<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Dave, the answer to your first question is no, fairly often. The best fliers often don't compete at the local level and can't accumulate enough points.<BR>
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second question: the answer is also no I think if the person doesn't fly well also and beat some folks<BR>
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third: also no I think, but it also could mean this gregarious person<BR>
is very popular and scores big<BR>
often winning local events<BR>
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fourth and fifth: don't know <BR>
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sixth: the DC is a good way to promote PA competitive flying in any district. To me the DC isn't a single contest, at least not in my district. It definitely rewards existing NSRCA members in D3, for entering enough contests and doing well in them<BR>
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regards <BR>
matt<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>Brief (Re: NSRCA Formal Announcement) </B><BR>
Date:9/24/2003 11:06:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:davel322@comcast.net">davel322@comcast.net</A><BR>
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Is a District Champion the individual who is the best flyer in the District?<BR>
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Is a District Champion the individual that attends the most contests (this <BR>
could be viewed as "buying" the Championship)?<BR>
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Is a District Champion the individual who provides the most manpower and <BR>
support to pattern functions in the District?<BR>
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How many NSRCA members are members solely to "buy" a District Championship? <BR>
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How many past members have dropped out of the NSRCA when (for whatever reason) <BR>
they were not going to be in the race for a District Championship?<BR>
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Is a District Championship program the correct vehicle for growing the NSRCA? <BR>
Or rewarding existing members?<BR>
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Obviously, opinions will vary, and the needs/mechanisms best suited / most <BR>
effective are not going to be the same in all geographies (because of many <BR>
factors, including the actual geography).<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
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Dave Lockhart</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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