racersites.com/prod/assets/2013%20SCCA%20ProSolo%20Rules.pdf

From the SCCA's Pro Series Rules, posted on the 15th of this month:

A. ProSolo® National Series Classes
1. All of the current SCCA® National Solo® open classes in the following preparation categories: Stock, Street Touring®, Street Prepared, Street Modified, and Formula 125 (KM), except for those listed in the Stock/Street Index Classes below.

Glad it is that way... If KM would have been combined into a bump class, they'd have lost me as a participant, especially with that higher than ever index. With that number change, I can't imagine any KML driver being willing to step in and take the punishment. May as well run open KM. Shocked

James Newman · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:43 am Post subject:

Thats very good that KM is its own class. Karts pax is so course dependent, that bumping/grouping them very rarely results in anything fair. They'll either be hampered by lack of non-sweeper elements (ie a course like Dover or Spring Nats Pro last year, or Toledo in 2011) or be a massive overdog like Blytheville Pro last year. Even with losing Danny/Myself/Edwin/Brian/Justin (jeez, five DC karters, didn't really dawn on me that it was that many), there is more than enough attendence at midwest to east coast pro events to justify KM being it's own class.
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Alan Sheidler · Joined: 09 Aug 2001 Posts: 471

NJ Pro filling up FAST!

Opened today, already 175 and rising by the minute.

[url] http://www.scca.com/events/index.cfm?eid=5465 [/url]

Sign up NOW if you want to run there....

edit: Make that 189 as of 12:06 PM