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Re: [RC] It's not the distance... - Joe LongOn Sat, 18 Oct 2003 13:40:49 -0700, "David LeBlanc" <dleblanc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Joe said:Their are "formulas" for racing cars designed to make a competitive race for the fans.It's also to keep the speeds down. Well, yes, because advances in automotive engineering were allowing the cars to go faster than the tracks had been designed for, and faster than safety systems could handle. So there are design restrictions on the cars -- but everyone is free to build the very fastest car he can within those rules, and drive it as fast as he can and wants to do. Still not analogous to a speed limit. ... From what I hear the folks from Oz have some good ideas, but if theyare limiting the speed of some riders I'd have to say that is not one of them. Their rule is that a novice rider must complete (I think) 3 LD rides with a speed cap (which isn't all that low, IIRC - maybe 8MPH?), before being allowed to go as fast as they'd like. The same thing applies when you go to a higher distance - 3 completed 50's with a cap, then you can go as fast as you want. I think they apply the same rule to the horse, regardless of experience level of rider. I don't think I like that part as much, but the bit about keeping a rider down to reasonable speed until they have a whopping 3 rides under their belt doesn't seem too bad to me. That is their choice if they wish to do that. I hope the AERC doesn't emulate them. Hmmm - let's see a show of hands - how many people think it is a good idea for a rider with less than 3 rides experience to run up front? I don't think we'll see many who would advise that. How many think it's a smart thing to run up front on a horse with < 3 rides? I do know people that just don't bring out a horse until it is in shape to win a 50, but that's exceptional. No one is disputing if it is a "good idea" for a rank novice to be running up front. We're disputing a rule to force some riders to stay below some arbitrary speed. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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