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Bob Don · 12-20-2012, 10:39 PM

Greg - As near as I can figure, All Star was a combo of Comp, Mod, SS and STK that first started in 1976. There were no season points and the elimnator was only run on dates where a separate Comp/Mod Elim and SS/Stk Elim were not contested. (Comp/Mod and SS/Stk WERE regular points eliminators.) The original purpose of All Star was to allow class legal cars to go to national and divisional events and not lose out on their points at New England, while at the same time the local legal cars could still run. In 1978, the separate Comp/Mod and SS/Stk were done away with and All Star became a full fledged points eligible eliminator. In 1981, New England dropped the All Star name and went back to calling it SS/Stk Eliminator. In 1982, New England dropped having a class legal weekly eliminator altogether and Joel McMahon (and others) formed the All Star Association. So the name "All Star" goes back to '76 but the association goes back to '82.

(How did I do Mr. Barsamian?)

12-20-2012, 10:39 PM	#2
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,496 Likes: 1,131 Liked 902 Times in 192 Posts	Re: How old is ASRA? Greg - As near as I can figure, All Star was a combo of Comp, Mod, SS and STK that first started in 1976. There were no season points and the elimnator was only run on dates where a separate Comp/Mod Elim and SS/Stk Elim were not contested. (Comp/Mod and SS/Stk WERE regular points eliminators.) The original purpose of All Star was to allow class legal cars to go to national and divisional events and not lose out on their points at New England, while at the same time the local legal cars could still run. In 1978, the separate Comp/Mod and SS/Stk were done away with and All Star became a full fledged points eligible eliminator. In 1981, New England dropped the All Star name and went back to calling it SS/Stk Eliminator. In 1982, New England dropped having a class legal weekly eliminator altogether and Joel McMahon (and others) formed the All Star Association. So the name "All Star" goes back to '76 but the association goes back to '82. (How did I do Mr. Barsamian?) __________________ Bob Don 128 SS Last edited by Bob Don; 12-20-2012 at 10:46 PM.