Racer Upgrades and Most Improved for 2006

At the end-of-year banquet recognition is given to the racers who have improved the most since last year. Here is a list of racers whose total improvement was at least 5 percent (when SL and GS improvements are added together). To be on the list, you must have at least 6 handicaps in each event this year and 6 in each event last year. (That is, 3 races in each event each year.)

Note: the changes shown are relative to your time. A -10 means you got 10% faster. In case it's not intuitively obvious, this is not exactly the same as the change in your handicap, because your handicap is relative to a reference racer with HC=0. If your old handicap was 50, then your time is 1.5 times longer than a racer with 0 HC. If you get 10% faster, then your new time is 1.35 (1.5 - 0.1*1.5 = 1.35) times the reference and your new handicap would be 35. Simple, eh?

Racer                    GS      SL     Total 

Chuck White             -14.73  -16.86  -31.60
Jill Geyer              -9.29   -10.84  -20.13
Joe Pioch               -10.46  -6.10   -16.56
Doug Fellman            -9.18   -5.77   -14.95
Fred Myers              -1.96   -11.54  -13.50
Brandi Griffin          -6.91   -5.81   -12.72
Sheila Masters          -6.43   -5.70   -12.13
Greg Polopolos          -4.92   -6.70   -11.63
James Smith             -3.27   -8.00   -11.28
William Heckman         -2.99   -8.28   -11.27
Bob Rossi               -6.29   -4.89   -11.18
Debi Koltoniak          -2.87   -7.77   -10.65
Jana Staron             -5.50   -5.07   -10.57
Art LeVasseur           -4.65   -5.72   -10.38
Robert Dusina           -3.35   -7.01   -10.37
Daniel Bates            -4.84   -5.15   -10.00
Daniel King             -5.99   -3.85   -9.85
Holly Polopolos         -7.28   -2.54   -9.83
Ginnie Uhley            -2.46   -7.04   -9.50
Marylynn Webster        -3.76   -5.60   -9.37
Ron Zawlocki            -2.18   -7.13   -9.31
Janie Guiliani          -4.01   -5.06   -9.07
Chip Dayton             -4.71   -4.35   -9.07
Marc Michon             -5.22   -3.79   -9.01
Drew Hilger             -4.04   -4.92   -8.97
Daniel Aitken           -4.59   -4.00   -8.59
Scott Tater             -2.93   -5.34   -8.27
Chris Williams          -0.81   -6.86   -7.68
Nick Mazzenga           -1.29   -5.98   -7.27
Levi Rouster            -5.47   -1.23   -6.71
Shawn Hughes            -3.14   -3.33   -6.47
Romelle Taylor          -3.86   -2.58   -6.45
David Wilberding        -1.95   -4.46   -6.41
Gregory Bast            -3.31   -3.09   -6.40
Cristin Cataldo         -1.76   -4.40   -6.17
Peggy Lowe              -5.46   -0.67   -6.14
Scott Pyles             -3.41   -2.68   -6.10
Jim Michon              -0.64   -5.20   -5.84
Ken McLaughlin          -2.69   -3.09   -5.78
Thomas Smith            -2.82   -2.83   -5.65
John Stewart            -3.27   -2.07   -5.34
David Samalik           -1.73   -3.57   -5.30
Sherrie Glas            -0.55   -4.67   -5.23
Richard Synowiec        -0.84   -4.32   -5.17

Upgrades

Each weekend, racers whose average handicaps have dropped out of the minimum for their class are listed here.

Between seasons, adjustments are made between slalom and GS handicaps, and all results from the season before last are removed. The starting handicaps for the 2007 season have been calculated, and a few racers are upgraded. Congratulations!

Upgrades for 2007

Racer                  Type   Bib   Club  HC    Old   Min   New

Daniel Aitken           GS    127   SN    71.72 SVDM  75    SVCM
Kelsey Dubois           GS    419   TB    52.26 BW    60    AW
Paul Geyer              SL    63    TB    59.78 CM    60    BM
Jillian Jablonski       GS    345   TB    53.44 BW    60    AW
Timothy Loula           SL    428   TB    57.08 CM    60    BM
Douglas North           GS    429   TR    59.25 SVCM  60    SVBM
Douglas North           SL    429   TR    58.44 SVCM  60    SVBM
Scott Pyles             SL    149   RN    24.12 VE2M  25    VE1M
Bob Rossi               GS    201   TB    74.46 DM    75    CM
Jana Staron             SL    408   PH    32.23 E2W   35    E1W
Charles Sullivan        SL    46    TB    71.55 SVDM  75    SVCM
Chuck Trewin            GS    51    TB    59.97 CM    60    BM

Each weekend, racers whose average handicaps have dropped out of the minimum for their class are listed here. They are upgraded, after official approval at the following MACC meeting. The list here shows the handicap (HC), the minimum HC for the old class, and the new class for the racer. Congratulations!

