Here’s a thought to prevent leaching...........why not bring back the stare time interval? It was originally based on the amount of time it would take for a contestant to sneak out and take a photo of the first turn point and then return for his start with the first turn point in the box, right? This all went away with GPS tracking!
How about bringing it back, but now you must go on course within your STI? Wouldn’t this force the gaggle to break up and head out? You could wait for the gaggle to depart, but your clock would start at your STI.
Just thinking out loud,
JJ