In your post you repeatedly say what Winscore can and can't do and what
Winscore requires of a flight trace. Winscore is one tool used by a scorer
to see if a US contest flight conforms to the published US rules. "Winscore
will land you out" if the rules specify a landout in such a situation.
"Winscore checks" was is required to be checked by the US rules. Any
deviation in Winscore's behavior from the US rules should be immediately
reported to me as a program problem.


Yes, Guy, I assumed we are talking about WinScore being used at US contests.
This topic started from the bagging of turnpoints before the start. Current US
contest rules do not permit bagging of turnpoints before the start. to then be
used whenever a contestant wishes to slip them in. I was speaking of how
generally Winscore works, and of course it must be used by a qualified scorer
and CD, under US rules, when used in the U.S.A. I believe that when used in
this way, Winscore does what it is designed to do. My responce to this thead
came from the idea that contestants were thinking of a way to get around the
rules for a unfair advantage. I believe that we, the contestants, all want a
""level playing field"" and this is what is given us by the US contest rules.
Our US contest board, along with you, have worked very hard to give us what we
have today. A good progam which has "checks" and "balances" for our racing
needs. I do not know everything Winscore can and cann't do, and as you know,
earlier this year I spoke with you about a start problem seen by a contest
scorer and contest manager. I have been told that this problem now has been
corrected. That's great and I thank you for your help. At the contests I have
been at over the last few years, most scorers, when their time permits, are
glad to show you how they perform their work. Most CD's are willing to speak
with you over the rules when their workload does permit. As new contestants are
needed for our sport to grow, I suggest to them that when they do go to
contests, they speak with their mentors, or contest officals to "clear their
thoughts" on the US rules, so all of us can have a "level playing field". #
711.