5D.5 Practice
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Another open issue from the closed discussion:
"The well marked course should be open for practice several days before the race, but must be open for practice at least for one practice run. There must be no race without training possibilities. A GPS map of the course should be published at least one month before the race."
We have already talked about this. could this be the proposal?
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Yes, I definitely agree with the content.
However, now that I re-read the current rule, I'm not so sure what would be exactly to replace in 5D.5 because most of it is already there. The part about GPS would belong to 5D.3 Communication I think.
5D.3 Communication
The host must publish two lists of results for each discipline after the competition: Age
group based ranking and overall ranking (separating male/female).
If the hosts wish to include events other than the first three (Up, DH, XC), they must
remember to provide detailed rules for these events at the same time the events are
announced.
Details of all non-track racing events, or other events with unique courses or details
must be published as soon as they are known. This is to provide competitors with the
information they need to train, and to help them prepare the appropriate unicycles.
These are major needs for attendees from far away. Necessary details depend on the
event, but include things like course length, elevation and elevation change, steepness,
level of terrain difficulty, amount of turns, riding surfaces, course width, etc. Maps should
be provided when possible. While sometimes courses cannot be planned until weeks or
days before the convention, as soon as they are known the details must be posted to
the convention web site and/or all places where convention information is posted. It is
acceptable to publish tentative courses while waiting for permits to be approved, etc.
5D.5 Practice
For all muni races, every rider must get the chance of at least one test run to get familiar
with the track before the actual race. If possible, the track should be open for training
during all days of the event prior to the race. For multi-day events the muni competitions
should take place during the second half of the event in order to give riders more time
to practice on the course.
If the course is open for practice to all riders for at least 7 days leading up to the event,
then there are no restrictions on who can compete. If the course is not open for practice
until the day of the event, then anyone who has pre-ridden the course is not allowed to
compete. Organizers must therefore ensure that course marking and set-up are done by
non-competing staff/volunteers.
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Ok, you are right. the part of GPS belongs to 5D.3. I would like to prescribe a GPS map:
5D.3 Communication
The host must publish two lists of results for each discipline after the competition: Age
group based ranking and overall ranking (separating male/female).
If the hosts wish to include events other than the first three (Up, DH, XC), they must
remember to provide detailed rules for these events at the same time the events are
announced.
Details of all non-track racing events, or other events with unique courses or details
must be published as soon as they are known. This is to provide competitors with the
information they need to train, and to help them prepare the appropriate unicycles.
These are major needs for attendees from far away. Necessary details depend on the
event, but include things like course length, elevation and elevation change, steepness,
level of terrain difficulty, amount of turns, riding surfaces, course width, etc. A GPS-Map should
must be provided when possible published on the web site at least one month (or one week??) prior to the convention.
While sometimes courses cannot be planned until weeks or
days before the convention, as soon as they are known the details must be posted to
the convention web site and/or all places where convention information is posted. It is
acceptable to publish tentative courses while waiting for permits to be approved, etc.
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What do you think about this:
5D.5 Practice
For all muni races, every rider must get the chance of at least one test run to get familiar
with the track before the actual race. If possible, the track should be open for training
during all days of the event prior to the race. For multi-day events the muni competitions
should take place during the second half of the event in order to give riders more time
to practice on the course. There must be no race without training possibilities.
If the course is open for practice to all riders for at least 7 days leading up to the event,
then there are no restrictions on who can compete. If the course is not open for practice
until the day of the event, then anyone who has pre-ridden the course is not allowed to
compete. Organizers must therefore ensure that course marking and set-up are done by
non-competing staff/volunteers.
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I like it Paul.
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Paul, it looks good! I think "GPS track" instead of GPS map would be technically more correct. In principle I would favor 1 month in advance, but if we say *must*, maybe one week? On the other hand, publishing GPS tracks of tentative courses is also allowed, so I think 1 month would be fine.
So we are getting rid of the restrictions for local riders... I think it's fine because the rules now make it clear that really everyone must get the chance to train on the course before the race.
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Ok, thanks for the corrections. Shall I make the proposal?
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Yep :) it can always be adapted later.
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Ben, I made the proposal. Can you see it?? When I open the proposal I can: "Tabel" or "Revise". What does "Table" mean?
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"Table" usually means to put a proposal on hold for awhile. It's sort of a government-like word in English. If you table it, then we probably can't see it, but it won't be deleted.
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Ok, thanks for the info, Jenni.