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<DIV>As a first time competitor at the Nats all I can say to those who have yet
to make the trek, you need to be there. Stop saying next year, just do
it. No amount of creative journalism nor digital pictures can even
scratch the surface of what the facility is like nor the day to day happenings
during the week. The sheer size of the facility and numbers of the
competitors makes timely information gathering a monumental task. Let's face it,
the Nats isn't being covered by the staff of the ABC news but by a bunch of
diehard volunteers making the best with what is available. For competitors and
fans on site, scores were available in a timely fashion. </DIV>
<DIV>For those planning to go in '07 or beyond be warned, Muncie has got to be
the most humid place on the planet. Every day is as hot and humid as you
can imagine and then some. I live in eastern Tennessee, but formally from
NY and was not prepared for the level of heat and humidity the Midwest can
dish out. </DIV>
<DIV>I have 2 experiences from the week long trip to remember, the week
competing after a 3 year layoff and the drive through the Heartland
of America which in many places, disintegrating. I will cherish my
memories of the former but the latter will forever remain in my soul as a
disturbing reminder of forgotten Americans. </DIV>
<DIV>Ed M. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It would have been nice if the all the classes
were completely covered throughout the week. All over the country are fans
cheering for those in the lower classes and those that did not make the
finals. It's like these pilots don't matter. I hope this is taken as
constructive critisizm,,,, The coverage was severely
lacking.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clay Schmidt</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=mups1953@yahoo.com
href="mailto:mups1953@yahoo.com">mike mueller</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV> Greg is right the reporting was
terrible!<BR><BR><B><I><A
href="mailto:GSailwhale@aol.com">GSailwhale@aol.com</A></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV>I don't understand Nat. What's the message here. They skipped one
whole day. We got scores from one day twice. It was never posted on the
web site until the afternoon and it would have been nice if they had given
the run down on all the entrants.</DIV>
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