After four years of presentation, Trigger Happy decided to retire from his duties of RA, and from this year onwards, I am going to manage the ceremonial parts of the awards. Thank you for the contribution, Ivo, I hope that I may be as successful as you were previously!
If you wouldn't know anything about Räbinä Awards, it's so to say the Oscar gala of GeneRally, where YOU may elect, who should receive the prize: one year fame! To know more from previous awarded members, have a check at spoilers!
2008:
Trackmaker - Darjo
Carmaker - Ms...
Competition Organizer – James C.
Commentator - Trigger Happy
Rookie - Alexwolf79
Honorary awards: curveo, Mebiko (''in memoriam'')
Trackmaker – Maciej1
Carmaker – Haruna Say
Competition Organizer – Trigger Happy&Dan Hakulín (GRMFED) and V.Mendonca(VITORFM)
Commentator - Trigger Happy
Rookie - Dragon
Racer - Alexwolf79
Honorary awards: GeorgM, Soltys (''in memoriam'')
Trackmaker – Maciej1
Carmaker – Ms...
Competition Organizer – Trigger Happy & Dan Hakulín (GRMFED)
Commentator - Trigger Happy
Rookie - XYY
Racer - Alexwolf79
Honorary awards: Alonsomania, Crono, Juan (''in memoriam'')
Trackmaker – Maciej1
Carmaker – Genetleman
Competition Organizer – RudyOosterndijk & majortom (PGR F1)
Commentator - Trigger Happy
Rookie - Reh
Racer - TuomoH
Honorary awards: LongBow, Raska (''in memoriam'')
Don't forget to read the rules, either!
Rules of Räbinä Awards 2012:
1. Introduction: Räbinä Awards is annual election of Trackmaker, Carmaker, Competition organizer, Commentator, Rookie and Community member of the year from members of GeneRally community. Räbinä Awards are organized by Räbinäs Awards Committee.
2. Nominations:
A. Every member of the GeneRally International Forum is allowed to nominate.
B. Every member or constantly active, organized and directed group of members of GR community is nominate-able for all categories with exception of Rookie of Year.
C. Only a member of GR community, who posted first time in GRIF from 1st Jan 2012 to the end of year 2012 and had not posted previously at past official forums, is nominateable for category Rookie of Year.
D. Member may not nominate himself.
E. One member may nominate up to 7 members for each category.
F. The summary number of nominations for each category is not limited.
G. Member may nominate a nominee by sending a post in the nomination thread. The post must include the nominee's name and the category, which is he nominated for.
H. Members may nominate until 23.59.59 GMT of 1st February 2013.
I. Lists of nominations for all categories are included to the second post of the nomination thread.
3. Elections:
A. Every member of GeneRally International Forum may vote in all categories or in some of them.
B. Member may vote for one nominee per each category from its nomination list.
C. Member may not vote himself.
D. Member may vote by sending a private message to Buka.
E. Vote may include a reasoning of voter's decision.
F. Members may vote until 23.59.59 GMT of 17th February 2013.
4. Results and prize giving:
A. The most voted member wins each category.
B. In case of tie members share same position.
C. All votes (including its reasoning) and summarized results will be published in GeneRally Gala Thread 2012 as soon as possible after the end of voting term.
D. The Committee may decide about awarding a member by Committee Honorary Award. The nomination and election rules aren't applied to this category.
E. Racer of the Year Award is given according to the GeneRally World Ranking results in collaboration of the GWR and the Committee. The nomination and election rules aren't applied to this category.
F. The winner of each category will be awarded by Golden Räbinäs.
If you have have suggestions or you disagree with some part of rules, please say about it in Räbinä Awards discussion thread.
Nomination and voting phase is over, check out Räbinä Awards Gala thread! Trackmaker
ACM, Andrea Tibiletti, Areen, arrow#17, Bouncebackability, CamrosX, Darjo, Dragon, Emil the ZZW, Glen, JohnQ, jo.sk, Maciej1, Mad Dan, mantov, MASA, masto_pursi, MidnightRunner, Otto Wilson, qurpiz, sartalas, Scholl, Trigger Happy, TuomoH, WouterVL, XYY
Carmaker
Brix, Doorslammer, Genetleman, Haruna, Krisu, Lukeno94, Maciej1, Marcinho, MASA, XYY
Competition organizer
Buka, davidmay96, GRMFED (Mad Dan & Trigger Happy), Gzehoo, Herbal, jo.sk, Miskolc Racing Foundation (MD & resir014), PGR F1 staff (RudyOosterndijk & majortom), puttz, XYY
Commentator
ACM, Areen, Black Rebel, Bouncebackability, Buka, DuklaLiberec, egamad, Emil the ZZW, Garbre, Glen, Haruna, nielske, PacmanOwnage, Trigger Happy, TuomoH, WouterVL, XYY, YoNnie111
Rookie
bruno_arnason, Clutch, Eroture, FRUKIScze, kikwik, marinator, McBidouille, puttz, Spacethingy, Von Mantov, YoNnie111
Community member
Alonso, Buka, Bouncebackability, Crono, Garbre, GeorgM, Glen, James Burgess, jo.sk, LongBow, Otto Wilson, Trigger Happy