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<DIV>The obvious answer is to only attend one day of a two day event. At the end of the first day, you pretty much know how your going to stack up against the competition. Which is the main reason I fly. For family reasons, I only attend on saturday. </DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Chris Moon <cjm767driver@hotmail.com> <BR>One day contests really require a large number of potential flyers within a reasonably short driving distance. I think that they were more popular years ago when there were more people in pattern. In the 80's on the East coast there were lots of flyers and several one day contests. Today, we have people driving 400 -500 miles to a 2 day contest and that would not be good for a one day event. However if you had enough local people to make up for the loss of the long distance drivers maybe it would work. I just don't know of too many areas that have enough people local to make up an event and not have to rely on long distance drivers to guarantee a good contest with lots of competition.<BR>I would like some one day contests too, but not if I am only flying against
1 or 2 other guys.<BR><BR>Chris<BR><BR>Kurt Bozarth wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid200609290002.k8T02Mu6038186@steelhead.netexpress.com type="cite"><PRE wrap="">I had this exact conversation today at my local field. Two-day contests
seem to appeal to the die hard who don't mind traveling. One-day contests
appeal to the local guys who are "on the fence" or have other time demands
on the weekends (like me). I would love a one day event with 5 rounds.
Kurt Bozarth
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Terrenoire
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] One day contests
I am sure that there have been a couple times when a Sportsman pilot was
not able to stay for both days, but I can't remember any specifically. We
have been offering this for a number of years now, and to the best of my
memory, everyone has stayed for both days.
Terry T.
On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:30:20 -0400 "Anthony Romano"
<A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:anthonyr105@hotmail.com"><anthonyr105@hotmail.com></A> writes:
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">For a one day event to be appealing it has to be within a reasonable
driving
distance. That reduces your pilot pool to those within a two or
three hour
radius, excepting of course the truly dedicated. For some areas that
isn't a
factor but for the rest of country that is little help.
Sayre has always done two one day events for sportsman and from the
few I
have been to the numbers rarely varied much over the consecutive
days. I am
sure Terry can elaborate on this.
Other than the quantity of food and displacing the home club it is
really
not any more work to do a two day event.
Anthony
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">From: Adrien L Terrenoire <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:amad2terry@juno.com"><amad2terry@juno.com></A>
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stir
thingsup. Where'sthebeef?
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:40:21 -0400
Kelly:
We have all ben there, done that. For a small percentage, a 1 day
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">contest
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">is a good idea. The real problem is weather. I hate to take the
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">risk of
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">traveling x miles for a 1 day contest that mey be rained out. At
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">least
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">with a 2 day you double the odds that you will get at least 1 day
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">to fly.
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">The solution for you is to make it a family thing. Get a tent, pop
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">up
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">camper, or hard top, whatever suites your budget, and take the
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">family
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">with you. Mom can kabitz with the other moms and grandmoms. The
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">kids can
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">run free, and will find others to run with, and when not flying,
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">judging,
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">or calling, you can still spend some quality time with all family
members. We really do have a great time camping at most of the
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">contest
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">sites.
Terry T.
On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:59:24 -0400 Kelly Regan
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=""><A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:kelly.regan2@verizon.net"><kelly.regan2@verizon.net></A>
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">writes:
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Just an observation from some one that has not flown in a
patter competition yet...
The idea of a 2 day contest is a big commitment for me.
We have 3 children under 5 years old and my wife is a stay
at home mom. The only break she gets is on the weekends
when I am around to help.
I have a hard time asking her to watch the kids all weekend
while I go fly and babysitters can be hit and miss.
A one day contest would be wonderful for someone in my
situation, however I have no idea if this would work or draw
more contestants?
george w. kennie wrote:
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap=""><<<<Has anyone got any stats on the effectivity of the
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">pattern
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">primers? I know of some new guys who've come into it this
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">way.>>>>
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Just by way of encouragement to those who may feel some degree
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">of
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">frustration at their lack of results in trying to entice the
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">local
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">genre to give pattern a try. In my local area, there are
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">several
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">clubs
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">that I hold memberships in and these people have watched me
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">fly
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">sequence upon sequence for about the last eight years.Some of
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">these
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">individuals display some degree of interest/desire while
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">others
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">view
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">my efforts with outright disdain.
My feeling is that there is not a heck of a lot you can do on
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">and
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">individual basis to induce someone to apply themselves to the
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">pursuit
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">of our passion.There has to already be some
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">competitive/challenge
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">aspect to their basic personality that makes them want to
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">conquer
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">the
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">unknown difficulty eating away at the root of their psyche and
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">if
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">it
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">just happens to be pattern that fires up their competitive
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">drive
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">at
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">that particular time we may have discovered a possible
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">conscription.
______________________________________________
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