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Club Class
This whole Sports Class vs Club Class argument is absurd.
There are FUNDAMENTAL differences between the intent of the two classes: Sports is meant to be a "beginners" class. Thus the shorter, simpler (?) tasking, and letting any glider that shows up compete. OK in theory, except when you end up with a Blanik racing a Nimbus 4DM...but if both pilots are beginners to racing, then it kinda works. Club class is meant to be a serious racing class for pilots who don't have the latest FAI gliders, but still wand serious competition with challenging tasks. There is a need for both; the Arizona Soaring Association addresses this with 3 level of tasks when necessary, so that the task difficulty better matches the glider performance and pilot skill of the competitors. I personally will not compete in a Sports Class contest unless it is held in my back yard. I will travel to a Club/Modern contest (planning on attending Moriarty again this June - CH are you in?). I will also go to 15M regionals or even the Nationals if possible, even if my LS6 is not quite as competitive as the latest V2s and 29s, because I enjoy a challenging race. My suggestion? Combine Club/Modern with Std/15 regionals, with slightly shorter tasks for the Club/Modern. Bigger field, bigger contests, more fun. Ditto Sports/Club; same venue and contest management, different tasks/scoresheets. Kirk 66 |
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