Allright, so that´s what I think about the concept of fixed divisions.
Every driver wants to race someone with similar level. This is kind of obvious.
With the Championships here at RD gaining numbers, and Premium memberships, is feasible that the Site now have some resources to provide a better structure to all of us to race.
So, in order to do different and indepedent divisions, there are some procedures.
All must start with a detailed PreQ system. And this system cannot work being a Super Pole session or even a Single Q session that takes place in just one day.
In order to obtain the true speed of the drivers, a server must be availabe to the drivers at least for the period of one week. On this week, every driver with a proper Sign can register their times.
The system cannot be about lap time. In order for the driver slot into the PreQ´s classification, he must do at least 12 laps, and that is to register 10 CONSECUTIVE laps, where each driver scores an AVERAGE lap time. Every driver can do this process during the whole week of PreQ, and everytime he improves his average lap times score, the system updates.
I know this works, I race in a League that have the system and I happy to help RD staff to obtain this program or whatever.
Once this PreQ system is over, is quite clear what every driver can achieve in terms pace, and not only hot laps.
After that, lets say we have 90 signs for the Series. We can have 3 divisions with 30 drivers each that would provide close and hard racing. Or 27 drivers for each division with 3 reserves.
Those divisions would race in different Saturdays.
Stewards and drivers alike must keep an close eye on cheat behaviour. On this case, cheat may not mean be too fast. May occur that some driver intentionally score weak laps for his standards in order to compete in a easier group for him. That´s when the promotion system would take place.
If the driver of a division starts to score Pole Positions with 0.5 or 1sec faster than the rest, or Win races by 30 seconds or so, he gets a promotion. No discussion.
If drivers are honest and do their real lap times during PreQ, this scenario is pretty much impossible.
Lets say we have 3 divisions. Then is up to RD if they´re all going to be broadcasted or not. Personally I dont bother. Division 1 certainly must be.
The League here in Brazil I race for...usually contracts a third part company that takes care of the broadcast. So last season we had 4 divisions and all got broadcast.
The point is not be on YouTube. The point of all of this is to all drivers involved have a good time racing people for real, scoring positions and fighting for drivers and teams championships, during the whole season.
As I said, the server 2 today is only a temporary place for the faster and a club race meet for the rest. Most of the drivers on the server 2 will stay there the whole season, racing for nothing, just for the fun. Not even a smaller Championship.
If the driver knows he can have a full season fighting with drivers that are close to him, this will encourage him to stay and race. And not overthink on how to sell his soul to the Devil to be able to do 29´s at Campo Grande with the Marcas cars!!
We all do this for fun...this is not professional stuff.
Im pretty sure some will disagree with me, and thats normal. So, is fine.
This is just what I think works best for the level of racing we are having here today at RD.
) about the pre-quali too, and I also hope the full-grid reverse for R2 will not be used here. First of all it will be a bit difficult to pass in these cars, second thing is it gives, in my opinion, the wrong incentive in terms of practice mentality (you can do no practice whatsoever and get a prime oppurtunity in R2), and third thing when you have slow/inexperienced drivers battling with fast/impatient drivers it is a bit of a recipe for chaos. But that is just my opinion.