Upgrades After Race 9

Racer                  Type   Bib   Club  HC    Old   Min   New

Daniel Bates            GS    180   TO    34.96 VAM   35    VE2M
Jill Geyer              GS    62    TB    44.70 AW    45    E2W
Daniel King             GS    273   SW    57.96 CM    60    BM
Ken McLaughlin          GS    67    SW    34.00 AM    35    E2M
Marc Michon             SL    368   TB    34.43 AM    35    E2M
Diane Pribis            GS    468   TO    85.27 DW    90    CW
Jennifer Shorter        GS    457   RN    32.79 E2W   35    E1W
Chuck White             GS    422   SW    59.50 CM    60    BM

Upgrades After Race 7

Racer                  Type   Bib   Club  HC    Old   Mi    New

Dan Crishon             GS    491   XX    74.53 DM    75    CM
Dan Crishon             SL    491   XX    74.01 DM    75    CM
Doug Fellman            GS    195   TB    68.66 SVDM  75    SVCM
Greg Fitzpatrick        SL    454   JD    58.26 CM    60    BM
Greg Fitzpatrick        GS    454   JD    50.07 CM    60    BM
Nick Koltoniak          GS    442   TO    33.79 AM    35    E2M
Romelle Taylor          GS    238   JD    33.65 AM    35    E2M

Upgrades After Race 4

Racer                  Type   Bib   Club  HC    Old   Min   New

Robert Dusina           GS    343   TB    43.70 BM    45    AM
Brandi Griffin          SL    329   TO    74.63 CW    75    BW
Brandi Griffin          GS    329   TO    69.26 CW    75    BW
Mike Haffey             GS    55    TB    43.22 SVBM  45    SVAM
Jillian Jablonski       SL    345   TB    74.35 CW    75    BW
Veronica E Jackson      SL    451   JD    88.75 DW    90    CW
Teresa Klaban           SL    297   TB    34.16 E2W   35    E1W
Teresa Klaban           GS    297   TB    34.67 E2W   35    E1W
Art LeVasseur           GS    138   SN    59.51 CM    60    BM
Sheila Masters          GS    346   TO    44.98 AW    45    E2W
Lyron Maxey             GS    352   JD    57.15 CM    60    BM
Fred Myers              SL    81    SW    74.90 SVDM  75    SVCM
John Stewart            GS    196   SD    24.04 VE2M  25    VE1M
Chuck White             GS    422   SW    69.91 DM    75    CM
Chuck White             SL    422   SW    74.46 DM    75    CM
Mark A Jackson          GS    475   JD    53.5  CM    60    BM

Upgrades After Race 2

Racer                  Type   Bib   Club  HC    Old   Min   New

Coralia Boudreaux       GS    341   TB    73.17 CW    75    BW
Jeffrey Ford            GS    335   SD    22.12 E2M   25    E1M
Drew Hilger             GS    406   RN    24.14 E2M   25    E1M
Nick Mazzenga           GS    143   SN    43.87 BM    45    AM
Moby Mick Serafinski    SL    90    TR    54.48 SVCM  60    SVBM

More 2006 Season Results

Handicap Data | Upgrades
Team Results | Team Details

All Years on Record

MACC Handicaps

A handicap system is used to place MACC racers in appropriate ability classes, and to determine when racers should upgrade or downgrade to different classes.

MACC Class definitions
Handicap Calculations (pt 1)
Handicap Calculations (pt 2)

Handicap Theory (PDF)

Pacesetters

The handicaps are determined largely by past histories of most of the racers competing on a course. Pacesetters provide quality control, and influence the handicaps of racers who are much faster or much slower than the average racer for the course.

Calculating and Reporting Handicaps

Handicaps are computed for all race times. However, the handicaps shown in the results on a race day are subject to adjusment and are not considered "final" until after the first MACC meeting that follows the race.

Handicaps are calculated using different equations for the first and second run, in order to compensate for differing course conditions. Therefore, identical times on the first and second runs can result in different handicaps.