(Andy Durbin) wrote in message . com...
Will someone please explain why the subject of "reverse seeding" for
the Region 9 contest at Parowan keeps coming up. Regionals are
Regionals, and Regionals are for the contest pilots that live in the
region. Others are welcome to come if the contest is not filled.
Applicants from the contest region have priority based on seeding, not
reverse seeding. Applicants from outside the region also have
priority based on seeding, not reverse seeding.

Has it ever been any different?

Is this an issue for Parowan because someone outside the region chose
to organise a regional contest there?


Andy

As I understand it the reverse seeding only applys to Sports Class. If
I counted right I see 6 pilots that do not have seeding scores and
thus have a seeding score of 100 that gives them priority over pilots
with seed scores.

Of course the thinking is that sports class is the beginners class and
it really isn't fair to give highly seeded pilots spots that might
otherwise have been taken by new contest pilots.

It is unfortunate that the organisers set an overall limit of
contestents instead of limits on each class. If they had limited each
class the more highly seed pilots flying 15 meter or open would not
have been bumped by these pilots.

On the other hand these 6 new contest pilots might be among the pilots
that support soaring contests for the next 30 years.

Brian