2018 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 everyone's handicaps as of January 25, 2018, after race 4.
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
3 Kurt Adams SD SVE1M 15 28 19.45 22.18
133 Daniel Aitken SN CM 60 80 100.30117.90
158 michael ALLEN RN VAM 35 48 43.86 53.83
134 Mike Altenburg TB VAM 35 48 46.75 46.98
18 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 13.64 12.99
221 Steve Anderson RN VAM 35 48 42.71 56.72
9 Paula Anderson RN BW 60 80 71.83 77.89
123 Lindsay Arthurs SD EW 0 28 20.77 28.73
96 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 19.81 16.16
175 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 46.83 60.06
12 Bernard Bast SW DM 75 1000 126.81122.63
14 Gregory Bast SW E1M 15 28 17.08 15.49
16 Daniel Bates TO VE1M 15 28 29.78 32.71
17 Kathy Bauer TR E2W 35 48 45.46 51.49
101 Matthew Benivegna TO EM 0 18 14.84 15.43
138 Vincent Benivegna TO VE2M 25 38 29.65 33.53
19 Susan Benivegna TO BW 60 80 80.99 68.84
139 Gary Bloodworth SN CM 60 80 68.93 71.01
20 Ryan Bloodworth SN AM 35 48 38.27 39.61
197 Ray Blythe SW SVAM 35 48 34.45 41.23
140 Howard Bouwens TR VBM 45 64 60.89 58.23
23 Jeffery Burnette TB E2M 25 38 32.05 35.52
5 Foster Butler JD VE1M 15 28 24.51 33.00
142 David Carrico TR VAM 35 48 46.79 44.01
Nick Carrico TR EM 0 18 10.03 11.53
21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 62.30 64.06
4 Alexandra Carrico TR E1W 25 38 26.39 28.52
25 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 24.32 23.15
26 Diane Clark-Finkel SW E2W 35 48 43.11 45.18
33 Steve Coatney AA VE2M 25 38 52.66 50.96
201 Joseph Connelly TO CM 60 80 63.64 72.52
27 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 83.83 92.58
143 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 57.07 67.55
176 Michael Cox TO VE2M 25 38 30.70 51.00
151 Alfred Cureau JD CM 60 80 68.08 83.17
146 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 32.03 37.23
147 Gene DePriest AA VBM 45 64 56.36 75.98
204 Rick Discher SD DM 75 1000 83.18 102.83
98 Cindy Drier TR E2W 35 48 39.34 46.41
28 Brian Dusina TB VAM 35 48 38.73 48.14
129 David Duvali SW SVCM 60 80 66.88 66.48
91 Toyo Ebato TO AM 35 48 44.06 48.51
148 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 46.40 55.07
31 Douglas Fellman TB BM 45 64 54.68 66.52
199 Steven Foradori TB SVCM 60 80 70.20 77.71
32 Jim Geisling TR VE2M 25 38 43.49 43.87
34 Susan Geisling TR CW 75 96 99.18 98.31
10 Shayanne Glas TR EW 0 28 21.62 18.74
Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 17.53 19.71
87 Gregg Glasco SD VE2M 25 38 36.32 46.50
195 Dick Goodwin SW SVAM 35 48 55.93 63.26
149 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 97.64 97.42
39 Janie Guiliani TB E1W 25 38 32.15 37.20
150 Zachary Hampton TB BM 45 64 44.78 56.47
178 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 31.39 34.59
100 Michael Hietbrink TR VE1M 15 28 23.90
15 Jenessa Hilger SD E1W 25 38 31.03 32.56
6 Drew Hilger SD EM 0 18 11.89 8.21
109 Marlene Hoeft SW BW 60 80 79.28 80.77
207 Greg Hoeft AA VAM 35 48 40.49 41.95
40 Camille Hoeft SW DW 90 1000 112.92114.01
