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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Numbers can be deceiving. I dont' see many
IMAC guys from Basic and Sporstman continue. They say they can't be
competitive so they just stay at the lower levels or quit. There's always 1000
perspectives. </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=bob@toprudder.com href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">Bob Richards</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:30
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Points
system</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><B><I>"Woodward, Jim" <<A
href="mailto:jim.woodward@baesystems.com">jim.woodward@baesystems.com</A>></I></B>
wrote:
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to pop in a point of difference between IMAC and Pattern – Pattern is
obviously top heavy with Masters being the largest class typically.
IMAC has the opposite problem, with guys chcosing to stay in Sportsman or
Intermediate. Many reasons are given for this, but over two seasons it
is pretty obvious to me that there are some folks abusing that system a bit
as they demonstrate the talent to fly a higher class (to my opinion).
In pattern, folks generally choose to move up long before they would have
poitned out.
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<DIV>There is some truth to that. The last IMAC contest I attended had 18
contestants in Basic, and somewhere around 10 in Sportsman. FWIW, the guy that
won Basic, it was his first contest ever.</DIV>
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<DIV>Is the problem with being top heavy because of the advancement system, or
because we are not attracting enough new blood to the sport? Naturally, if not
enough new blood is entering the sport, the effect will be top-heavy classes.
Obviously, changing the advancement system will not solve this problem. This
situation may be different depending on which district you look at. One answer
may not suit all. </DIV>
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<DIV>Bob R.</DIV>
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