BMW CCA CLUB RACING 2003 North American Points System

Introductory Comments:

The BMW CCA Club Racing North American Points System is intended to reward driving performance and is therefore scored based on the driver’s in-class finishing position rather than overall finishing position. The purpose of the system is to place the emphasis on in-class performance and to foster the national scope of the Club Racing program with friendly, safe competition at BMW CCA Club Racing events that encourages drivers to compete beyond typical geographic boundaries. Safety is, and will remain, the first priority of Club Racing.

The system provides for one special annual event, which is designated as the “BMW CCA Club Racing North American Challenge Races.” In that event, up to three races may be conducted all of which will be worth double position points.

Additionally, each region will host a “premier” event. In “premier” events up to three points races are allowed, with one race being designated in advance as the “feature” race. The “feature” race and one additional race will be worth double position points. A third race, if offered, will be valued at 150% of normal points.

In 2003, the system has been altered, at the request of the Club Racing Advisory Committee, to include all sanctioned race results from the races at the Texas World Speedway, Willow Springs and Roebling Road events. The 2003 points system, as amended, is effective beginning with the first race listed above and exclusive of the results of the 2002 Championship Race. In 2004 and thereafter the points season shall be the calendar year

Program Structure: 

1. BMW CCA Club Racing is the only authority for awarding of all BMW CCA Club Racing points and the naming of series champions, both regional and North American. BMW CCA Club Racing retains the authority for naming, titling and determining any and all sponsors for the North American series.
   
   

2. All points awarded in the series shall be awarded to the driver on the basis of the technical class of the racecar used in competition as defined in the BMW CCA Club Racing rules, e.g. “D Modified” or “J Stock.” All classes so defined will be eligible for points.
   
   

   1. Points earned in one class may not be transferred to another class.
      
      

   2. Drivers may compete in more than one class.
      
      

   3. Drivers may earn points in more than one racecar within a class, but may not earn points in more than one racecar in any class in any particular race.
      
      

3. Points shall only be awarded in races sanctioned by BMW CCA Club Racing. Sanctioned races may be run in cooperation with other venues. All sanctioned races will be posted on the schedule on the BMW CCA Club Racing website at www.bmwccaclubracing.com
   
   

4. Events are limited to two points races, with the exception that events designated as “Premier” or “National” events may have a maximum of three points races. Each region is authorized to host one Premier event. A National event may be in addition to the region’s Premier event. The region’s CRAC representative shall designate that region’s Premier event. If a non-Premier event places more than two races on an event schedule, it shall designate in the registration materials which two races shall be the points races. Each Premier event shall also have one race designated as the “feature” race. The feature race shall have double points value, and the results of which shall be used to determine any prizes, gifts or awards.
   
   

5. To be eligible to earn points in any BMW CCA Club Racing race, the driver must:
   
   

   1. Possess a valid and current  BMW CCA Club Racing competition license and medical, and
      
      

   2. Agree to compete under all BMW CCA Club Racing rules and regulations as published and amended.
      
      

6. All decisions by BMW CCA Club Racing officials at the track involving race procedures are final and non-appealable. Application of a red flag, double-yellow or black-flag-all procedure would be examples of such decisions.
   
   

7. Points will be awarded to eligible racers as follows.
   
   

   1. 10 Points will be awarded to each driver who competes in at least one race in an event. If the driver competes in more than one race in an event, these points will be awarded along with applicable position points in the first race in which the driver competes. For endurance races, each driver who completes at least 25% of the racecar’s laps in an endurance race will be awarded 10 points. The driver must confirm this with the Chief Timing and Scoring Steward immediately at the end of the race. Failure to do so will nullify any claim to these points. An endurance race is defined as a race with a minimum announced length of one hour.
      
      

   2. A maximum of 10 points will be awarded to any one driver in an event, under paragraph 7A.
      
      

   3. Points will be also awarded by finishing position, in each competing class, as follows:
      

      1st=20;
      2nd =18;
      3rd=16; 
      4th=14; 
      5th =12; 
      6th=10; 
      7th=8; 
      8th=6; 
      9th=4; 
      10th=2
      

   4. Position points will be doubled for every race at the BMW CCA Club Racing North American Challenge Races.
      
      

   5. Premier events, unless also designated as the BMW CCA Club Racing North American Challenge Races, will have position points awarded at 200% of the values listed in paragraph 7C above for the designated “feature” race, and one other designated race. A third points race, if offered, would be at 150% of the normal level.
      
      

   6. Endurance races shall have finishing position points awarded at 150% of the values established in paragraph 7C using the same driver qualifying criteria as in paragraph 7B.  Should the endurance race already have a points multiplier in effect, then no additional points multiplier is to be added above that level. Further,
      
      

      1. The driver who qualifies the racecar must start the endurance race.
         
         

      2. If the grid for the endurance race is to be set by finishing position from an earlier sprint race in lieu of a qualifying session, the driver who drove the sprint race must start the endurance race.
         
         

      3. If a driver is unable to start the race under either paragraph 7.G(a) or 7.G(b), an alternate driver registered with that racecar may start the race at the back of the grid. The Competition Steward and the Timing & Scoring Steward must be notified in writing of such at least one hour prior to the start of the race. Failure to make the timely notification will result in disqualification.
         
