Techtalk

Our Scoring System

As the Combined Touring Cars category has such a diverse range of cars competing against each other - including 4 cylinders cars, Saloon cars, performance AWDs and V8s, we have devised a class-based point score system that rewards consistency, promotes fairness between classes and gives all competitors the opportunity to do well in the NSW State Championship.

Within CTC there are 6 classes:

• High Performance

• Performance

• Early Model V8s

• Sports Touring

• Small Touring

• Saloon Cars

Cars are awarded points depending on their placing within their class at the completion of each race and also on how many cars are competing in that class. So that a car that achieves a first place in a race with 4 or more competitors in the class will receive more points than another driver who gets first place when there are only one or two cars in the class.

The CTC NSW State Championship consists of six State Championship rounds and is awarded to the top three drivers, with the highest total of points at the end of the year, regardless of their class.

The CTC NSW Club Championship consists of the six State rounds as well as other Multi-club events (such as Day/Night and Endurance races) and includes a drop-your-worst-round rule. The Club Championship rewards the top three drivers in each class as well as the top three overall drivers.

Since this system was implemented in 2004, every year both the State and Club Championships were not decided until the final race of the last round of the year, making for some very exciting championship battles!

SSRAA Engine Sealing Protocol Form

All engines in cars competing in the Combined Touring Car Championship must have a registered engine seal.  An existing engine without a seal must have a temporarily seal installed by a Street Sedan Racing Association accredited engine sealer.  Any new or rebuilt engines must have an engine seal fitted by a Street Sedan Racing Association accredited engine sealer before the engine is fitted into the vehicle.

Temporary Seals

An existing engine, where the competitor deems the engine complies with regulations, must have a seal fitted by a Street Sedan Racing Association accredited engine sealer.  When a sealed component needs to be removed or replaced, the engine must be dismantled in the presence of an accredited engine sealer.

New or Rebuilt Engines

Before commencing any engine assembly the competitor must contact an accredited engine sealer to organise an appropriate time for the engine sealer to examine and measure the engine.  The engine sealer will then inform the competitor of the required procedure.

NOTES

• The engine builder cannot be the engine sealer.

• The competitor must retain a copy of the engine sealer’s receipt. The engine sealer must send a second copy to the club secretary and the third copy is to be kept by the engine sealer.

• It is the responsibility of the competitor to represent a legal vehicle.

• The competitor is responsible for providing the appropriate data confirming the manufacturers engine specifications by attaching a copy of the appropriate page of the manufacturers original workshop manual with the copy of the receipt sent to the club secretary.

•  Should a sealed component need to be replaced at a race meeting, two (2) members of the Street Sedan Racing Association committee must be present when the seal is removed and the component is replaced.  If a new seal is not able to be installed on that day by the technical committee, the competitor must have the seal replaced by an accredited engine sealer.

ACCREDITED ENGINE SEALERS