Are you too fast for your class?
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:53 pm
I have been a little behind with move ups this year. I have made some phone calls and contacted several people about moving up. Take a look at yourself and see if you are finishing inside or within a couple of points above your class. If you are often finishing too fast, lets move on up. The rules say a total of 10 break out points but that doesnt always apply.(this can be found on the information page, then rules)
The best way to look at the percents is to go to the percents page and sort by class.
The magic formula is keeping it fun every week for everyone. When this is working correctly, anyone in your class can win on race day. Not just those same guys.
It is okay to look at others in your class and determine if they are way out. Dont email me about someone who is just a little to fast, someone has to win. But if you see someone way to far out, then maybe let me know. You might check the standing page to see if they have already moved up. You can tell if there number does not match the class. They have to remain in the previous class listings to hold the points or everyone would bump up at prior races.
Now is the time to move back down if you simply arent running with your class. There is no shame. Just keep the fun factor up and forget your ego!
We will have temp numbers available so dont worry about the either.
About the top 2 to four in the 600's, 800's, and 900's are ready to move up. Top four on the perctiles page, sorted by class that is. Not the top four in those classes necessarily. I may or may not have reached you yet.
The percentiles are a good guideline but they simply are not perfect enough to allow some wiggle room. Just running a split race allows the 600 to 1000 riders to ride longer than they would if all were grouped together. Depending on how things fall, this could make a difference. Very often the split races result in that 600 to 100 race having higher percentiles and I really dont know exactly what causes it. I may start running that race for exactly 1:54 instead of 2:00 to make that variable go away. I have resisted because I think it may complicate things more than fix things.
The best way to look at the percents is to go to the percents page and sort by class.
The magic formula is keeping it fun every week for everyone. When this is working correctly, anyone in your class can win on race day. Not just those same guys.
It is okay to look at others in your class and determine if they are way out. Dont email me about someone who is just a little to fast, someone has to win. But if you see someone way to far out, then maybe let me know. You might check the standing page to see if they have already moved up. You can tell if there number does not match the class. They have to remain in the previous class listings to hold the points or everyone would bump up at prior races.
Now is the time to move back down if you simply arent running with your class. There is no shame. Just keep the fun factor up and forget your ego!
We will have temp numbers available so dont worry about the either.
About the top 2 to four in the 600's, 800's, and 900's are ready to move up. Top four on the perctiles page, sorted by class that is. Not the top four in those classes necessarily. I may or may not have reached you yet.
The percentiles are a good guideline but they simply are not perfect enough to allow some wiggle room. Just running a split race allows the 600 to 1000 riders to ride longer than they would if all were grouped together. Depending on how things fall, this could make a difference. Very often the split races result in that 600 to 100 race having higher percentiles and I really dont know exactly what causes it. I may start running that race for exactly 1:54 instead of 2:00 to make that variable go away. I have resisted because I think it may complicate things more than fix things.
