|
One of the stated attributes and points of difference of running under the Tier 1 TMC (re-named MPS) series is that it has the sole rights to run as a MSNZ Gold Star Championship class with the series winner being the Gold Star Champion.
The MSNZ rules with regards to Championship Series criteria state :
Championship status may be awarded to a class that MotorSport NZ considers has met the criteria above and is additionally in the national interest.
Prior to Championship status application a class shall have competed the previous season as a Sanctioned or challenge Series an should have demonstrated the ability to have at least 15 vehicles contesting 75% of scheduled rounds for the series.
For MotorSport NZ to consider status for a first or subsequent Championship the class must have been able to demonstrate the ability to have at least 15 vehicles contesting 75% of the previous seasons scheduled rounds of the series.
On this basis how can the new NZV8 class attain Championship status in the 2012/13 season when they have not competed in a previous season and how can they get Championship status in the ensuing 2013/14 season when the best estimate of entrants is 12 (less than the minimum requirement of 15 entrants).
|