Re: Course design and rookie return rates...

[Geoff Mohler <gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>]

> Catch me up, here.  As for Rookies being discouraged enough to not return 
> after not doing well at their first events... Are there a lot of data points 
> to support this?  I was an addict after my first event when I came in 8th of 
> 8 in N3, and you'll never hear the last of me since I came in 8th of 9 in my 
> second.  I'm thrilled at how much I've learned and how much fun I've had in 
> five autocross events.  I can't use myself as a data point.
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If rookies are discouraged at thier first event..then I dont believe they
are being introduced to the sport properly.

YMMV