Judging behavior

[s.vannostrand at kodak.com]

Well, it looks like I'll have to limit my pit talk to beer guzzling.  In 
all liklihood, this probably won't be mucn of an effect.
--Lance


I have seen and heard pilots planting the "seeds of doubt" in the minds of 
pilots who would later judge their class. I once dealt with a top level 
pilot who was standing behind the judges and next to other pilot judges. 
He was giving loud detailed descriptions and remarks on whether a rival's 
plane was snapping or not. A day or two later I took the time and trouble 
to try and educate that pilot of the unsporting nature of this conduct. 
Result was long term animosity.

 Pilot judging has problems. One problem is that you should not look at the 
scores of a class that you are judging. Yet if you go and look at your own 
scores it is almost impossible to not notice who is doing well in the 
other classes. This is another form of influencing that we cannot control. 
I just hope that education will prevail over legislation.

 Eric.

   -----Original Message-----
From: s.vannostrand at kodak.com [mailto:s.vannostrand at kodak.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 6:49 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Judging behaviour


Maybe I'm naive or pollyanna optimistic, but I've never interpreted the 
critiquing of others "lobbying in the pits" and it doesn't hurt my 
experience.  When in the judges chair, we are judges and we call it as we 
see it and are fair and consistent.  When in the pits, we are not in the 
judge role.  We are friends, supporters, builder, telling stories and 
planning the evening's beer guzzling activities.  Talk in the pits is fun 
and unofficial. 
--Lance 
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