For a new national class to succeed, you need an
attractive place for new competitors to participate,
and you need a core of established competitors
to coordinate, promote, and educate people about
the new class.
SM would unquestionably be DOA if it was limited
strictly to new members. In the case of SM, you
wouldn't have had much participation at Pro Solos
and National Tours, and you wouldn't have had even
a provisional national class in Topeka. The active
SM internet list was started, maintained, and promoted
by individuals who have been around awhile and take
the sport very seriously.
A class designed solely for new participants is available
in every region - it's called a novice class.
Kent Rafferty
Brian wrote:
> Second, is intent of the class. My assumption
for the sts, str, and sm classes are to pull new
members in, which solo needed. So go with what is
out there in the market. The classes probably were
not brought up for us, already participating seriously
in solo, to go into.
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