I completely concur. It is the experience acquired at the Tour events
that prepares us for the Nationals. That requirement has it's place.
More Tour events would provide more opportunities but could it possibly
lessen their appeal and consequently lessen that "special" big-event
atmosphere?
Jon FP 73
On Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:54:38 -0400 Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>
writes:
> John Whitling wrote:
> > I think that the requirement to run some other event before
> nationals
> > causes some of this and frankly, I would like to see that
> requirement
> > done away with.
>
> I think the main purpose of the rule is to ensure that Nationals
> entrants have some familiarity with the details of a Big Event --
> numbered cones, multiple courses, the T&S system, etc. And I think
> that's important. I think the rule should remain, though I'm all
> for
> having more Tour events.
>
> Although there are more Tour events now than there used to be --
> there
> were only six for a few years at least.
>
> Mark
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