O.K., we can talk about this issue here on Ridecamp until the cows come home.....we need to get together (with all our opinions) and get the AERC LD commitee to sit down and spend some time on this.
Perhaps those of us attending the convention in San Antonio can make it a point to go to the LD committe meeting and start discussions to get this much needed
STANDARDIZATION to happen. No matter how the judging is designed, this award must be offered to all riders. We are talking "FAIRNESS" here.