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Mike Watts
| | Posted on Thursday, 12 April, 2007 - 5:15 pm: | |
Geoff,
The new scheme was designed by the BHDTA competitions committee and I can't speak for them.
However, I imagine their reasoning was that fewer gates (or cones) would be easier to learn and drive, thus helping beginners/novices get started, help people get into the sport. So far so good.
Of course it is potentially confusing in practice where there are multiple classes sharing an obstacle. The Eacdg is trying to go along with the BHDTA recommendations, so the purpose of this posting was to warn novices to ignore F.....to try to help overcome any confusion. We're hoping that ignoring F can be easier than driving it, as long as people know. This season will tell. |
Geoff Kay
| | Posted on Thursday, 12 April, 2007 - 4:19 pm: | |
Mike I do not understand the reasoning behind the omission of "F" for Novice and PreNovice classes. On the surface it would appear to make the obstacle more confusing for Novices and Stewards by having a gate that is not used by some and used by others.
Can you explain please. Thanks |
Mike Watts
| | Posted on Thursday, 12 April, 2007 - 11:03 am: | |
Please note: all Novice and Pre Novice Classes do NOT drive the ‘F’ gate in Obstacles………
(you can drive through the F gate if it is useful for your route, in any order - it does not count as a gate for you).
Also: Pre Novice Classes only drive cones up to and including number 15.
Club Novice Classes only drive cones up to and including number 18.
Then straight to the cones finish.
This applies for Eacdg events - we're adopting the BHDTA recommendations so this will apply for other clubs who follow these. Competitors found this a little confusing at our first event, so please tell your friends, ask if unsure! |
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