NPDiv Championship

2023 Northern Pacific (Norpac) Division Championship & Runoffs Qualification

Norpac Division Championship

Participation Requirement:

  • A competitor must participate in a minimum of four of a single Division’s championship points weekends in the same class.
  • The top eight race finishes will be counted toward the Championship.
  • All Norpac races held in 2023 will award Division Championship points.

Eligibility Requirements

  • All Norpac races in Northwest, Oregon, and San Francisco Regions count for Divisional points, including Regional, U.S. Majors Tour and Super Tour events. Excludes Enduros.
  • Regional events: Drivers holding SCCA Full Competition License, SCCA Pro Licenses, SCCA Vintage Licenses, and those holding SCCA Novice Permits (AppC.2.7.F).
  • Majors and Super Tour events: Drivers holding an SCCA Full Competition License.
  • All Majors/Runoffs and Regional GCR classes are eligible for Norpac Division Championship points:

FORMULA CATEGORY CLASSES

Formula Atlantic (FA), Formula Continental (FC), Formula Enterprises (FE) Regional Class, Formula Enterprises 2 (FE2), Formula Vee (FV), Formula F (FF), Formula 600 (F6), Formula X (FX), Formula S (FS) Regional Class, Formula First (FST) Regional Class

GRAND TOURING CATEGORY CLASSES

GT-1 (GT1), GT-2 (GT2), GT-3 (GT3), GT-Lite (GTL), GT-A (GTA) Regional Class, GT-X (GTX)

IMPROVED TOURING CATEGORY CLASSES (Regional Classes)

R (ITR), S (ITS), A (ITA), B (ITB), C (ITC)

SUPER TOURING CATEGORY CLASSES

Super Touring Under (STU), Super Touring Lite (STL)

PRODUCTION CATEGORY CLASSES

E Production (EP), F Production (FP), H Production (HP)

SEDAN CATEGORY

American Sedan (AS)

SPEC MIATA CLASS

Spec Miata (SM)

SPORTS RACING CATEGORY CLASSES

A Sports Racing (ASR) Regional Class, Prototype 1 (P1), Prototype 2 (P2), Spec Racer Ford (SRF) Regional Class, Spec Racer Ford 3 (SRF3

TOURING CATEGORY CLASSES:

Touring 1 (T1), Touring 2 (T2), Touring 3 (T3), Touring 4 (T4), Touring 5 (T5) Regional Class

B-SPEC CATEGORY CLASSES

B-Spec (B-Spec)

  • Points are awarded to the top 20 starters that have completed half of the laps of the overall race winner in each race as follows: 25, 21, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
  • Ties in the Division Championship standings are resolved based on the drivers’ 2023 record of first place finishes, then second place, then third, in all 2023 Norpac Divisional races. If two or more drivers have identical points, they are tied for the position in the standings.

Runoffs Divisional Path Qualification Criteria: (See GCR 3.7.4.A.2 for details on Hoosier Super Tour, Conference Majors, and Defending National Champion paths)

Eligibility Requirements

  • All Norpac races in Northwest, Oregon, and San Francisco Regions occurring after the 2022 Runoffs and two weeks prior to the start of the 2023 Runoffs (Sept 12, 2023) will count toward participation. Excludes Enduros.
  • Drivers must hold a SCCA Full Competition License to qualify for the Runoffs.

Runoffs Participation Requirement: ref GCR 3.7.4.A.2 SCCA Runoffs

  • Drivers must participate in a minimum of 4 event weekends in Norpac Division in a single eligible class.

  • 2023 Runoffs Eligible Classes: AS, B-Spec, F600, FA, FC, FE2, FF, FV, EP, FP, HP, GT1, GT2, GT3, GTL, P1, P2, SM, SRF3, STL, STU, T1, T2, T3, T4.

  • All races held in Norpac between the end of the 2022 Runoffs and, (2)two weeks prior to the 2023 Runoffs will count toward the 4-event weekend participation requirement.

  • Drivers that have Qualified through the Majors path will not be removed from the Division point standings in 2023.

Performance Requirement:

  • Competitor must finish in the top 3 in class (top 5 in SM & SRF3) of the Divisional Points Standings.
  • Points are awarded to the top 20 starters that have completed half of the laps of the overall race winner in each race as follows: 25, 21, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
  • Ties in the Division Championship standings are resolved based on the drivers’ 2023 record of first place finishes, then second place, then third, in all 2023 Norpac Divisional races. If two or more drivers have identical points, they are tied for the position in the standings.

Links