[NSRCA-dist8] D8 Champs

[Arthur F. Kelly]

Pat,

Having read through the various comments I think we are all seeing the same page. Very few of us have any aspirations (or the skills) to climb high on the ladder. There is no question that with the arrival of each spring I truly look forward to the contests just to catch up with friends and compare notes on a hobby that I truly enjoy. And yes, it sometimes requires traveling long distances and we are supporting one another's contests. The reduced schedule this year is a big help.

That said, I think we would all agree that the long term success of the pattern discipline is highly dependent on recruiting new pilots, a never ending task. Over the past several years a group of us in Medford have been working hard to attract new pilots and the efforts are just beginning to pay off. In addition, we have had to work through some challenges with the local club to block out their schedule for this event. With the roots just beginning to take hold, I would hate to see the Medford contest become a "backwater" event that is avoided because it's at the end of the season, the points don't count etc., etc. I know from having spoken with several of the local pilots that there will be some serious disappointment if we can't generate a good attendance and contest. A group of us are looking forward to making the trip to Richland and to Boise and hope that those efforts will be reciprocated.

The "CG" of the D8 pilots is clearly well north of Medford so, as we agreed at the end of last season, it makes sense to host the championship near the CG. 
Yet, if the Medford contest is to be held it has to have relevance and the points should be counted.  So, I think our take would be option three.

Art


On May 13, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Patrick Harris via NSRCA-dist8 wrote:

> Guy...I know I just sent out an email, but felt this should stand on its own. 
> 
> As most of you are aware, we normally hold our D8 Championship contest at our last event of the year which is worth double points. My thought this year was to hold the Championship at a more central location to the district, which would be the second Richland contest versus Medford which is our last event. The concern a few guys had was the potential lose of attendees at Medford if it is not the Championship contest.  
> 
> I am up for suggestions on how you guys want to deal with this.Here are some possibilities.
> 
> 1) We hold the Championship at Medford
> 2) Hold it at Richland and not count any points from Medford
> 3) Hold it at Richland which will be worth double points, but still count Medford points (single points). 
> 
> I would think most classes would be decided at Richland  but we had two classes that were down to the wire last year so we may pick up some guys at Medford that may not normally attend.
> 
> The second issue is how we want to deal with "throw-outs" for D8 class Championship. We have had two throw-outs in the past, but due to cutting back to six contest this year, we may want to have only one throw-out.
> 
> Please give any thoughts or suggestions you have, it's your district not mine...I just babysit it! <360.gif>
> 
> Pat
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