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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Why? I don’t get it… I have
enough trouble counting the local guys who whup me - I don’t need
to know about all the guys across the country who do the same – once a
year at the Nats is enough for that reminder! </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Keith Hoard<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 09, 2005
10:53 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discussion@nsrca.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Rules
Changes----Advancement</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>What about a national
ranking system? As you compete thru the years, you’re given a
score. When you beat someone with a higher score than you, you move up .
. get beaten, you move down. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Keith L.
Hoard</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cordova,
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font-family:Arial;color:navy'>TN</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>khoard@midsouth.rr.com</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Atwood, Mark<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 09, 2005
9:23 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discussion@nsrca.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Rules
Changes----Advancement</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Another difficulty to
this mess is regionalism and national “competitiveness”. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Two examples…</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Back in
’91…flying Sportsman (Now intermediate) we had a crop of VERY
competitive flyers. There were 10-12 traveling pilots going to every
contest, duking it out. The top spots were consitantly held by 2-3 guys
that dominated, but there were 3 or 4 others that were tight and not far
behind. Any of 8 could win a particular round. Those 2 or 3
ALL pointed out…lots of people at each contest provided lots of points
and back then we had 8 or 9 local contests plus a few “must travel
too’s (the mint coming to mind).</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Then came the
nats…and our star pilots got their collective BUTTS kicked. I think
the top guy finished 12<sup>th</sup>. Bottom line…we all sucked. No
one should have moved up. The “points” were being
awarded relative to the gang…not relative to actual skill.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Then there’s
1997… Flying advanced…we had another big group, with 3 of us
always battling for each round. Finishing often within just a few points
of each other, but in this case, one guy always on top. Winning every
contest that season, so HE pointed out, but no one else. Again, the nats
came…we were expecting to do ok, but were fearful of another
“education” on how this is done, only this time the opposite.
We all did well…finishing 1<sup>st</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup>, and 7<sup>th</sup>.
</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In this
case…everyone should have been forced to move up (we all did), but only
one had too.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So how can we force a
“move” just because someone is doing well locally?? National
standing…the only real measure we have, doesn’t count.</span></font></p>
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