Quote from Cawwa :

Ok, I read but don't fully understand. It's clear how it works now in the preseason race today ( I think... )

But during the season ... see if I got it right here.

Let's say Round 3.

Qualify and Race 1 you get weight acording to your place in the champioship:
1st - 42kg
2nd - 35kg
3rd - 28kg
4th - 21kg
5th - 14kg
6th - 7kg

Race 2: All weights are taken away. But the racers get ballast after their place in Race 1
1st - 42kg
2nd - 35kg
3rd - 28kg
4th - 21kg
5th - 14kg
6th - 7kg

Race 3: All weights are taken away. But the racers get ballast after their place in Race 2
1st - 42kg
2nd - 35kg
3rd - 28kg
4th - 21kg
5th - 14kg
6th - 7kg

On top of this you have ballast acording how many championship point you have. They are not taken away at any time?

Ah I see where you're getting confused.

Todays trial of race-by-race ballasting, if we use it for the 2010 season, would mean there would be no cumulative ballast (i.e. no ballast based on championship points). The only ballast you would get would be if you finished in the top 6 in the last race.

If we use it for the 2010 season (and it's a big if), the rules above would replace the existing rules. Which would mean no cumulative ballast.

Hope this clears things up.

Please let me re-iterate: today's bllasting system is a trial. We may or may not use this system in the 2010 season.

Ah ok ... I mixed the two systems ...
Thank you for clearify this to me ...

This new system is easier to understand and looks interesting ...

My apologies drivers, it was brought to my attention that I hadn't updated you on whether the new ballast system was in force for 2010. (The round-by-round system as used at the Pre-Season Race).

I can tell you now that it is. It's a very simple system, easy to administrate, and was very successful at the Pre-Season race. So for that reason, it will be used at all rounds of the 2010 ITCC Touring Car Championship.

Please read the updated rules in the Rules thread; apologies for the lateness of this notification.

Cheers

Joe Keaveney - ITCC Admin