copied from L33's post about the Super Regional:
I would ask the rules committee to consider one or more of the
following proposed modifications:
a. Change the percentage of reservation slots for pilots in the region
to 25-75% as a balance to keep some preferred access.
b. Rather than allowing a super regional without restrictions, perhaps
the super regional cannot be declared until a regular regional has
been declared. This ensures opportunity for new in region racers.
c. Rather than establishing a super regional reservation for high
finishers at the specific super regional site, give priority to the
previous year's medallion winners regardless of the in region site.
This would allow top finishers from the pure regional to also get a
shot at the premier site.

Thank you again for allowing us to comment.

Respectfully,

Horst
L33


I have to agree with Horst in this respect. When you have contest
sites like Perry and Parowan (both coasts, if you will)..perhaps a
"super regional" is a GREAT idea...however, what happens to all the
local regional people that want to get started in competition
soaring...where can they go? I have already had a contest
registration from a newbie Region 9 pilot that has not competed
before; for the June 2008 Parowan contest. Although I would like to
take all entries (up to 50% of out of region, because parowan is such
a popular site)...I feel that the region 9 pilots that would like to
START competing are going to be SHUT out, of flying. We are not for
sure (doubtful at best) that Region 9 will have any other regional.
Perhaps we could write into the rules, something to the effect, that
prior approval is required by the Rules Committee before declaring a
"super regional", and that their approval is based upon whether or not
the region in question has another regional that year to make sure
that we aren't forgetting to get new competition pilots involved able
to enter contests!
Just my 2 cents....Micki Minner, 2008 Parowan Region 9 Contest Manager