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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff>I concur 100% with Terry's
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=edbon85@optonline.net href="mailto:edbon85@optonline.net">Ed
Miller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 20, 2003 1:39
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Decline of pattern /
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<DIV><BR></DIV>The BDS pattern challenge for the foreseeable future will
remain a 1 day<BR>contest. However I'm looking at moving it's date from
Monday, Labor Day to<BR>the Saturday before Labor day. That way if Saturday is
rained out we can<BR>have the option of making Sunday the rain date. Problem
is the current AMA<BR>sanction procedures really doesn't cover this scenario.
There wouldn't be<BR>time to contact the AMA district contest coordinator to
approve the change<BR>of the sanction date to the following day, providing
there isn't already a<BR>sanction for a pattern contest on that day. I'll be
investigating this to<BR>see what options are available.<BR>Ed M.<BR>-----
Original Message -----<BR>From: <<A
href="mailto:amad2terry@juno.com">amad2terry@juno.com</A>><BR>To: <<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A>><BR>Sent:
Saturday, October 18, 2003 7:33 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Decline of pattern /
Translation<BR><BR><BR>><BR>> One day contest do have their place. A few
of the people I run into say<BR>that they can't get away from the family for 2
days, motel expense eats into<BR>flying funds, etc.<BR>><BR>> For me, I
won't go to a 1 day. Most of the time I have to drive 4 hours,<BR>or more, and
I just will not take the risk that a 1 day will be rained out,<BR>or otherwise
cancelled or shortened. Since starting this activity in 1984, I<BR>have only
seen 1 contest that was a 2 dayer completely rained out, and that<BR>was one
in Canada this year.<BR>><BR>> I cut my contest expense by camping on
site in a tent. This also makes for<BR>some great time sharing with other
campers. You really get a chance to know<BR>your competition. This may be the
BEST part of pattern competition.<BR>><BR>> Terry T.<BR>><BR>>
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