<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#d8d0c8"><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Thanks Paul, for the explanation.<BR>
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If I read it correctly and understand it correctly, if the person is not in NSRCA for the first X contests, and then decides to enter the society, the early contests will count also. That appears to be the only way the fellow could have beaten you in only one contest, unless the two of you were the only ones flying all year. I know that not to be true<BR>
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Matt K<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>RE: NSRCA Formal Announcement </B><BR>
Date:9/23/2003 8:12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:paul@judco.net">paul@judco.net</A><BR>
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Matt,</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I lost the Championship to him.... </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Criteria for becoming District Champion as stipulated by the District VP:</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">1. Live in the District<BR>
2. Be a current member in good standing of the NSRCA <BR>
3. Compile the points<BR>
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It is not clear when you have to be a member so I am going to award District Championship trophies to those that meet the criteria. Which means if you attended four contests this year as a non-member of the NSRCA but then enrolled and sent your money in the day before the District Championships... You, in fact, would be eligible to be awarded the Championship title. Because at the time of trophy distribution you would be a current member in good standing.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">The D7 Championship points system is set up as follows:</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">The season is worth 100 points (three scores/contests) and the final contest (District Championship) is also worth 100 points (one score/contest) and the champion of each class is the best of 200 possible points. The season (100 points) comes from three contests each normalized by taking the three best scores and dividing them by 40 (gets the number to be in 100ths) and then by 3 (minimum contest requirement). The District Championship event is only divided by 40 to get the number to be 100 or less... Thus creating a season worth 50% of your final score and a Championship event worth 50% of your score.<BR>
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For example: If I attend three contests and win all rounds in all three contests I would receive 33.33 points for each contest (4,000+4,000+4,000)/40/3=100 or 33.33+33.33+33.33=100, however, if I attend three contests and finish with scores of 4,000+4,000+3,980 my total score for the season would be 99.83. Only those that have won four or more rounds in any given event will be rewarded 33.33 points which means that you can finish in first place for an event but not be awarded 33.33 points for the event.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Paul </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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<B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 23, 2003 4:46 PM<BR>
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<B>Subject:</B> Re: NSRCA Formal Announcement<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8d0c8" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Paul<BR>
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Not sure how the program works in your District, so I am confused. Do you mean you lost the District Championship to the fellow, or did you just lose the contest? Are the contest and the whole year's Championship the same thing?<BR>
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For example: In D3, NSRCA members accrue Championship points from every contest they enter. The top five contests are counted, each person's points are tallied and the person with the most points at the end of the year wins the class for that year<BR>
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