Us folks in the NW seem to like travelling 800-1500 miles for virtually
every event. I'd just like the rest of the competitors to have that
opportunity ;->
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Hollis" <awhollis@swbell.net>
To: "Jeff Winchell" <Jeff@Winchell.Org>; "Rick Cone"
<rickcone@bellsouth.net>; <autox@autox.team.net>;
<evolution-discussions@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: RE: [evolution-disc.] ProSolo Bonus Points
> > From: Jeff Winchell [mailto:Jeff@Winchell.Org]
>
> > The bonus point system makes an already bad problem worse, ironically
also
> > made worse by the increase in ProSolo events without an increase
> > in required
> > number of events.
>
> Personally, I agree that more events should count. Putting on my "Old
Fart"
> hat, "back in the day" three events counted, not two. That pretty much
> forced a potential class champ to travel a long ways at least once in the
> year to run against potenially strong competition in another part of the
> country. And, for the max benefit, you did this twice since best 3 of 4
> counted. With enough events, this is not such a big travel deal for most
of
> the country. Granted, you folks in the NW (or Florida) are screwed by
this,
> unless you do fly-n-drive deals, though.
>
> So, if the problem being solved by bonus points is to try and make it so
> less people come into the finale with the exact same points totals, then
> counting more events is a better solution, IMHO.
>
> --Andy
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