I read the BOD minutes as stating that FB disappears as a National (Majors) class, and therefore a Runoffs class, after the 2019 season. There is no wait on 2019 results and there is no probation.
It's automatic in the GCR if you meet th 4.0 participation rule you are invited to the Runoffs .
Per SCCA General Competition Rules (GCR) Section 3.7.4.C: All classes with a combined two-year event average of at least 4.0 participants in Majors and Runoffs competition will automatically be invited to the following year’s Runoffs. Classes not meeting that criteria may be invited as the event format and venue permits. The Road Racing department, in consultation with the Club Racing Board, will determine and announce by January 1 the Runoffs-eligible classes invited to the next Runoffs consistent with the event format and venue. For example: If the two-year period includes 68 Majors weekends and two Runoffs, for a total of 70 events, a class would need at least 280 participants over that period to average 4.0 per event.
So it would require a change to the GCR to eliminate a class that makes the numbers by the end of this year for 2020 .
sprocketmensch Contact with an FA
John,
I can tell you from personal experience that a) my car is by a major manufacturer and is quite safe to be on track and b), when I go wheel to wheel with an 016 and make contact, they drive away with no/minimal damage and I am left holding pieces. These cars were not designed to contact each other, period. Driving on track together is one thing, racing against each other is quite different. Don't conflate driving on track together with racing against each other. They're not the same. If I had an 016 I'd take every corner against an FB with no questions asked. That will not make good racing, period.
Like I said you are the one that makes the decision to go wheel to wheel not the car. The car is either safe enough to protect the driver or it isn't . The decision to fight over the same piece of track is up to the driver so falls under driver safety not car safety .