Great idea, John
The problem only seems to occur at Mifflin and Parowan
+ the seniors, the rest of our regionals don't fill
up (we only had 12 at Region 11 and 2 of them were
from outside the region). We could name it; Western
Nationals, Eastern Nationals & Senior Nationals.
JJ

At 18:12 03 August 2007, Bb wrote:
O One pilot who didn't make it in told me, 'you either
need to be real good or real bad to get into Parowan'.
He was referring to reverse seeding and allowing anyone
within region 9 to enter regardless of seeding. I'm
not taking a position on these controversial programs,
but is this what we the rules committee had in mind?
World class pilots racing against rank beginners?
Just some food for thought,
JJ


It strikes me we want a third category of contest.
Let's call it a
'national regional'. One week long, run by regional
rules -- multiple
classes, 92 seeding points, etc. -- but with national
ranking
determining entry, and no reverse seeding in sports
class (as in
sports nationals).

This seems appropriate when the goal, and success of
the contest, is
to draw top pilots nationally, perhaps to a site where
rank beginners
really shouldn't be flying, and/or a site that is far
from the usual
pilot and volunteer base of a region. Seniors already
does this by
waiver, and this seems like the right structure for
Parowan.
Obviously, the choice whether to run it this way or
as a regular
regional stands with the organizers, whichever way
they think will
produce a more successful, fun, and safe contest.

I'm sure if there is any reason this is a bad idea,
the critical minds
of r.a.s. will figure it out. If not, let's suggest
it to the rules
committee.

John Cochrane