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Re: [RC] [RC] regional awards question - Kelli Kirchner

This is exactly the situation I am in. I live on the corner of the NE, SE, and MW regions. This year, I believe I have more SE rides planned than NE or MW due to when the rides are offered and their locations. If I were to compete only in the NE, I would be driving 12-15+ hours for a majority of the rides which just isn't possible for me (don't have the means). I like the way AERC has their regional point system set up.

Kelli






From: Joe Long <jlong@xxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: jlong@xxxxxxxx
To: <steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: <pner@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC]   regional awards question
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:46:15 -0700

On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:13:20 -0800, "Steph Teeter"
<steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>How do you folks feel about the following - concerning AERC regional awards?
>
>Currently it doesn't matter where you ride, only which region you belong to.
>Theoretically a rider can earn a regional award w/o doing any rides in the
>region of residence.
>
>What are your feelings on this - pros and cons? Should there be any
>limitation on the number of out-of-region rides or miles that can be applied
>to regional awards?

This has been considered in the past.  The reason it's done this way
is that many AERC members live near Regional boundaries, and split
their rides among different Regions.  Riders who go to more than one
multi-day ride usually go to multi-days in different Regions.  They
couldn't compete successfully for Regional awards against the people
who do all or most of their rides in one Region, if the awards were
given based on the Region the rides are held in rather than the Region
the rider lives in.

With the current system, no matter where you live, you can go and ride
wherever you wish, and know that the points count toward your Region's
awards.

When considering a change like this, also watch out for unintended
consequences.  For example, if the system is changed, riders wouldn't
be able to count points from multi-days held outside the Region they
normally ride in, which could hurt attendance at multi-day rides.

--

Joe Long
jlong@xxxxxxxx
http://www.rnbw.com




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