Re: Ladies classes

[Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>]

miket wrote:
> I'm not sure why so many people feel so compassionate about doing
> away with ladies classes. Can anyone put forth an specific example a
> time when having ladies classes had a negative effect on an event
> that you attended??

People have already pointed out two:
(1) Too many classes make for long and boring Nationals banquets.
(2) People feel slighted when a woman wins big trophies and
contingencies while running slower than people who drove the same
class and won nothing.
(3) The message it delivers about our sport may be wrong.

Note that I'm not saying that I necessarily buy into any of these; I'm
just playing back what I've heard here.

Mark