2017 Handicap Averages and Most Improved
Everyone in the MACC program runs in ability classes. Our intent is that racers in each class are of similar ability, to keep things competitive and interesting. A handicap system is used to determine when a racer should move to a different class.Most Improved
We give awards at the end of each season for the most improved male and female racers. To qualify, you have to have at run at least 5 GS times (at least 3 races) and 5 SL times (3 races) last season and this season.
Handicap Averages
Here are the handicaps as of January 1, 2017, for MACC racers who participated in 2016. If you are on this list and race in 2017, this shows the handicaps that will be used for your first GS and SL races. If you compare these handicaps to those posted for the end of the 2016 season, you will see that the slalom handicaps were lowered for 2017 to bring them closer to the GS handicaps.
A new handicap page is posted after each of the five weekends in the season. All handicap pages for the season can be accessed from the racing results page.
Bib Racer Club Class Min Max GS SL
133 Daniel Aitken SN CM 60 80 88.71 96.76 134 Mike Altenburg TB VAM 35 48 46.98 46.64 119 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 15.26 13.88 9 Paula Anderson RN BW 60 80 71.75 74.10 114 Stan Andrie SD VE1M 15 28 22.70 22.58 136 Billy Arthurs SD EM 0 18 12.84 13.21 96 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 19.10 19.17 175 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 49.50 60.35 12 Bernard Bast SW DM 75 1000 107.87114.40 14 Gregory Bast SW E1M 15 28 16.36 17.02 16 Daniel Bates TO VE2M 25 38 30.17 31.02 17 Kathy Bauer TR E2W 35 48 45.23 50.01 101 Matthew Benivegna TO EM 0 18 12.39 17.48 138 Vincent Benivegna TO VE2M 25 38 27.37 29.64 19 Susan Benivegna TO BW 60 80 79.53 70.20 139 Gary Bloodworth SN CM 60 80 66.24 65.97 140 Howard Bouwens TR VBM 45 64 59.09 60.86 23 Jeffery Burnette TB E2M 25 38 34.81 38.31 5 Foster Butler JD E1M 15 28 24.15 31.41 24 Stephanie Buttrey AA BW 60 80 70.03 69.62 142 David Carrico TR VAM 35 48 49.54 41.67 21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 60.53 62.89 4 Alexandra Carrico TR E1W 25 38 29.09 31.07 69 Nick Carrico TR EM 0 18 15.07 15.06 203 Mike Cherette TR VE2M 25 38 36.30 44.40 86 Renee Cherette TR VAW 45 64 56.65 64.87 43 Nicholas Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 22.30 30.17 84 Barbara Chiappetta TO CW 75 96 102.3891.77 25 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 21.65 22.84 26 Diane Clark-Finkel SW E2W 35 48 47.67 50.20 121 Steve Coatney AA VBM 45 64 57.23 62.93 27 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 82.58 84.14 143 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 59.52 68.87 151 Alfred Cureau JD DM 75 1000 83.62 83.71 146 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 31.74 34.93 88 Wayne Drier TR VE2M 25 38 38.20 35.11 98 Cindy Drier TR E2W 35 48 39.57 48.17 28 Brian Dusina TB VAM 35 48 39.50 47.56 129 David Duvali SW SVCM 60 80 62.24 65.50 148 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 49.65 52.57 31 Douglas Fellman TB BM 45 64 55.44 61.80 32 Jim Geisling TR VE2M 25 38 36.65 40.82 34 Susan Geisling TR CW 75 96 95.87 92.02 35 Jackie Giles TR E1W 25 38 33.59 33.57 36 Sarah Giles TR EW 0 28 22.88 26.36 10 Shayanne Glas TR EW 0 28 27.83 27.40 117 Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 16.60 22.96 87 Gregg Glasco SD VAM 35 48 36.26 42.11 195 Dick Goodwin SW SVAM 35 48 54.49 62.42 149 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 92.56 92.29 39 Janie Guiliani TB E1W 25 38 34.54 38.65 150 Zachary Hampton TB BM 45 64 51.79 62.69 112 Steve Hark XX EM 0 18 20.64 19.32 178 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 32.16 33.63 192 Stephanie Heckman TB DW 90 1000 110.56116.26 100 Michael Hietbrink