01/16/2010 - Annual NCC Autocross Meeting

[Highflyr777]

You are formally invited to attend the Annual NCC Autocross Meeting! All participants with a vested interest in our autocross program are encouraged to come and shape next years program.

** PLEASE RSVP BY POSTING IN THIS THREAD - THANKS! **

We will be holding the meeting at:

DigitalBridge Communications
44675 Cape Court
Suite 130
Ashburn, VA 20147

When:

Saturday, January 16, 2010 @ 5:00 p.m.

End time is very flexible as this will be a working meeting. We will finish when all items have been resolved.

Thank you,

Wes Norman


p.s. Food and beverages (soda + beer) will be provided for all attendees.

[Reach]

Free beer? Well shit count me in then.

[mcoupemindy]

Anyone else going to be attending?

This is your opportunity to shape classes and other important aspects of our program.

And yes - FREE BEER!

[hoyabmw]

Too bad it's the same night as the SCCA banquet.

[KatieT]

I'll be there.

~Katie

[noelleslie]

SCCA banquet...or.... NCC Autocross + Free Beer + NCC family. Is there a decision here?

I will be there (work permitting).

[ronh21]

I'm planning to be there

[Luda]

i will of course be there, although a little late since the gf will be flying in around 4:30pm, but shes flying into dulles so i shouldnt be to late

[Reach]

He promised to take her out for a hot date. Little did she know she'll be sitting with us? hehe.

At least you can buy her a free beer!

[mscire2]

ill be there

[mcoupemindy]

ill be there

What some people will do for free beer ... LOL

[mcoupemindy]

Anyone else?!?!?

This meeting will help form our 2010 program.

[jbrannon7]

Right now, I am a maybe, but hopefully.

Joe

[mcoupemindy]

Right now, I am a maybe, but hopefully.

Joe

That's excellent Joe! We'd love to have you.

[woodym3]

Here are some links to the rules used by the national Oktoberfest event and some of the few chapters that have active autocross programs:

1. Oktoberfest groups cars by models and places them in one of three or four levels depending on potential performance of the stock car and the nature of modifications. The result is that some classes have 1 or 2 entries and some like slightly modified E36 M3s have up to 30 entries.
http://www.bmwccaofest.org/autocross-classes.phtml

2. Golden Gate, Windy City, Boston and New Jersey chapters all use a system where each car model is assigned certain points and each modification adds other points. Then the total of your points puts you in one of six or so classes. Someone keeps up with the various models and makes estimates of the effects of different modifications. As examples of the complexity of this system, each ECU chip has different points depending on maker and the model of car to which it is applied. Another example is they list different point factors for 53 various M3 models (USA or Europe, manual or auto transmission, sedan, coupe or convertible, E30, E36, E46, etc). Who wants to adminster that?
http://www.boston-bmwcca.org/EventDe...ification.aspx

3. San Diego chapter uses 7 classes that pretty much say it all: Four cylinder, 6/8/12 cyl stock, 6/8/12 cyl modified, M-car stock, M-car modified, Mini Cooper, X-cars.

4. The New York chapter uses a simplified version of the Boston/NJ point system:
http://www.nybmwcca.org/downloads/20...sification.pdf

5. Lone Star chapter also uses the point system:
http://www.lscbmwcca.org/autocross-rules-base.html

6. Houston also uses the point system:
http://www.dlbracing.com/clubs/houst...a/classes.aspx