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Nancy - as an event manager, it largely comes down to finances - A  
'Championship' level ride implies something a little special (IMO),  
and therefore it is much more expensive to put on. There have to be  
enough ride entries to pay the bills (in lieu of huge sponsors) and  
in order for there to be enough ride entries it has to be a ride that  
riders are wanting to take the time and $$ to travel to. And AERC 100  
mile qualified entries are not huge in number. An open division (or  
open FEI) division would basically help draw riders and help pay the  
bills.

And here's where there are honest differences of opinion: Some feel  
that having 'outside, foreign' riders makes an event more special,  
some feel that it detracts from the AERC-ness of the event. I'm in  
the first category, but I can understand how others feel  
differently.  I don't think the current AERC wt division championship  
venue has the ROC style 'oomph' to draw a lot of top riders, and  
opening it up, or offering different divisions (open, or FEI, or  
whatever) might help entice more entries, more competition.

just my opinion-

Steph


On Jul 16, 2007, at 10:57 AM, Nancy Mitts wrote:
>>If there are not enough qualified entrants interested to make it  
financially practical, then just don't have the event

> I don't see why AERC can't have a championship event limited to  
> it's qualified members without being ridiculed for not making it  
> "open" or "invitational" to non-members.  If there are not enough  
> qualified entrants interested to make it financially practical,  
> then just don't have the event. Isn't every other AERC ride open to  
> whoever wants to enter (except for minimal qualifications for  
> Tevis)? If some ride manager wants to put on an open or  
> invitational international championship challenge more power to  
> 'em. Just don't call it the AERC championship.
> While paying AERC membership dues may seem like a petty form of  
> exclusion, what defines an organization without such?
>
> Nancy Mitts
>
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