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Originally Posted by redshoes
In previous multi-class BTCC, each class is awarded their own points and the overall champion is the driver with the most class points. John Cleland's 89 season was a good example - he was easily top of his class so could consistently score top points, whereas in classes A & B there was much more competition so it was harder for one driver to score as many points.
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The general principle is correct, but it goes back before the eighties of course. In fact from around 1960 touring car/saloon races were run nationally and internationally to a class structure.
As you say it gave the smaller classes the opportunity to win the championship outright but better than that you got the David and Goliath races which provided great entertainment.
ETCC and BTCC events were over subscribed because there were places for all cars not just the most expensive and well developed. Even if you take the current regs, the costs for very little in the way of actual speed, are horrendous. A multi class system to sensible regs based upon production components would provide great entertainment.
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Originally Posted by Speed-King
Still, I think that a system like this would be too complicated for a mainstream series and in this day and age separate class championships would be preferable.
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This is an old soar trotted out by those with little or no attention span and the PR numpties with an axe to grind. In particluar the boss of the BTCC used this to bring in Supertouring. If you want to see racing then no matter what size of engine, as long as there's racing what's complicated?
Your scenario suggests that a grid of 10 cars of the same size is better than a grid of thirty cars of differing class. Apart from the problems of costs for running separate races, the spectacle is lost. IMHO this is why the dreaded contact was allowed in the BTCC and which has crept into other areas of the sport. It "sexed up" what was basically a pretty bland package.
Overall I think a return to a production based multi-class championship would benefit everyone.