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Re: THANKS! (observations from a first time event chair)

To: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: THANKS! (observations from a first time event chair)
From: kirk <kmeline@fastpointcom.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:48:55 -0800
Don:

Thanks for pointing some of that out.  I didn't want to make it an issue or 
anything
like that.  It would have been more fun but I would not want to criticize the 
efforts
of our chairman and co.  They did a great job in my opinion.  It seems that 
there are
probably a hundred variables that go into the course design and schedule and it 
would
take a psychic and a genius to factor all that in before anyone even shows up.  
On
the other hand it was a longer course than usual even if the water was the 
reason for
it.

ps How was the course in the afternoon groups?

Kirk



Donald R McKenna wrote:

> Kirk says, in part:
>
> >Hi Ed:
> >
> >Great job yesterday.  You and Ben ran a wonderful event.  Fun runs and all.  
>The
> >only thing I would like to see in the future is a much bigger track.
>
> The primary thing (about the course) that keeps the event moving on-time is
> the start interval, independant of the course length.
>
> >That would
> >have made the event longer and would probably have canceled any fun runs but 
>its
> >not the fun runs that count.
>
> With longer courses, given a consistanly short start interval, there
> actually is still a real time penalty associated with length. That penalty,
> which varys with frequency of red-flags, is both the fact that with more
> cars on-course, red flags cause more re-runs and the last car to be
> red-flagged takes longer to clear the course, when traversing at slower (25
> mph) speeds. An additional factor is, that with the longer course, the
> probability, per run, of a pylon penalty(s) or DNF leading to a red-flag
> increases dis-proportionately as the course length increases.If everthing
> else, about the event, is "equal", like quick change-overs and starting on
> -time (thanks, guys) then the impact of a, reasonably, longer course is not
> very noticeable. To go from a 45 second course to a 60 second course isn't
> too significant but, as happened once last year, to go to a 90 second
> course, coupled with a large turn-out on a relatively short (sun) day, the
> S--- hits the fan.
>
>         Don

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