Another factor that I was just made aware of from our SSA OLC rep is
that only the top 5 teams from each country are submitted to the World
League for scoring in each round. This caused Texas Soaring Association to
drop from 3rd place to 4th place in the World League in Round 19 since we
scored 8th in the US and got "0" points on World League Round 19. We need to
read the fine print. I agree that there may be further tweaking because of
the US Sweep but I do like the International Competition aspect of this
venue.
Bent but not broken,
Bob Kibby "2BK"
wrote in message
ups.com...
With 5 of the top 5 finishers in the international league being US
teams, I suspect the rules are going to be in for a bit of tweaking.
Bob Kibby wrote:
The scoring difference is due to the maximum number of points given per
round. Below are the US and World League scoring rules. If your club
misses
a few rounds due to weather, you basically loose 50 points per round lost
in
the US and it is difficult to play catch up. In the World League you only
loose 20 points per round missed so it is easier to catch up if you can
score high on the remaining rounds. US Rounds
3(38),4(44),9(44),14(42),&19(34) had fewer than 50 points as indicated
in( ). In the World League all rounds had the maximum 20 points. Rick
Howell
"FD" made the maximum point difference observation earlier in the soaring
season when we were trying to figure out why Texas Soaring Association
was
doing so much better in the World League than the US League.
Hope this helps.
Bob Kibby "2BK"
United States rules:
4. Formula-one scoring
Each round the sum of the three fastest XC speeds on the OLC sprint task
per
club will be scored. The speeds will be index corrected according the
gliders handicap. This sum is called the 'OLC-League-average-speed per
round'. The clubs are ranked in a list according the achieved
'OLC-League-average-speed per round'. The club with the highest speed
receives 2 OLC league points for each participating club in this round to
a
maximum of 50 points. The following clubs ranked 'n' receive 'n-1'
points,
but each participating club receives at least one point per round.
World League rules:
4. Formula-one scoring
Each round the sum of the three fastest XC speeds on the OLC sprint task
per
club will be scored. The speeds will be index corrected according the
gliders handicap. This sum is called the IGC-OLC
World -League-average-speed
per round'. The clubs are ranked in a list according the achieved
'IGC-OLC
World -.League-average-speed per round'. The club with the highest speed
receives 2 IGC-OLC World - League points for each participating club in
this
round to a maximum of 20 points. The following clubs ranked 'n' receive
'n-1' points, but each participating club receives at least one point per
round.
----- Original Message -----
From:
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.soaring
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:37 AM
Subject: 2006 IGC-OLC World League Ending this Weekend
Warner Springs is the top in the US, Albuquerque is top in the world,
yet Albuquerque is also in the US, and Warner Springs is also in the
world...does not compute... mind exploding...
Doug Haluza wrote:
This is the last weekend for the IGC-OLC World League competition for
clubs that is part of the aerokurier On-Line Contest. Be sure to get
in
your flight claims by the 2359z deadline this Tuesday to help your
club
finish as high as possible. Currently, Warner Springs Gliders is the
top club in the US, and Albuquerque Soaring is the top club in the
world, but this could change after this weekend. For more info see:
http://www2.onlinecontest.org/OLC_le...olc-usa&spr=en
wrote in message
ps.com...
Warner Springs is the top in the US, Albuquerque is top in the world,
yet Albuquerque is also in the US, and Warner Springs is also in the
world...does not compute... mind exploding...
Doug Haluza wrote:
This is the last weekend for the IGC-OLC World League competition for
clubs that is part of the aerokurier On-Line Contest. Be sure to get
in
your flight claims by the 2359z deadline this Tuesday to help your
club
finish as high as possible. Currently, Warner Springs Gliders is the
top club in the US, and Albuquerque Soaring is the top club in the
world, but this could change after this weekend. For more info see:
http://www2.onlinecontest.org/OLC_le...olc-usa&spr=en