I think the thing first to be decided is whether the (SCCA) FV Community would SUPPORT decisions made by the Committee. So far, I have not felt comfortable that the FV racer at large really CARES or believes that we are here and working for the class.
Although I have received numerous emails thanking us for the work we do, I have also received many that says we don't know what we are talking about and are not properly representing the "average racer". I have yet to receive the first one that says words to the effect "whatever you decide is best is OK with me". A true recognized Committee would need that kind of support for SCCA to recognize it .. and that's the way it SHOULD be IMHO.
The Committee has expended significant effort to determine just what the "average racer" really is ... and how many there are. I put together the FV Registry a number of years ago. At this point, we have more NON-SCCA registrants than we do SCCA members - after YEARS of trying to get everyone to sign up. We don't know if that's because there are NOT NEARLY AS MANY SCCA/FV) out there as we thought (we were guessing 400-500 across the US initially) or if the rest of them (beyond the 175 or so that we have in the registry .. many of which are not keeping up their email addresses as they change) just really don't CARE ... or if they haven't gotten "the word" - hard to believe after the last .. what, 6 or 7 years since the Registry was put on line. SCCA has accessible records (National Points Standings) for National drivers ... but NOTHING for regional only drivers. We have suggested that they need to track them as well, but .... I guess they don't have the man (or woman) power to do that. We have spent quite a few more hours trying to get help from the various divisions as to regional competitors that register for races ... but they are overworked volunteers too and don't have time to waste on this one class - so ONE out of the 8 divisions responded to my request for numbers. I have taken the RUNOFFS COMPETITORS List for the last 3 years and made attempts to reach the ones (some 25 or so) that are not in the registry. SCCA refused to provide any contact info (privacy and all that) so I have posted on the forums several times. We have picked up, maybe 3 or 4 members from that 25.
You have to wonder....
Steve, FV80