GSRA POINTSCORE OBJECTIVES: 

The objectives of the GSRA annual pointscore are: 

• to promote Group S fraternity on both a state and national basis;

• to provide cohesion and focus to the annual program of Group S race activities;

• to provide a mechanism through which to recognise excellent, safe and consistent driving within and across Group S categories;

• to add to the competitive element;

• to promote the GSRA;

• to reward supportive promoters with large Group S grids; and

• to provide leverage over race promoters with GSRA pointscore endorsement.

In drafting the annual pointscore program, the GSRA needs to be cognisant of the realistic budget limitations that most GSRA members operate within. 

The annual pointscore GSRA program consists of the Catalina, Goldfields’ and Capricorn Cups which are for competition by GSRA members.

 GSRA non members will score points at each race meeting but only the results of GSRA members will be recorded in the GSRA pointscore table.

 CATEGORY and CAPACITY CLASS WINNERS:

 Sa, Sb and Sc Category winners.

 Capacity class winners within the Sa, Sb and Sc Categories as follows: 

Saa up to 1300cc         Sab 1301cc to 2000cc Sac over 2001cc 

Sba up to 1300cc         Sbb 1301cc to 1600cc Sbc 1601cc to 2000cc Sbd over 2001cc 

Sca up to 2000cc         Scb 2001cc to 2600cc Scc over 2601cc 

DESIGNATED 2009 POINTSCORE ROUNDS: 

The GSRA Committee designates selected race meetings as pointscore rounds with progressive grids being used whenever possible. 

Because of the large number of race meetings in 2009 featuring Group S, some 2009 race meetings have not been endorsed as GSRA pointscore meetings. 

SCORING of RACES within a POINTSCORE ROUND: 

At a pointscore round the GSRA Committee will request three scratch races for all three Group S categories (Sa, Sb and Sc), with a competitor’s best two races to count. 

Where a GSRA pointscore round includes only two scratch races for all three Group S categories (Sa, Sb and Sc), a competitor’s results from both races will be scored. 

At a pointscore round where the three Group S categories have a different number of scratch races, a competitor’s best two results will count towards their pointscore for that meeting, provided each Group S category receives at least two races. 

SCORING of POINTS at a RACE:

 Points will be awarded for each position in class as follows, based on the number of competitors in each class that start in each race.

All competitors finishing outside these points will be awarded 1 point. 

Although GSRA non members will score points for each position in class, those points will not be recorded in the GSRA annual pointscore table.

GSRA 2009 CATALINA CUP (NSW) POINTSCORE ROUNDS:

 The Catalina Cup will be decided from six home meetings plus the best away meeting.  

The six Catalina Cup “home” meetings are: 

10/12 April - FoSC Mount Panorama,

27/28 June - HSRCA Oran Park GP,

25/26 July - FoSC Oran Park GP,

19/20 September - HSRCA Wakefield Park,

31 Oct/1 Nov - FoSC Wakefield Park, and

28/29 November - HSRCA Eastern Creek. 

A Catalina Cup competitor may count the best “away” meeting from the following: 

13/15 March - Phillip Island Classic,

30/31 May - Historic Winton,

3/4 October - Winton AHMF,

November - VHRR Sandown, and

August - Annual Historic Queensland. 

With the best five results from a possible maximum of seven meetings.

To score points in the Catalina Cup, a competitor must compete in at least one Catalina Cup home event.

GSRA 2009 GOLDFIELDS’ CUP (VIC) POINTSCORE ROUNDS:

 The Goldfields’ Cup will be decided from four home meetings plus the best away meeting. The four Goldfields’ Cup “home” meetings are:

 13/15 March - Phillip Island Classic,

30/31 May - Historic Winton,

3/4 October - Winton AHMF,

7/8 November - VHRR Sandown  

A Goldfields’ Cup competitor may count the best “away” meeting from the following:

10/12 April - FoSC Mount Panorama,

27/28 June - HSRCA Oran Park GP,

25/26 July - FoSC Oran Park GP,

31 Oct/1 Nov – FoSC Wakefield Park, and

28/29 November - HSRCA Eastern Creek. 

With the best four results from a possible maximum of five meetings.

 To score points in the Goldfields’ Cup, a competitor must compete in at least one Goldfields home event.

 TROPHIES: 

No gold cups – just the enjoyment of competing in historic sports cars.