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Re: [RC] Fw: [RideManagers_of_AERC] Race of Champions? - Joe Long

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:14:40 -0700 (PDT), Jody Rogers-Buttram
<dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

AMEN....I absolutely and 100% AGREE !!!!!

Agreed.  Here is the text of a reply I made about this on the Ride
Manager's list:

It's interesting that the AERC National Championship ride has never
achieved the status and desirability that was enjoyed by the Race of
Champions.  I think there are a number of reasons for this, not the
least of which is that Susan was a great promoter.

However, I think a BIG reason is that at the Race of Champions there
was ONE Champion (only one rider got the horse trailer).  The AERC
National Championship Rides have TEN "Champions" -- four Weight
Divisions and a Junior Champion at each distance.  You can never have
the same cachet with multiple Champions as you have with one "Best of
the Best."

I believe that the weight divisions came about (and we ended up with
so many of them) because some heavy riders wanted it to be easier for
them to win.  But instead of building up the Heavyweights, IMO we just
pulled everyone else down.
-- 

Joe Long
jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.chiprider.com

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