Guys,
I've actually been very busy with work that I've been doing both at the shop and at home where I've had my main work computer since the start of the lockdown. I used to lock the shop door and forget about work till the next day, but its now with me 24/7 so I'm just now getting a chance to respond here.
Following up on the comments that have been posted so far, if you look back at my post with the class analysis graphic, you'll see that I said "In fact I already have a modified version of this analysis with how I feel we should start based on Ram's idea". Well here it is below the original analysis for easy comparison:
Original:
New:
Let me explain what I've done and why. Firstly, I've combined Kitbash with Clubman (using the new name) and highlighted the changes in
red. You'll immediately notice that the motor maximum RPM has been changed to 18,000, however we can decide to keep it at the Kitbash 14,000 if you prefer. This is because the two classes are more similar than different, so it makes sense just having one class. This also brings us back down to twelve classes.
Secondly, I've suggested that we change Historic Saloon and American Pony Car to non-magnet on a trial basis as a start to see how this works. American Pony Car was introduced specifically to replicate the over-2-litre American cars which took part in Trans Am racing from 1966 to 1972 and this is what the class is all about. For this reason, I would not want to mix them with Historic Saloon where the concept for these was to represent primarily the general saloon cars of the period which raced primarily in Europe and the UK, but also here in the Caribbean.
I say we give these less "disruptive" changes a chance, see how they work and then discuss possible other future changes over time that make sense for us all. Who knows, we may decide to go back to magnets of some sort for HS and APC, or we may want to leave the magnets out and phase in some of the other suggestions on a timed basis.
