Re: Keep it simple.

["Joe Long" <jlong@mti.net>]

On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:10:49 EST, RUN4BEAR <RUN4BEAR@aol.com> wrote:

>Still...there was the ride from hell when the monsoons came and NOBODY would
>have gotten a completion.....how about the ride where the trail markers were
>vandalized and NOBODY knew where to go?

Speaking of keeping it simple, the change need only be a very simple
one.  Add the following single sentence to the current rule:  "Ride
managers may extend the maximum completion time for a ride by up to
25% as necessary to deal with vandalism or abnormal conditions."

That still keeps a "hard" limit of 15 hours for a 50, so that the
"24-hour 50's" are still prevented; it requires there to be a reason
for the extension; but it gives the ride managers their needed
flexibility.  No one is harmed, and nothing is lost from the sport,
but the ability to deal with these situations is gained.

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