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<DIV>Reference John's comment on the rules cycle when "...we chose to make the sequences tougher..."</DIV>
<DIV>That cycle included an NSRCA survey and vote between proposed new sequences for all classes. "The" membership (guess that means a lot of us) voted for the tougher ones, and the AMA Board likewise voted them in. </DIV>
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<DIV>There is some re-thinking going on now, that maybe we got them too hard.</DIV>
<DIV>I'd suggest we may want to lighten up a bit on Sportsman, and maybe Intermediate. I'm not in favor of a wholesale significant shift to easier patterns.</DIV>
<DIV>(not in favor of enlarging box either)</DIV>
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<DIV>Ron Lockhart</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> Paul, don't get the idea I am hostile, I am just picking on the troops with <BR>> this one! <BR>> <BR>> I feel guilty of at least helping us down this road of dwindling membership <BR>> since I was chair of the rules survey committee when we chose to make the <BR>> sequences tougher. <BR>> <BR>> There is no assurance that less demanding sequences at the lower levels will <BR>> fix the problem but what can it hurt? <BR>> <BR>> John Ferrell <BR>> http://DixieNC.US <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Paul Horan" <PHORAN@VVM.COM><BR>> To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:28 PM <BR>> Subject: Re: Pattern Box Rules (discussion) <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > As a new competitor, just out of Sportsman, I actually like the box. <BR>> > It sure beats blasting back and forth like we used to back in the 70s and <BR>> > 80s. <BR>> > Also the box instills a dicipline that I find challanging but enjoyable. <BR>> > I think <BR>> > we would be losing something important if we eliminated the box. <BR>> > Thanks, <BR>> > Paul <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ================================================= <BR>> To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> and follow the instructions. <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>