Frank has instigated what must be at the very least "Thread of the Month". If I might veer slightly back on track.........
Speaking with my official hat on, (which I rarely do ‘out of context’), then the issue of the classes in Pride of Ownership and Concours is not determined by me or any one individual.
The Competitions sub-committee will be the first place to open the debate, and from there the recommendations will go to the full NCM for ratification
, or a vote.
New models, under current regulations are confined to the single Concours class for two years, so there’s no pressing need to find a quick fix. If a decision is ultimately made to create a new class, then with that comes a requirement for a trophy, and a cost to the Club.
The first new model to be considered will be the M3W, and whether after two years, these should be judged with the traditional 3W’s. Since MMC does not attract that many 3W’s now, it’s a fine balance as to whether to keep a single class, or go for two. I usually resist amalgamation of classes where there are limited numbers of entrants, simply because it wastes a trophy on the day. I would though, really like to see a good number of the new M3W’s entered in Pride of Ownership in two years. With a single 3 wheeler class there is no doubt that it may deter the small number of old 3 wheeler owners from entering, but that might be a price worth paying given the tiny numbers involved.
At present we have a single Aero Class for all models, but very little interest from owners, so subdividing the class into Aero8/Max/SS is very unlikely. As you will recall, I have the Aero trophy in my garage……………….
So when we debate the appropriate class for the new Plus8 it will be very interesting to see what the opinions are. So it’s a case of watch this space.