TR VE1M 15 28 24.59 15 Jenessa Hilger SD E1W 25 38 27.36 28.62 6 Drew Hilger SD EM 0 18 13.31 13.20 109 Marlene Hoeft SW BW 60 80 78.64 73.95 40 Camille Hoeft SW DW 90 1000 113.7899.52 1M Joel Holzknecht TR EM 0 18 13.68 12.99 42 Jim Hoppenrath TR VAM 35 48 41.47 43.58 222 Mike Jablonski TB SVAM 35 48 42.87 54.22 44 Zach Jablonski TB E1M 15 28 21.07 21.64 116 Jason Kanakry TR EM 0 18 14.46 21.83 1W Heather Kanakry TR EW 0 28 20.80 20.79 111 Schyler Kangas AA AM 35 48 40.49 55.55 177 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 71.93 91.82 47 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 102.7792.47 155 Tom Klaban TB SVE1M 15 28 29.79 23.17 156 Nick Koltoniak TO VE2M 25 38 36.30 44.70 48 Debi Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 81.73 87.63 49 Gary Konsza SD SVE1M 15 28 21.95 22.80 162 Cliff Langdon TO E1M 15 28 26.45 28.23 50 Owen LaPlante TO E1M 15 28 23.26 25.70 51 Art LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 49.89 54.00 210 Timothy Loula TB SVE1M 15 28 29.50 36.71 113 Susie Mackens SD E1W 25 38 29.17 42.18 163 Jack Maynard SN SVAM 35 48 49.70 51.97 159 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVCM 60 80 78.84 75.61 160 Keli Mazzenga SN DW 90 1000 104.24105.51 161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 28.86 37.77 93 Doug McClelland SD VE1M 15 28 18.59 18.48 8 Katelyn Meyer SN E2W 35 48 49.53 56.88 89 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 54.62 65.57 108 Janette Milne TO CW 75 96 79.71 86.46 55 Bob Milne TO BM 45 64 52.51 63.55 164 Fred Myers SW SVCM 60 80 69.55 73.72 57 Roger Myers TO VE1M 15 28 18.96 25.75 58 Lou Oles TR SVBM 45 64 47.92 47.04 167 Alan Osterdale AA DM 75 1000 79.77 91.33 170 Dennis Parrott TB VBM 45 64 58.19 67.99 186 Jamie Pawelek TB BM 45 64 57.77 67.46 60 Bill Perlmutter TR VE2M 25 38 44.42 42.65 171 Joe Pioch SW DM 75 1000 85.05 79.90 82 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 26.21 27.14 173 Scott Pyles RN SVE1M 15 28 23.26 62 Rob Reader SD VE1M 15 28 31.68 34.90 63 Bob Rentschler TB VBM 45 64 61.78 63.43 67 Mike Sayers TO SVE1M 15 28 25.02 26.86 68 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 25 38 29.94 32.80 70 Jeffrey Sitko SW E1M 15 28 22.04 26.97 110 Kevin Smith SW VE2M 25 38 29.49 32.96 71 David C. Smith SD SVE1M 15 28 22.54 18.84 154 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 48.71 53.39 72 Joseph Smyk AA VAM 35 48 45.28 51.44 92 Scott Soucie TB AM 35 48 42.05 50.59 179 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 46.93 49.12 73 Sandy Stober TO VAW 45 64 53.29 70.72 181 Richard Synowiec TB SVCM 60 80 70.20 94.76 103 David Tomasik AA EM 0 18 18.94 18.38 182 Chuck Trewin TB VBM 45 64 51.59 57.53 75 Ginnie Uhley TR E2W 35 48 45.89 52.43 183 Richard Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 48.18 53.84 106 Terri Warren TO E1W 25 38 34.36 43.07 76 Mark Warren TO E1M 15 28 19.66 24.73 77 Marylynn Webster TR EW 0 28 22.21 21.06 78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 44.25 53.71 79 Laura White SD VAW 45 64 47.46 57.13 107 Lester Williams SW VAM 35 48 43.23 53.75 81 Paul Williams SN VE1M 15 28 26.51 29.45 185 Ron Zawlocki SN VAM 35 48 36.35 38.17
Most Improved Formula
Handicap is defined as the percent your time is longer than a reference racer with zero par time. That is, HC = 100*(your_time - par_time)/par_time.
If we subtract your old handicap from your new handicap, that gives us the change in the percent that your times are longer than the zero par time. We want the change relative to your old time, not the par time, so we divide by the factor (1 + HC_old/100), which is the ratio of your old time to the par time.
And that's how we get the magic formula:
% improvement = (HC_new -
HC_old)/(1 + HC_old/100)
More 2017 Season Results
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)