British Open Championship

1/32 BOC		British Open Championship Page updated June 2009 Revised number of rounds counting in 1/32 BOC
1/24 BOC
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The British Open Championships are decided on the following points scoring system.

The points are awarded in each class as follows.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points 1/32 & 1/24	50	47	45	43	41	39	37	35	33	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21

Position	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd	33rd	34th	35th	36th	37th	38th	39th	40th
Points 1/32	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Points 1/24	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11.5	11	10.5	10	9.5	9	8.5	8	7.5	7	6.5

Position	41st	42nd	43rd	44th	45th	46th	47th	48th	49th	50th	51st	52nd	53rd	54th	55th	56th	57th	58th	59th	60th
Points 1/32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Points 1/24	6	5.5	5	4.8	4.6	4.4	4.2	4	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.2	3	2.8	2.6	2.4	2.2	2	1.8	1.6

Position	61st	62nd	63rd	64th	65th	66th	67th
Points 1/32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Points 1/24	1.4	1.2	1	.8	.6	.4	.2

NOTE Points are scored for overall finishing positions.

At each meeting each competitors best two scores are added. This gives the competitors score for that meeting. (so for example a driver finishing 5th, 6th and 7th in the 3 classes would count the scores from the 5th and 6th place 41+39 = 80 points for that round)

In the event of a tie, the competitors take the average points, (so for example two driver finishing joint 4th would receive the average of the points for 4th (43 points) and 5th (41 points) - that is 42 points each)

The number of rounds to count is decided at the beginning of each season.

For the 6 round 2009/10 and subsiquent 1/32 BOC series
Home members are not allowed to compete at their home round
If you hold a home round, you will count the average of your best 3 rounds.
If you do not hold a home round, you will count the average of your best 4 rounds.
If competitors have the same number of points, the driver with most wins finishes ahead, then most seconds etc. If all the positions are identical then the positions are tied.

For the 1/32 BOC Championship

Also competitors are not allowed to run on the track in the 2 months prior to the meeting (This was changed at the 2005 BSCRA Annual Council Meeting))

In a typical 1/32 BOC meeting on a 4 lane track each driver has two 3 min qualifying heats with the best one to count. The 4 fastest qualifiers go to the A final, the 5th to 8th qualifiers to the B final etc. In the segmented finals the drivers get a 3 min run on each lane with the total distance to count. The final result is decided by the distance covered in the finals. You can win overall (or come last) in any final.

For the 4 round 2004 - 2009 1/24 BOC series the results from each competitors best 3 meetings were added to give the overall position. For the 5 round 2010 1/24 BOC series the results from each competitors best 4 meetings are added to give the overall position. If competitors have the same number of points, the driver with most wins finishes ahead, then most seconds etc. If all the positions are identical then the positions are tied. There is no restriction on home members competing.

In a typical 1/24 BOC meeting on an 8 lane track each driver has a 1 min qualifying run with the fastest lap to count. The 8 fastest qualifiers go to the A final, the 9th to 16th qualifiers to the B final etc. In the segmented finals the drivers get a 3 min run on each lane with the total distance to count. The final result is decided by the distance covered in the finals. You can win overall (or come last) in any final.

During segmented finals there is no limit to what can be done to the cars during the lane change time. However, no work on the cars is permitted on the cars in a final during stoppages of that final for track repairs or stoppages for administrative reasons.

Height Measurements

From the start of the 2008 1/24 BOC, the scrutineers will be using a recessed tech block for body height measurements. This will give consistent measurements regardless of braid adjustment and tyre size. This became part of BSCRA rules for all racing in 2009.

Ground clearance will of course still be measured with a standard tech block.

Alternative motors for 1/24 Production.

The 1/24 Production class at BOC rounds is primarily for Group 12 powered cars, but alternatives are permitted as follows

1 Premier grade drivers must use Group 12 motors in 1/24 Production

2 Non-premier drivers who have not previously raced in the 1/24 BOC with a Group 12 motor since the start of the 2006 season may use a super 16d, Falcon, Contender , Super Wasp or Hornet in 1/24 Saloon. Once they have raced a Group 12 motor in a BOC 1/24 Production round, they may only use a Group 12 motor in that class in future.

Restrictions on the above motors

G12 - as handbook for 1/24 Production

S16D- motor components from various manufacturers - oilites ONLY, no shunts

S Wasp etc. - as handbook for 1/32 super production

Contender - motor components from various manufacturers - oilites ONLY, no shunts

Falcon - as handbook for 1/32 production