US Nationals

The competition of this caliber (US Nationals in Standard Class)
deserve much better scorer and way better reporting.
RRK

On May 17, 9:09 pm, richardkal...@ wrote:
> The competition of this caliber (US Nationals in Standard Class)
> deserve much better scorer and way better reporting.
> RRK

OK, I'm not associated with sailplane racing in any way, but I used to
do a lot of auto-racing and helping out with those events.

How about offering constructive criticism or suggestions on ways to do
things better, rather than a blind and un-helpful rant??

--Noel

On May 17, 9:09 pm, richardkal...@ wrote:
> The competition of this caliber (US Nationals in Standard Class)
> deserve much better scorer and way better reporting.
> RRK

Wow... Are you aware that every single report that you read is posted
by a volunteer? I'm sure what caliber of reporting you are demanding,
but if you are so inclined, feel free to travel the national circuit
(at your own expense, mind you) and offer to be a scorer/reporter.

On May 18, 12:49 am, "noel.wade" <noel.w...@> wrote:

> How about offering constructive criticism or suggestions on ways to do
> things better, rather than a blind and un-helpful rant??


Ok, I'll bite. The Std Nats reports on the SSA site are well written
and informative but they have been spoiled by incorrect interpretation
of punctuation marks and other non text ASCII characters. They would
be easier to read if those errors could be prevented or corrected
before publication.

Andy

> How about offering constructive criticism or suggestions on ways to do
> things better, rather than a blind and un-helpful rant??
> --Noel

Excellent point,
In my fairly short U.S. sailplane racing career I've had the pleasure
and very good fortune to attend a few contests where the daily
reporting was consistently very informative and timely. The daily
format applied was a morning or "AM Report" followed up with a "PM
Report" and a timely Preliminary Score sheet posting. The reports
always shared the human nature flavor of the event with the nuts and
bolts of the day’s task dramas sprinkled with a bit of humor. I as
well as my friends and family appreciated and enjoyed the reports;
they felt intimately involved and couldn’t wait for the next report to
be posted, great PR! It should be no surprise to the racing veterans
the CDs at these contest were always the Charlie’s, either "Spratt" or
"Lite", thanks! So, if one is looking for the tried and true crowd
pleasing contest reporting format, no need to reinvent the wheel,
Charlie did it that settles it!
Rick - 21