I'm looking forward to the Club Class nationals in Lake Keepit next month. Dave Shorter sent out some information which included the rules. I was looking at task types and found the following.
The national rules on task setting state the following: 22.3 Task Types may be chosen from any two or more of the types specified in the authorised attachments to these Rules provided that the chosen task type: is authorised by NCC for the contest and is published in the Local Rules (The authorised attachment lists three types of tasks: Assigned Speed, Assigned area and Run tasks) The Local rules state that 11. TASKS: Tasks shall be Assigned Area Tasks. Not withstanding the confusing wording of rule 22.3 I was wondering why Assigned Speed Tasks aren't used in Club Class? At the world Club Class they are, and since Australia changed the rules several years ago so that only gliders that meet the world club class handicaps are eligible couldn't we also do the same. I ask because without a doubt in my opinion AST is still the most fun sort of racing. The limited handicap range makes the task type feasible where previously it wasn't. Does anybody out there know why we don't and would they be willing to enlighten me? Curious Philip Ritchie
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