I would like to hear the thoughts of the US Team Members (especially former members) on the pros/cons of (1) adopting FAI Rules; and (2) making Nationals (Club Class, 15m, 18m, Open) and select Regionals (feeder/practice contests if you will) be subject to more stringent and challenging AT tasking.

While somebody was right that SGP in Ionia was not, in terms of geography and topographical features, the least bit potentially hazardous, the contest nonetheless separated the men from the boys. Both the daily scoring (point) system for top 10 finishers each day and the AT type tasking led to a leader-board that achieved this (separated the men from the boys). If the same had been done at Mifflin or some other more technical location I believe it would have achieved the same results. Fwiw, the "middle of the pack" never complained, but rather I think appreciated the contest format for what it was as each understood where they stood at the end of the day (and every day was a new race).

Chris Schrader