2004 Nat's finals for lower classes

[Ron Van Putte]

Tony Stillman wrote:

>Eric is correct, in my view.  There is a "magic number" that pretty much requires us to go to the matrix system at the NATS.  Whenever we go under that number, we can go back to the standard contest format.  I believe that this will be addressed as well and "break-points" established to determine which system is used.
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As the "inventor" of the matrix system, I am very aware that it isn't 
for all situations.  In particular, if the F3A entries are less than 
about 25 next year, we should probably go to a conventional contest 
setup with two flightlines at one site, just as we have run Intermediate 
and Advanced for the past several years. On the other hand, if the 
Advanced class entries climb much about 25, we will need to use the 
matrix system for them and use four flightlines on two sites, as the 
Master and F3A classes have been doing.

BTW, based on the questions which have started to arise recently, I will 
put an article on the matrix system in my column the September K-Factor, 
explaining how it works and answer most, if not all, of the questions 
and the occasional complaints about it.  For example, "How much seeding 
of the groups is required to get ALL of the finishing positions correct 
in a contest?"  Anyone care to do the math?  Details later.

Ron Van Putte

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