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<DIV>Ive attended Sayre for years, the two day event configuration for</DIV>
<DIV>Sportsman has little noticeable impact to the rest of the event.</DIV>
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<DIV>Later, Ron Lockhart</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Adrien L Terrenoire <amad2terry@juno.com> <BR><BR>> Lance: It IS workable, we have been doing it for the better part of 20 <BR>> years. Not for ALL classes, just Sportsman. <BR>> We make sure this class gets 4 rounds each day, weather permitting, of <BR>> course. We announce a winner Saturday night at the dinner, and present <BR>> the award. In 2005, for our 50th, we even gave away a gold watch to each <BR>> day's winners. In this case, we stipulated that the same person could not <BR>> win both days. The guy who won Saturday opted not to fly Sunday, but was <BR>> there anyway. <BR>> <BR>> You seem to missing the point that we are trying to encourage <BR>> participation in the lower class, classes. We are doing this by trying to <BR>> address the problem of committment for the newcomer. It does wor
k, and is <BR>> workable, if the CD looks at "how can we make it work" and NOT at "how is <BR>> this a problem". <BR>> <BR>> Terry T. <BR>> <BR>> On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:24:59 -0500 "Lance Van Nostrand" <BR>> <PATTERNDUDE@COMCAST.NET>writes: <BR>> > As I read with interest this thread I don't see how 2 one day <BR>> > contests is <BR>> > workable. sunday flying is not long enough to have the same number <BR>> > of <BR>> > sportsman/intermediate rounds and the obvious issue is that its <BR>> > highly <BR>> > likely that people staying for two days are more likely to win on <BR>> > both days. <BR>> > Maybe a modification is just to announce a "day 1 placing" and let <BR>> > the <BR>> > contest continue. Anyone only able to stay for one day would win <BR>> > the day 1 <BR>> > award and feel their accomplishment for the time they were able to <BR>> > compete. <BR>> > At the end
of day 1, everyone has had the same number of rounds and <BR>> > <BR>> > opportunity to be winners. The continuing dynamics can shake things <BR>> > up in <BR>> > day 2, but at the end of day 1, the winners can be announced. Award <BR>> > <BR>> > something simple, like a certificate or some diet coke and mentos at <BR>> > the end <BR>> > of day 1 flying. People with time constraints are not limited to <BR>> > sportsman, <BR>> > and this could be done at all classes. <BR>> > <BR>> > --lance <BR>> > <BR>> > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Kelly Regan" <KELLY.REGAN2@VERIZON.NET><BR>> > To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 7:46 PM <BR>> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] One day contests <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > > It was nice to read all the opinions about the one day contest and <BR>>
> I <BR>> > > have to say that 2 one day contests for the lower classes seems <BR>> > > like a win win situation. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Speaking for myself I would not need or expect an award for a one <BR>> > day <BR>> > > contest. Maybe you could save the award for the guys that stayed <BR>> > both <BR>> > > days and do a combined 2 day total. Or just print out paper <BR>> > awards for <BR>> > > the one day participants and mail them later? <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Day one: <BR>> > > 1st <BR>> > > 2nd <BR>> > > 3rd <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Day 2: <BR>> > > 1st <BR>> > > 2nd <BR>> > > 3rd <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Combined total: <BR>> > > 1st <BR>> > > 2nd <BR>> > > 3rd <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Again this is just an idea from a new guy. <BR>> > > <BR>> >
> Adrien L Terrenoire wrote: <BR>> > >> In an earlier thread, I resopnded to a comment about our club <BR>> > making <BR>> > >> the Sportsman class two one day contest for as long as I can <BR>> > remember, <BR>> > >> and for the same length of time, I can't remember anyone flying <BR>> > just <BR>> > >> one of the days. I am sure it has happened, but the instances <BR>> > have <BR>> > >> been rare. On our end, it means that we have to buy, or make up <BR>> > and <BR>> > >> extra set of awards. <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> Terry T. <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:45:31 -0400 Mike Wizynajtys <BR>> > >> <MIKEWIZ@TCWIRELESS.US <mailto:mikewiz@tcwireless.us>> writes: <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> That seems reasonable. What if the only day you can attend is <BR>> > the <BR>> > >> s
econd day? Do contests allow that? I could have done that <BR>> > once <BR>> > >> this past summer, when a tight work deadline messed up my <BR>> > plans. <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> Wiz <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> At 08:03 AM 9/29/2006, you wrote: <BR>> > >>> The obvious answer is to only attend one day of a two day <BR>> > event. <BR>> > >>> At the end of the first day, you pretty much know how your <BR>> > going <BR>> > >>> to stack up against the competition. Which is the main <BR>> > reason I <BR>> > >>> fly. For family reasons, I only attend on saturday. <BR>> > >>> <BR>> > >>> <BR>> > >>> -------------- Original message -------------- <BR>> > >>> From: Chris Moon <CJM767DRIVER@HOTMAIL.COM><BR>> > >>> One day contests really require a large number of <BR>> > po
tential <BR>> > >>> flyers within a reasonably short driving distance. I <BR>> > think <BR>> > >>> that they were more popular years ago when there were <BR>> > more <BR>> > >>> people in pattern. In the 80's on the East coast there <BR>> > were <BR>> > >>> lots of flyers and several one day contests. Today, we <BR>> > have <BR>> > >>> people driving 400 -500 miles to a 2 day contest and <BR>> > that <BR>> > >>> would not be good for a one day event. However if you <BR>> > had <BR>> > >>> enough local people to make up for the loss of the long <BR>> > >>> distance drivers maybe it would work. I just don't know <BR>> > of <BR>> > >>> too many areas that have enough people local to make up <BR>> > an <BR>> > >>> event and not have to rely on long distance drivers to <BR>> > >>&
gt; guarantee a good contest with lots of competition. <BR>> > >>> I would like some one day contests too, but not if I am <BR>> > only <BR>> > >>> flying a! gainst 1 or 2 other guys. <BR>> > >>>>> <BR>> > >>>>> Chris <BR>> > >>> <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> <BR>> > <BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> _______________________________________________ <BR>> > >> NSRCA-discussion mailing list <BR>> > >> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org <BR>> > >> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion <BR>> > > <BR>> > > -- <BR>> > > ______________________________________________ <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Kelly Regan <BR>> > > www.reganbrothers.com <BR>> > > Home Pag
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