2018 HSO Gold Star

2018 HSO Gold Star

Our tenth annual Gold Star award will be based on the results of all the Open Events held during the 2018 season. The award is based on the illustrious BRDC Gold Star one and will use a points system similar to the one used by the BRDC in the 1950s.

Championship Rules

All drivers competing in an HSO Open Event are eligible for points, provided they comply to the rules applied in each race.

Points will be awarded on a sliding scale depending on the length of the race (see below). In the event of a race run on a two (or more) heats aggregate, only the final aggregate results will be taken into consideration for Gold Star points. All results will count at the end of the year (no dropped scores).

In the event of a first place points tie at seasons end, the driver with the most wins will be declared Gold Star champion.

Unlike other HSO series, a complete schedule of events will not be published early in the year as the nature of Open Events prevents making plans that far ahead. Open Events will continue to be announced as they always have been: one at the time, in no particular order and with irregular gaps between them. 


Points System

Race Length	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
0 to 1 hour	5	4	3	2	1
1 to 2 hours	10	8	6	4	2
2 to 6 hours	15	12	9	6	3
over 6 hours	20	16	12	8	4

  
Previous Champions

Year	Name	Nat.
2009	R. von Steinen & T. Bayless
2010	Carlo Pozzi
2011	Carlo Pozzi
2012	Carlo Pozzi
2013	Martin Audran
2014	Balazs Kiss
2015	Richard Coxon
2016	David Jaques
2017	David Jaques