The 2009 Club Class waiver:
A separate Club Class will be allowed in Regional Contests by waiver in
2009. The Club Class is a handicapped class similar to the Sports Class,
but with two differences:
1) Gliders allowed to compete in the Club Class are restricted to US
Team Club Class Team gliders (www.ssa.org Sailplane RacingUS
TeamsSelectionList of Club Class Team Eligible Gliders).
2) Normal Sports Class Regionals rules apply, except that the AST task
is allowed (this is not allowed in the normal Sports Class).
Pilot entry requirements, fees, PRL ranking earned, medallions earned,
are all the same as the normal Sports Regionals. US Sports Class handicaps
are used. The inclusion of a Club Class should be published before the
preferential entry cutoff. The distinction between the Club Class and the
Sports Class should be made clear. The contest sanction application should
treat the contest as a normal Sports Class Regionals. There is a box on the
sanction application form regarding whether a waiver is requested. Answer
"yes" and as a description write "2009 club class waiver".

Ken Sorenson SSA Contest Committee Chairman