Re: 2015 Usrcca series
I would like to thank everybody for taking the time to ask questions and show interest in the 2015 series! The website programmer warned me to not post up that membership was open until we had gotten a good FAQ up, but this will be a great start for information that people want to see on the website.
Any thoughts on how point series in the local sanctioned clubs would/should be tied in with rcorva?
RC ORVA records competition results. Local club series' winners will naturally be evident through the results data. The points on RC ORVA is the points of USRCCA.
I just signed up and paid my fees, quick question: Can I create and list on calendar even though I'm not president or organizer of the San Diego club? If this is not done will my points from the club not count? Any advice would be appreciated.
We will be contacting existing clubs this week to assign the coordinator account. If you are not a coordinator you cannot create events. Individuals can purchase a coordinator account to host events, and would need a minimum of 6 events per year (same as clubs) to be eligible for "finals" spots. IF we see a high enough club and individual host series activity, we can begin breaking down into states again where clubs/hosts feed their top drivers into a state final. It will be very evident once we get event data in RC ORVA, we can easily see if all series' can have "finals" spots awarded or if we need some shootouts to narrow it down further. Sort of chicken and egg problem today, but will be easy to know soon.
Question..... why does it cost to sign up as a driver? Not throwing rocks just asking. I don't have a problem paying if I know where and for what the money goes.
The creation of RC ORVA has not been free, it has taken a lot of coding and time. The first memberships and ticket sales will go direct to paying off the site development and upkeep. After that, we will start putting cash towards media, advertising, and hosting of a National and Worlds finals next year. 100% of the money that goes into RC ORVA will be used to run itself.
What are the minimum requirements for a Regional Qualifier?
Can I have one in 2 weeks with less than 20 drivers from 3 states?
We are currently scrutinizing the regional qualifier system and will have a succinct points system within a week. In place of finals spots, we could award higher points to these larger events based on attendance. So if a driver can take the 6 best scores for his overall points, larger events will naturally boost his international driver rating. In this way, a Regionals would only be as good as the hosts ability to bring in competitors.
Does this mean qualifying for nationals/worlds is back? No more buy in?
IF there is strong enough attendance and driver demand for a complete qualifying system then we can indeed have a full blown National or Worlds Finals. If not, we will give highest qualified drivers first dibs on tickets and allow buy-ins for the balance. It would not be a true finals, but still allow for the highest caliber yearly event.
I have signed up and wouldn't mind paying the registration fee except I have no idea where my $25 is going. I get that there will be some event discounts and such but a little more info would be helpful. Especially stuff like... how long a membership does $25 get me, a month, a year, forever?
It would also be helpful to see a list of driver numbers that have already been taken, not that it really matters i guess but if you want us to try an pick one it would be helpful to know what was already taken so you don't have to try 11 times "thumbsup"
The membership is yearly. See my above response in regard to what the driver fee will be used for. We will have a driver list and more detailed membership information on the site very shortly, it is on the "big list" of todo's this week.
I too would love some info on where this money is going, does it get me the right to compete in local events? Is it purchasing insurance for local events like a ROAR membership? I'm also curious if by omitting my address, I'm missing out on something? I tend to not leave my address anywhere to avoid it getting sold on some junk mail list. I'm not eluding to any malicious intent, but in my experience, anything online that wants my address and date of birth, sells my info to some marketing company. I'm all for this change, just think we need some clarity.
You do not have to be a member to compete in local events, but you do have to be a member of RC ORVA to take part in the points system. We will not supply insurance for events at this time, but we have looked into it as an option if membership is enough to support it in the future. If you do not supply your address during sign up, we won't be able to send you your driver lanyards or anything that is won during member giveaways! The member data is going to be held very tightly and not sold to other marketing companies, as already stated on the website. We value your privacy as much as our own!
Hope this answers questions well enough. This next week will have a lot more information posted to the site and we will include everything that has been asked here today.
