99 Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 The Interclub Challenge is a year long competition where teams from various registered clubs compete against each other in a variety of disciplines. Participants are given the opportunity to partake in a range of different low cost events and meet with, as well as compete against, other clubs’ members. It's heaps of fun but, make no mistake, there is HEAPS of rivalry and prestige involved too! At the beginning of 2004, the Interclub Challenge (ICC) Committee (made up of "co-ordinators" or representatives from each of the clubs registered in the Interclub Challenge) indicated a strong interest in including ALL types of vehicles into the competition. Previously, the ICC focussed on outright results and only 2 wheel drive tin tops were allowed to enter. The new proposal was to introduce rules allowing all wheel drives such as WRXs and specialist vehicles (such as hillclimb open wheelers) to enter. While embracing in concept, the reality was that 'ordinary' tin top 2 wheel drives could not compete directly with WRXs, hillclimb specials and the like! It was universally agreed that a handicap factor would be more trouble than it's worth, so the ICC committee set about developing a class based point-scoring system. Naturally, the formula for figuring out the 'worth' of a competitor's contribution to add to a team is not simple. The aims are: - to ensure that all types of vehicles and competitors could participate in the ICC; - to as best humanly possible ensure parity between makes and models of vehicles; and - ensure that driver / navigator performances on the day were the deciding factors. The formula developed a point system derived from a competitors: (a) place in class compared to all other competitors; PLUS (b) place in class compared to other interclub challenge competitors; PLUS © outright results compared to other interclub challenge competitors. It is a massively complicated (and ugly) formula. This formula is the result of a long and confused night thrashing throw scenarios and playing with numbers. Scott Doyle has stepped down from the role of the overall 2004 ICC Co-ordinator and Holden Sporting Car Club of Queensland representative due to work commitments. The other ICC committee members have decided to share the co-ordinating role and Craig Hornibrook is the new HSCCQ representative. Other competing clubs and co-ordinators are: - Gold Coast Tweed Motorsporting Club – John Careless - Ipswich West Moreton Auto Club – Eddie Fowler - Marque Sports Car Club – Allan Cunningham - MG Car Club of Queensland – David Homer - Surfers Paradise Auto Racing Club – Ferris Lee - WRX Car Club of Queensland – Mick Jones/Allan Kelly All feedback about the ICC is very welcome to me or any other ICC co-ordinators. We're looking forward to a really great and competitive remainder of the 2004 Interclub Challenge series!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99 Posted August 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Update: Provisionally, HSCCQ won the Interclub challenge for the Queensland Challenge on 24th July, but only marginally.... it is a real bugger, because the 2 BSCC teams put forward both did extremely well (both came VERY close to beating HSCCQ), now if only I had swapped Redwarf into one of the teams, we would have wiped the floor with HSCCQ! A bit of a disappointment where 2 of our team 1 competitors made major mistakes - shan't name names, but one gun competitor WD'd a motorkhana test by hitting a gutter, and the other suffered a 20min penalty late time... So, our team 2 was better, largely thanks to Redwarf. *grumble* if only....... The (provisional) overall Interclub Challenge results are: HSCCQ 27 BSCC 25 WRX 15 IWMAC 15 MGCCQ 10 Marque 9 GCTMC 7 We think the next round will be a motorkhana run by HSCCQ on October 17th, but we're having the next ICC committee meeting on 12th August to finalise the calendar, the rules etc as per previous post..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPsi Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Oops. 20min late time. Ummmmmmmmmm Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 now if only I had swapped Redwarf into one of the teams, we would have wiped the floor with HSCCQ! Ah, the "if onlys" of motorsport :dance: Ah well, there's more ICC events to come, but we'll make sure that HSCCQ gets the trophy this year :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99 Posted August 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 ... you mean, keep it. They've had it for the past 2 years running. Last year there wasn't really any competition, that's why it's my mission to gee up BSCC to try and knock you off your high horses!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Ah, yes - that's what I meant :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPsi Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 You know I'm in Mel. I have been keen ever since I started building PhatDat, a.k.a. The Green Hornet. Bring it on!! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumblezzz Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 GCTMC represent. Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99 Posted August 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Thanks Craig - we'll definitely need you and PhatDat (or whatever you call it!!) for the sprint - if there is one - and the autocross. Ahhh very interesting.... which rollaclub people are members of what clubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 (edited) As most people know, Me = HSCCQ. Ex-BSCC Edited August 7, 2004 by demuire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Jamie Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 too many acronyms for me :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPsi Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Fook = traitor. :dance: Craig = BSCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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