GT6":3ewhda3j said:
How many days passed between the release of the Preliminary October Fastrack, the final October Fastrack, and the release of the 2021 Recommended Rules Changes document that Greg referenced above?
Prelims are typically released on the 10th of each month. It is done as a courtesy for members to review for egregious typos and errors prior to final publication.
Final Fastracks are typically released the 20th of each month, so roughly 10 days later.
Fastrack (and its pre-game Prelims) is published after the Club Racing Board has already met and made their decision(s) on the matter indicated. Given the matter has already been decided, it is typically not subject to changes/adjustments based on membership feedback since it is already being sent to the BoD for review and approval.
The file I linked to is simply a courtesy summary of all prior Fastracks waiting for BoD review, put into one easy-to-read file. It directly reflects all the prior changes published on the 20th of each month that are waiting for BoD review. It is no different than the Fastracks you've already read and are not subject to be changed prior to going to the BoD.
Did the CRB review letters submitted to them after the preliminary Fastrack release and before the 2021 Recommended Rules release?[/
They probably saw them, but it was "water under the bridge" by then. As noted above, the CRB had already made their recommendations to the BoD which were published in Fastrack and summarized in the Recommend Rules release.
If you are sending emails to the CRB after something is published in Fastrack as a recommendation to the BoD, you're pissing in the wind, that caravan has already departed (am I missing any metaphors...?)
Was the CRB ever going to change the rule/wording after the release of the preliminary Fastrack?
No. See above.
If the proposed rule was already going to the BoD, why were we writing to the CRB?
Good point. See "pissing in the wind" above.
Does the BoD have (and take) adequate time to review the letters written to the CRB before they (BoD) vote?
Yes, every time. We now get access to their summary review file (the one I linked to). They are no doubt looking at them on a regular basis, just like you and me. Maybe even right at this moment...
All rules changes (except for CRB authority for comp adjustments, "Weights, plates, and tires") must be approved by the Board of Directors. They review each and every one of the proposed rules changes. Then they vote on whether to approve them or not.
Your only recourse at this point if you are happy/unhappy with any proposed regs change is to write to your favorite BoD member (for you, Anthony, that's Bob Dowie) and ask them to oppose/edit/send back/reject the CRB's proposal.
Or, you can write them and ask them to support it.
-- Greg
Basic regs writing process (I'm just a bill, yes I'm only a bill..."):
- Member submits change request
- Request is directed to the appropriate advisory committee (in our case, the Prod Advisory Committee, the "PAC")
- Advisory committee reviews and investigates the requests, and makes an advisory to the Club Racing Board "CRB".
- CRB reviews request and information provided by the advisory committee.
- CRB/committee may choose, optionally, to solicit feedback from the membership ("What Do You Think?"). This is not mandatory.
- CRB decides to either spike the request ("thank you for your input") or forward it to the Board of Directors "BoD" for review and approval.
- CRB decision is published in Fastrack (with a pre-game)
- At their next meeting, the BoD reviews the request, along with the committee and CRB recommendations, and coupled to subsequent membership feedback chooses what to do with the recommendations.
- Final answer is published in Fastrack and, as needed, reflected in subsequent issues of the GCR.
