To maintain equitable prize payouts among Classes and Divisions, prize money should be divided proportionately. It would be unfair for all participants to pay the same entry fees while one Division or Class receives a majority of the prize money.
When multiple categories are competing, the total prize money should first be divided proportionately based on the number of vehicles competing in each category. The per-lap payout is then calculated for each category.
This approach allows, for example, the first-place Open car, first-place High School car, and first-place Solar car to receive approximately the same amount of prize money.
For example: There are 40 vehicles competing, 10 in the Open Division and 30 in the High School Division. The total prize money is $1000. The Open Division’s portion of the prize money would be ¼ (10/40) of the total, or $250. The High School’s portion would be ¾ (30/40), or $750. If the 10 Open cars completed 500 laps, then the per lap rate for them would be $0.50 per lap. If the 30 High School cars completed 1250 laps, then their per lap rate would be $0.60 per lap.
