On Jan 22, 1:00*am, Howard Banks
wrote:
To change this a bit, has anybody else noticed that the results of the poll
of pilots by the contest committee on this subject were heavily against
changing the sports class and introducing a club class variant? *
Does this committee -- or the rules part of it -- take no notice of the
results of these polls, or what?

At 03:20 22 January 2009, Pat Russell wrote:



In the IGC rules, the factor applied to your speed or distance is the
ratio of your handicap to the handicap of the best glider at the
contest. *In the US Sports Class, the factor is the handicap itself.

The difference causes the boundary between points for finishers and
non-finishers to be shifted. *The amount of shift depends on which
gliders show up for the contest *(in the IGC case).

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The RC did pay attention to the poll. I also listened to a small, but
very vocal and dedicated
group led by 5U that think we should give Club a chance to be tried
and see what develops. There
are some real concerns aboutr how this might affect Sports. See the RC
meeting minutes for a view of those.
That said, the RC determined that it is worthwhile to give this a try,
by waiver, and see how it goes. If we see a bunch of new blood, as
some claim we will, it could be good. If all it does is cut the heart
out of Sports, that will be not good- obviously. It will not be likely
to become a full blown class withouit substantial contributions to
participation.
We will watch and see how it goes, then poll and determine next steps.
Please note that the RC does listen to the poll, but it is not the
only input.
Let's give it a chance.
FWIW - UH will be flying a Club Class glider in Elmira. Call me a
skeptical supporter.
UH
RC Chair