Hi Tim,
But that's why we split it into club and sports and enable two different tasks,
that was anyway the reason brought forward by Hank amongst others.
Rgds - Rolf
From: tshir...@internode.on.net
To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:11:19 +1100
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Club Class competition
Hi Phil,
The main reason that all the task types are listed there is that there is only
one set of rules covering all Nationals classes – multiclass, club class and
juniors – so this is the only place they can go. The idea was that then the
individual events would specify in local rules which task types apply to their
particular contests.
Traditionally club class did not set AST because of the wide range of glider
types and performances competing. The tasks would either be too short for the
higher performance ships or too long for the lower performance. AAT (and
before that, POST) tasks were considered fairer.
Even with the restriction in performance to international rules there is still
a wide range, from LS8 to Libelle. Clearly the faster gliders would have a
huge advantage by being able to use the optimum part of the day, if a fixed
length task was set. While the handicap deals with some of that, it can’t fix
it all, especially if outlandings occur because slower gliders can’t get home.
It’s come up a few times at pilots meetings. Usually briefly.
Cheers
Tim
From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net
[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Phil
Sent: Thursday, 8 October 2009 18:52
To: Aus-soaring
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Club Class competition
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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