The organizing committee of the Arosa ClassicCar hill climb has decided to hold the 2013 event without timekeeping and thus outside the regulations of Auto Sport Switzerland.
The event has been withdrawn from the FIA international sporting calendar and the ASS national sporting calendar.
Due to the lack of timekeeping at this year's event, no ranking list in the conventional sense can be compiled. However, we are of course thinking about how we can still organize a ranking and award prizes.
Many negative reactions from potential participants
It became necessary to dispense with timekeeping because many participants were unhappy about the need for driver and vehicle licenses (depending on the category, a driver's annual license would have had to be purchased) and therefore did not register. Obviously, the general conditions for the uniformity class were perceived as too strict and expensive. According to comparative years, the registration rate is currently less than 50% of the expected registrations.
Guidelines drawn up for the 2013 event
Separate guidelines will be drawn up for the 2013 event, which - with the exception of the omission of timekeeping and the associated scoring and dress code - will fully adhere to the regulations from previous years. According to Koni Strittmatter, the safety regulations are not to be changed either; everything is to remain as it was so that timed runs will be possible again next year.
No compromise possible in a hurry
According to the Arosa ClassicCar OC, no solution could be found in dialogue with Auto Sport Switzerland that would have improved the situation from the organizer's point of view. For the future, however, Arosa intends to stick to a real race and timekeeping, with 2013 being the only exception.
Starting places available
Due to the disputes, many potential participants are likely to have held back. Accordingly, there are still a large number of starting places available, so registration is still possible. However, it is expected that many potential participants who have been waiting will now register quickly. As every year, the number of starting places is limited; last year over 50 vehicles had to be turned away.
Further information can be found on the Arosa ClassicCar website, where the new regulations will also be available shortly.
