With LD miles now having their own awards
and with Randy's forecast that LD miles
will someday be lumped with what is now considered endurance miles I offer
the following thought.
For 50's to 150's you only have
one set of regional awards. Because the odds of completeing a one day 100
are less you get 50% bonus points for that distance. So to save AERC and
recognize all distances (gasp even a 1 mile ride ?) as endurance you could
have only one set of awards but with less points per mile for the shorter
distances. This would be no more unfair than the current situation for
endurance riders face when choosing a 100 over a 50. I haven't heard anybody
complaing about that difference. No complaints that 100 riders get more
points. So if the future Randy predicts comes to pass then I say we are all
equal, one set of awards and point penalties for the shorter rides with
their higher finishing percentages. (less pulls)
Jim
Mitchell
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