So what is this award thing about at all? This is an election, in which the community decides, who has done in the previous year something extraordinary. To make your job easier, there are several categories, in which you might nominate, and then elect your favourite fellow GR players. These apply for track and car creators, competition managers, commentators, rookies and general community members. Honorary awards are handed by the Räbinä Awards Commitee to two members of the community. One of these goes to someone, who have done an outstanding performance in the previous year. The other honorary award is given to a person, whose memory should be kept alive, and his creations are showing us example in the community.
At the first glance, let us take a look back in time, whom did we think, he is eligible to win the Golden Räbinä this year!
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'')
Trackmaker – Maciej1
Carmaker – Lukeno94
Competition Organizer – Trigger Happy & Mad Dan (GRMFED), Herbal, jo.sk
Commentator - Trigger Happy
Rookie - Von Mantov
Racer - TuomoH
Honorary awards: Bouncebackability, James C. (''in memoriam'')
Trackmaker – Crowella
Carmaker – MASA
Competition Organizer – puttz
Commentator - Trigger Happy
Rookie - Wojtek
Racer - Alonso
Honorary awards: Akouk, Strava (''in memoriam'')
Trackmaker – Dragon
Carmaker – Herbal
Competition Organizer – kuba
Commentator - RobertRacer
Rookie - RobertRacer
Racer - Alonso
Honorary awards: Buka, Reh (''in memoriam'')
Rules of Räbinä Awards 2015:
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 2015 to the end of year 2015 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 2016.
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 15th February 2016.
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 2015 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.
And now a bit seriously: I am kind of worried about the decreasing number of active members, which makes me question, if the Gala should be held for the following years. No worries, this year's awards are not in doubt and I would be still glad to keep this ceremony alive, but if the critical mass would be missing the event, or the nomination list would be too short (taking also the number of active members in considerability), this might be the last gala of the community.
Since I was not that active last year (shame on me), I might ask you, on what is your nomination based. This might happen via PMs, so do not be surprised if I am curious about the idea of your decision.
Räbinä Awards 2015 nominations list
Trackmaker
AeroWiewiur, Bouncebackability, CamrosX, Dragon, Emil Patanen, G. Marques, J.J., Kengp, Maciej1, marinator, masa, sartalas, spacethingy, Szmajli, TuomoH, Wojtek, Zegarek
Carmaker
AeroWiewiur, Gzehoo, Herbal, Lorenzo, Marcinho, masa, puttz, Ryumi, sartalas, Trigger Happy
Competition organizer
Areen, Buka, FrukisCZE, Gzehoo, ivaneurope, kuba, Mad Dan, Marcinho, PGRF1 team, puttz, RobertRacer, zgr
Commentator
bif44, Black Rebel, Emil Patanen, marinator, Rendy, RobertRacer, Trigger Happy
Rookie
BlacMky, K5054, Kengp, minuseven, superiukas
Community member
Bouncebackability, Buka, Gzehoo, Haruna, Herbal, Marcinho, jo.sk, puttz, RobertRacer, Trigger Happy, TuomoH