My intent was not to compare John and Eldred to Rod, just to give an example
of how a league can be very successful by allowing the drivers to have a
major say in what is and is not implemented. Believe me, we have gone
through some pains with too many yellows early on in the change to the new
physics model as well.
Back when I actually ran some with Rascar, I was very impressed by the
quality of the drivers and the clean racing. Obviously ,. things have
changed since then.
My hats off to Eldred and John for putting the time in for Rascar that they
do, I have been there as you know and know what it is like.
:)
Don
> Leagues like Sascar are exactly why younger, newer leagues like
> RASCAR go thru this transition. Sascar may be democratic, but it
> never would have survived without Rodney.
> John and Eldred, and Ed originally, are the reason RASCAR is still
> around, and they don't deserve to be compared to Rodney, or Sascar.
> Sascar was created in a very different environment. There weren't as
> many people racing then, everyone knew everyone. And to my
> recollection they never had an open door invite. There are no new
> leagues in the past few years that have equaled or bettered what
> Sascar has. RASCAR is just going thru the same transition all new
> league have to deal with.
> Earlier in the year Alec Flory joined Flashpoint FASCAR for a brief
> moment and almost no one new who he was. My point is comparing
> Sascar and RASCAR is like comparing TEN and OLR.
> :)
>> Fwiw, one of the oldest leagues out there - Sascar, which I am a
>> proud member of, has always run pretty much democratic. Rodney
>> Arndt, the league admin, has been doing this a long time, does a
>> great job, and pretty much makes it a league of what the drivers
>> want. Yes, it has rules, but not quite so strong as some being
>> mentioned here. And, any changes thought about are put to a poll for
>> the drivers to vote on, and he pretty much always goes for what the
>> majority wants. Sascar even has a replay committee that reviews
>> incidents that bring out a yellow, and penalize points for those
>> that are obviously responsible for bringing out the yellow, which is
>> cumulative during a season and can lead to race suspensions.
>> Must be doing something right, as there is quite a waiting list for
>> this league.