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Eric:<br>
Kidding aside, we are really, really glad to have you flying with us,
but, in the case of D2, (at least presently) we are keeping points on
all folks that attend our contests, regardless of district. So, it is
possible to win the points championship in D2 regardless of where you
are "based." <br>
<br>
Bill Glaze<br>
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Grow Pattern wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The NSRCA board voted in a change to
allow pilots who live on district borders or who compete more in the
"other" district, to register in that district for district
championship purposes. This year you can do it up to the end of July.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I tried the option, just for grins,
and immediately got a bit of ribbing from my current district D-1 and
my foster home district D-2.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">In my case, I know that I am not
going to terrify Don Szczur (flying FAI) when he finds out that I am
now a rival as opposed to a visitor in VA.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">It did get me to ponder how well the
ability to change districts is going to work. There are districts who
would lose pilots and not gain any and vice versa.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">At a higher level, does it really
matter if you live or are registered in a district. Should it be more
important that you show up, pay your entry fee and fly???</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Not want to incite word-war, but I
really am interested in how it will pan out and what people think about
it? We are giving it a try but should also inspect the results for next
year.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Regards,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Eric.</font></div>
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