that means if i am an excellent pilot and i do come out on top, i'm still
dirt poor (can't afford the air fares) and have a job that doesn't allow
time out for championship competition, the competition generated will be
those who don't have restraints on their lives.
dave
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>From: Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Soaring listserver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [RCSE] AMA Nats/not really a contest
>Date: Sat, Aug 21, 1999, 1:52 PM
>
>Sorry, but I couldn't be quiet on this one.
>
>I understood and agree with the author's logic. The point I took home
>was, since there was no system of qualifications like you might find in
>a baseball tourney, the nats hardly rate as a overall national
>championship.
>
>This is not to say that it is not a great achievement to do well in a
>contest with so many entrants. But, it is not as great an achievement
>as it could be if there were local and regional qualifiers from around
>the counrty.
>
>In 1976, I won the Std class B group at the nats simply because I was
>the only one to enter. An extreme example I admit, yet it illustrates
>the point. Again, the point as I understood it, A true national
>championship contest should be the culmination of a number of local and
>regional events. The winners of these events would then meet to duke it
>out for the title of national champ. There should be more required to
>enter than just time & money.
>
>Somebody kick this soapbox from under me before I hurt myself :)
>--
>Ron Richardson
>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Birmingham, AL, USA
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