C2 Structure for 2018 Season
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:38 am
Hi all.
As you know I am a big fan of the C2 class and would hate to see it be removed from UK based competitions as it has been from other more high profile competitions. For this reason I think that those of us who still participate in this class need to put forward plans on how it should be structured for the 2018 season and beyond which will need a formal motion to be submitted at this years ACM to be voted on by all attending club representatives.
This is better than trying to lobby support to vote down any other possible ACM motions submitted to remove the C2 class from UK competitions from next season should anyone be thinking that would be the way to go. I would be happy to lead on getting such an ACM motion submitted via any club who would be willing to support such a motion but I would welcome anyone's contributions on what such a motion should contain.
My initial thoughts cover three specific changes to the current C2 race structure and are as follows;-
1). Quorate / None Quorate C2 Class Races
The difference in ranking points secured by C2 race participants if dramatically affected by the current Quorate / None Quorate criteria. I would support the idea that this Quorate / None Quorate criteria is removed from all C2 races for the 2018 season and beyond. Participant C2 crew times would be compared to the event highest K1 Men's class at that event and ranking points awarded based on relative position within that K1 Men's class as is currently the case for any None Quorate C2 race.
2). Time Adjustment Allowance
Should point 1). described above was adopted then it would become more difficult for C2 crews to secure higher ranking points than is currently the case for events that are Quorate. i.e. Even the fastest C2 crew at any race would not gain the maximum ranking points from that race unless their time was fast enough when compared to the K1 Men's race results. On a more positive note should there be several C2 crew times considered fast enough when compared to the K1 Men's race results then they would all be awarded with maximum ranking points.
Under such circumstances I feel that it would be necessary to apply a Time Adjustment Allowance factor which is currently done for all None Quorate C2 races but not at the current time %'s used which are 20% at Div. 2 / 3 races & 10% at Prem. / Div. 1 races. This would appear to me (from the analysis of past race results that I have now completed) to be the wrong way around. It is much more difficult for C2 crews to gain good ranking points as the standard of the event K1 Men's paddlers increases.
My suggestion for C2 races for the 2018 season and beyond would be Time Adjustment Allowances of the following be used;-
20% at Prem races, 10% at Div. 1 races, 5% at Div. 2 races and 0% at Div. 3 & 4 races.
3). Event Participation
We have all recognised that the number of currently active C2 crews has fallen in recent times due to changes made external to domestic competition. The third element of my plan for the 2018 season and beyond would be to allow any C2 crew to enter any event they wished to. There may be two issues relating to this suggestion if adopted.
a). Very good crews may enter lower division races and take trophy's of lower ability crews at that event. Personally I am not sure that this would happen as how many good C2 crews would want to pay the entry money at a division 3 event to secure a maximum number of 250 ranking points. However even if they did it would have zero effect on the ranking points awarded to any other C2 crews at that event.
b). Not so good crews may enter prestigious events just to say that they had done so which would reflect badly on the C2 class as a whole at that event. I am not sure how best to control this but perhaps those C2 crews ranked as Prem. / Div. 1 at the end of this season (or have been in the past) could enter any race they wished to but those C2 crews who end this year ranked in Div. 2 / 3 could only enter higher level races when they secure the appropriate level of ranking points currently set at 2,250.
Sorry that this is such a long initial post but would welcome contributions from any interested parties and / or any club representatives who would be willing to propose such a motion at this years ACM.
Thanks for reading to the end.
Steve
As you know I am a big fan of the C2 class and would hate to see it be removed from UK based competitions as it has been from other more high profile competitions. For this reason I think that those of us who still participate in this class need to put forward plans on how it should be structured for the 2018 season and beyond which will need a formal motion to be submitted at this years ACM to be voted on by all attending club representatives.
This is better than trying to lobby support to vote down any other possible ACM motions submitted to remove the C2 class from UK competitions from next season should anyone be thinking that would be the way to go. I would be happy to lead on getting such an ACM motion submitted via any club who would be willing to support such a motion but I would welcome anyone's contributions on what such a motion should contain.
My initial thoughts cover three specific changes to the current C2 race structure and are as follows;-
1). Quorate / None Quorate C2 Class Races
The difference in ranking points secured by C2 race participants if dramatically affected by the current Quorate / None Quorate criteria. I would support the idea that this Quorate / None Quorate criteria is removed from all C2 races for the 2018 season and beyond. Participant C2 crew times would be compared to the event highest K1 Men's class at that event and ranking points awarded based on relative position within that K1 Men's class as is currently the case for any None Quorate C2 race.
2). Time Adjustment Allowance
Should point 1). described above was adopted then it would become more difficult for C2 crews to secure higher ranking points than is currently the case for events that are Quorate. i.e. Even the fastest C2 crew at any race would not gain the maximum ranking points from that race unless their time was fast enough when compared to the K1 Men's race results. On a more positive note should there be several C2 crew times considered fast enough when compared to the K1 Men's race results then they would all be awarded with maximum ranking points.
Under such circumstances I feel that it would be necessary to apply a Time Adjustment Allowance factor which is currently done for all None Quorate C2 races but not at the current time %'s used which are 20% at Div. 2 / 3 races & 10% at Prem. / Div. 1 races. This would appear to me (from the analysis of past race results that I have now completed) to be the wrong way around. It is much more difficult for C2 crews to gain good ranking points as the standard of the event K1 Men's paddlers increases.
My suggestion for C2 races for the 2018 season and beyond would be Time Adjustment Allowances of the following be used;-
20% at Prem races, 10% at Div. 1 races, 5% at Div. 2 races and 0% at Div. 3 & 4 races.
3). Event Participation
We have all recognised that the number of currently active C2 crews has fallen in recent times due to changes made external to domestic competition. The third element of my plan for the 2018 season and beyond would be to allow any C2 crew to enter any event they wished to. There may be two issues relating to this suggestion if adopted.
a). Very good crews may enter lower division races and take trophy's of lower ability crews at that event. Personally I am not sure that this would happen as how many good C2 crews would want to pay the entry money at a division 3 event to secure a maximum number of 250 ranking points. However even if they did it would have zero effect on the ranking points awarded to any other C2 crews at that event.
b). Not so good crews may enter prestigious events just to say that they had done so which would reflect badly on the C2 class as a whole at that event. I am not sure how best to control this but perhaps those C2 crews ranked as Prem. / Div. 1 at the end of this season (or have been in the past) could enter any race they wished to but those C2 crews who end this year ranked in Div. 2 / 3 could only enter higher level races when they secure the appropriate level of ranking points currently set at 2,250.
Sorry that this is such a long initial post but would welcome contributions from any interested parties and / or any club representatives who would be willing to propose such a motion at this years ACM.
Thanks for reading to the end.
Steve