RACE OFFICIALS REWARDS PROGRAM

PURPOSE
The SRO rewards points program is intended to both reward continued support and provide an incentive for increased participation on event days. The award program is intended to benefit all Southwest Division race officials. A portion of each race entry funds the SRO rewards points program.

ELIGIBLE SPECIALTIES
The SRO rewards points program is intended to encourage race official participation on actual event days. As such, the following race official specialties are eligible for SRO points.

• Race Stewards
• Flagging and Communications
• Timing and Scoring
• Start
• Grid
• Pits and Paddock
• Tech (Scrutineering)
• Course Marshall
• Sound Control
• Registration
• Race Control

ELIGIBLE EVENTS
The following Southwest Division SCCA Club Racing events are eligible for SRO point awards.

• Regional Races
• National Races
• Driver's Schools
• Race Official Training Events (Fire Schools)

AWARD SCHEDULE
Participants earn one point per day of participation in an eligible Southwest Division event. Only actual event days are eligible for points (i.e. does not cover pre-event participation).
To encourage participation in chronically understaffed events, driver's schools and Friday of three-day club events will award an additional bonus point for each day.
For Registration, those who participate in the entire 'night before event' registration session are awarded an SRO point. The chief of registration determines who is eligible.
SRO points are not awarded at professional racing events (i.e. Houston Grand Prix).
SRO points are valid for a minimum of 3 years. The SRO Committee may extend validity.
The physical form of the point is a business card sized worker reward card issued by the chief of specialty. Participants are responsible for keeping their cards, lost cards will not be replaced.

REDEMPTION
Points may be redeemed by any of the SRO committee (a specific member of the SRO may be identified).
The participant turns his card(s) in to the SRO committee with written election of award.
The SRO committee (or designated person) is responsible for delivering the award to the participant.
Redemptions are limited to a value of $599/year.

Below is the award list. The SRO committee is open to suggestions for new items; Tell us what you'd like to see added to the award list! Additional awards will be added based on input from SOWDIV race officials.

2010 Rewards Catalog

Update

To offer more rewards and to make points redemption easier, we’ve made some updates to the SRO program for 2010.

SCCA Merchandise

SCCA now has a new source for SCCA related gear, http://www.sccagear.com/.
You may now redeem SRO points for a direct rebate on any gear purchased from this site.

Here’s how this will work: For purchases from SCCAGEAR.COM, Each SRO points will equate to a $10 rebate for purchases, rounded up. That means if your total bill is $35, you will need to redeem 4 points. Shipping costs can be included in the rebate, if desired.

It’s easy; just make your purchase from SCCAgear.com. Send a copy of the proof of purchase and the required point cards to SRO redemption coordinator Jake Davis. You will receive a rebate check from the SOWDIV Treasurer.

Hotel Reimbursement

To allow officials to choose any level of hotel, a similar rebate approach will be implemented. Select any hotel, and redeem SRO points at $10/point for your hotel stay. If your total bill for the weekend is $200, 20 SRO points gets a full rebate. Partial rebates are ok…if you only have 10 points, $100 of hotel stay will be rebated.

Send a copy of your hotel bill and the required point cards to SRO redemption coordinator Jake Davis. You will receive a rebate check from the SOWDIV Treasurer.

A Bit of Bad News

Much as we hate to do it, we must set an expiration date for the old SRO points that are still out there. Any point cards with 2005 or earlier dates MUST be redeemed prior to the end of 2010, no exceptions.