After a year of consultation and consideration, the Australian Off Road Commission (AORCom) has arrived at a descriptive set of names for the car classes under the revised 2007 structure.
These names are designed to provide a means by which people unfamiliar with the sport can logically identify with the cars. The names are also designed to reflect the unique and exciting nature of off road motor sport.
These will be:
Pro Buggy - Buggies with engines between 1650cc and not exceeding 6000cc, one or two crew members. Prolite Buggy - Buggies with engines up to 3500cc, naturally aspirated, one or two crew members. Super 1650 Buggy - Buggies with engines between 1330cc and 1650cc, two crew members. Sportsman Buggy - Buggies with engines not exceeding 1330cc, two crew members. Clubman Buggy – Restricted Buggies with engines not exceeding 1650cc (state level and below only), one or two crew members. Performance 2WD - Modified 2WD with engines not exceeding 6000cc. Extreme 2WD - Highly Modified 2WD with engines not exceeding 6000cc. Production 4WD - Production 4WD with engines not exceeding 6000cc. Extreme 4WD - Highly modified 4WD with engines not exceeding 6000cc.
It may take a while until you become accustomed to these names, but it is envisaged this will provide a solid basis from which to move the discipline of Off Road forward and provide additional promotional and public relations opportunities.
Personally i don't like the "Pro Buggy" bit, but overall it is a change that was needed if we seriously want to market off road racing in a more efficient manner.
Pro Buggy class vehicles will have 2 digit numbers, so Buddy Crowe for instance who got third in last years national Championship can run 03, someone like Laurie Svenson who runs 144, would now run 44.
The other classes will stay with the 3 digit numbers they already have, with the new Pro-Lite vehicles starting with 1.
Of course with the demise of Class 9 they will slot in to Pro Buggy or Pro Lite class dependant on their engine capacity.
For Those of us that are changing numbers, is there a plan to know what numbers we will be going to? With some 2006 9's racing with some 2006 1's in both the pro & prolite will there not be number clashes at the first round?
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If your talking about at the AORC level, then it wont be a problem, because most will register in advance for AORC points and number allocation and i guess it will be first in best dressed for numbers.
CAMS should send out AORC registration reminders sometime early in the year for those that have previously held an AORC registered number. If you haven't previously held an AORC registration, then it will be up to you to apply for one. (and don't think like some competitors tried to pull this year that you can attempt to register after completing the 1st round and still backdate the points?)
At State level to avoid any number clashes, i would suggest the State Panel/s initiate a numbers register/database to avoid any doubling up of numbers.
I'm not sure Dusteater how it could possibly complicate things, on the contrary.
By having a numbers database for your NSW Championship for instance, you would avoid any clash of race numbers. At Warialda for example when you can get quite a few Queenslanders enter as well, then as it is a NSW Championship Round, those registered on a NSW Numbers database would have precedence on any clash of number/s. (Except for those that have a Nationally registered number of course)
Some states already operate a state based numbers database and they work very effectively.
Truly it is not that big a deal to organise it, but hey it was only a suggestion and in response to a question asked by one of your fellow forum members.