         

      4. If a driver competes in any one class within an endurance race by sharing driving in two or more racecars, he must declare which racecar will be used for earning points. A driver cannot earn points in a class in more than one racecar in that class. This declaration must be made in writing to the Timing & Scoring Steward a least one hour prior to the start of the endurance race. Failure to do so will result in  all points earned in that race being forfeited.
         
         

   7. Any driver found to be at fault in an incident at a BMW CCA Club Racing sanctioned event will:
      
      

      1. Forfeit all points earned in all races in that event, and
         
         

      2. Be subject to exclusion from participation in remaining races in accordance with the General Rules of BMW CCA Club Racing, Rule 2(B)(1), and
         
         

      3. Be penalized 30 points against his accumulated season points.
         
         

   8. The Competition Steward may apply up to 30 penalty points to any racer if his conduct or that of a crewmember or affiliate, on or off the track, is not within the stated philosophy of BMW CCA club racing. Any such penalty may be appealed through the normal club racing appeals procedures.
      
      

   9. Point penalties are in addition to the standard application of the 13/13 rule.
      
      

8. In the case of a dead heat for any position, the total points involved based on the number tied at the finish shall be divided evenly among those tied. Example: If the dead heat is for second place involving two cars, the points from second and third will be added together and divided by two to obtain the points to be awarded for second place. Each driver would be awarded 17 points. There would be no third place points awarded in that race.
   
   

9. In order to be considered a finisher, a racecar must complete half the distance covered by the overall winner of the race. If the race is an uneven number of laps, that distance will be determined by dividing the overall winner’s laps by two and rounding down to the nearest whole integer. In cases of races of 60 minutes or longer in scheduled length, the Competition Steward may exercise his discretion in determining an appropriate number of laps to be considered as a finisher. The Steward should consider the race length and the disparity in class speeds between the overall winner and the racecar(s) in question, and the number of laps should reflect what the racecar would be capable of running at reasonable speed over the length of the race.
   
   

10. Each driver will have his point total calculated using a maximum of 10 races in which he has scored points. If the driver has competed in more than 10 races, the 10 races that produce the highest total in his home region shall be used. If the driver has competed in more than one class, he will have separate points totals calculated for each class. Points awarded in a given class cannot be considered in any other class.
    
    

11. Points are awarded in the region where the race is conducted, except for “Premier” events, the North American Challenge Races and events designated by the Chairman of Club Racing as “National” events, such as a race associated with OctoberFest. In those cases, the points will be awarded in both the driver’s home region and the region where the race is conducted.
    
    

12. The Regional Champion for each class will be the driver who has accumulated the most points in the region in that class.
    
    

13. Ties in the final Regional Championship points shall be resolved based on each driver’s grand total of season points. If two or more drivers still remain tied, the driver with the most first place finishes among the 10 races used in determining the regional points total will be declared as the Regional Champion. If two or more drivers remain tied at that point, they shall be considered tied for the championship and be designated Regional Co-champions.
    
    

14. Each BMW CCA region shall have a Regional Champion designated for each class of racecar in which at least one racecar in that class was declared a finisher at a sanctioned event within that region.
    
    

15. No driver may be awarded a Regional Championship in more than one region in any given class. This does not preclude a driver from winning a Regional Championship in one class in one region and another class in another region. If a driver finishes first in points in more than one region in a given class, his Regional Championship shall be awarded in his BMW CCA region of record. If neither Regional Championship is in his home region, the region in which he earned the most points will be the title region. If the points totals are the same, then the region in which he started the most races will be the title region. And in the event that number is also identical in both regions, a flip of the coin will be used to select the title region.
    
    

16. If his racecar is reclassified during the points season as a result of a rules change, the points will be carried over with the car to the newly assigned class without penalty. If the racecar is reclassified as a result of technical violations, all points won in the class in which the car was non-compliant will be forfeited and a points penalty, under Paragraph 7(H), may be applied.
    
    

17.  The BMW CCA Club Racing North American Class Champion shall be the racer with the most total points, after any applicable penalties, within a given class.
    
    

18. No prizes of material value, other than trophies valued at $50 or less, may be offered to points-program-racers based on finishing position in any race at any event. Prizes other than trophies may be awarded so long as all participating, qualified racers have an equal opportunity to win. If Regional Championship trophies are awarded, they must be awarded equally to all eligible classes and should not exceed a value of $100 each. The National Championship trophies may not exceed a value of $150 each.
    
    

19. BMW CCA Club Racing may, at its sole discretion, and with the concurrence of the majority of the CRAC representatives, award additional finishing position bonus points at a sanctioned event which is the first club race sponsored by any chapter. This designation and the specific level of bonus points to be awarded must be approved prior to the distribution of registration materials for the event. In no case shall such bonus points be more than 100% of the normal finishing position points nor apply to more than two races within the event.
    
    

20. The location and date of the BMW CCA Club Racing North American Challenge Races shall be announced with the initial official release of the season’s schedule. The location of the North American Challenge race should not be duplicated two years in succession, subject to track availability, and will be determined by the Chairman of BMW CCA Club Racing with the advice of the CRAC.
    
    

21. Should an increase in the incident rate be attributable to this points system, the system may be altered in any fashion or terminated at any time at the sole discretion of BMW CCA Club Racing. BMW CCA Club Racing assumes no responsibility or liability for any modifications to, or termination of, the National Points System at any time.