41 Sue Holmes RN E2W 35 48 48.86 48.45
22 Joel Holzknecht TR EM 0 18 13.63 11.52
42 Jim Hoppenrath TR VAM 35 48 45.22 45.86
122 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 30.77 39.45
222 Mike Jablonski TB SVAM 35 48 50.18 59.98
44 Zach Jablonski TB E1M 15 28 20.04 17.18
116 Jason Kanakry TR EM 0 18 14.80 22.12
46 Heather Kanakry TR EW 0 28 21.53 20.41
111 Schyler Kangas AA E2M 25 38 29.61 40.82
177 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 79.65 95.39
47 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 102.96102.47
104 Andrew Kerbrat SW AM 35 48 36.61 39.07
155 Tom Klaban TB SVE1M 15 28 25.96 22.91
156 Nick Koltoniak TO VE2M 25 38 36.45 46.42
48 Debi Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 78.16 86.53
162 Cliff Langdon TO E1M 15 28 24.94 27.21
115 Peter LaPlante TO E2M 25 38 35.13 43.22
50 Owen LaPlante TO E1M 15 28 16.71 21.58
51 Art LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 48.64 55.43
210 Timothy Loula TB SVE1M 15 28 36.37 36.09
113 Susie Mackens TO E1W 25 38 31.22 42.94
13 Juliana Massey XX E1W 25 38 35.23 34.38
163 Jack Maynard SN SVAM 35 48 52.67 56.53
159 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVCM 60 80 78.33 80.70
160 Keli Mazzenga SN DW 90 1000 98.21 90.80
161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 32.90 38.19
93 Doug McClelland SD VE1M 15 28 17.23 16.85
227 Megan Mcpherson TO CW 75 96 125.48113.84
89 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 52.98 67.63
108 Janette Milne TO CW 75 96 73.89 90.74
55 Bob Milne TO BM 45 64 46.18 66.44
57 Roger Myers TO VE1M 15 28 21.59 25.62
205 Todd Newman AA CM 60 80 65.80 69.65
202 Jon Nielsen SW SVAM 35 48 41.41 60.50
58 Lou Oles TR SVBM 45 64 49.53 54.43
167 Alan Osterdale AA CM 60 80 73.19 95.91
170 Dennis Parrott TB VBM 45 64 65.79 88.03
186 Jamie Pawelek TB BM 45 64 60.57 75.48
60 Bill Perlmutter TR VE2M 25 38 38.27 42.13
171 Joe Pioch SW CM 60 80 74.31 77.66
172 Holly Polopolos AA CW 75 96 96.54
82 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 27.90 28.97
173 Scott Pyles RN SVE1M 15 28 27.42 24.51
62 Rob Reader SD VE1M 15 28 28.30 32.48
63 Bob Rentschler TB VBM 45 64 61.41 62.83
194 Levi Rouster SN E2M 25 38 26.48 30.50
45 John Salyers XX E1M 15 28 19.25 26.61
67 Mike Sayers TO SVE1M 15 28 27.04 28.02
68 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 25 38 26.11 30.02
174 Moby Mick Serafinski TR VBM 45 64 62.87 56.93
70 Jeffrey Sitko SW E1M 15 28 18.64 24.98
110 Kevin Smith SW VE2M 25 38 33.65 34.87
71 David C. Smith SD SVE1M 15 28 21.88 19.93
154 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 51.87 55.97
72 Joseph Smyk AA VAM 35 48 45.80 50.34
92 Scott Soucie TB AM 35 48 43.88 55.62
179 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 44.65 46.32
73 Sandy Stober TO VAW 45 64 51.01 69.11
181 Richard Synowiec TB SVCM 60 80 67.86 98.66
103 David Tomasik AA EM 0 18 16.64 12.89
182 Chuck Trewin TB VBM 45 64 54.47 60.39
187 Jeanette Uhley TR E2W 35 48 49.45
75 Ginnie Uhley TR E2W 35 48 47.97 52.70
183 Rick Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 53.20 55.13
106 Terri Warren TO E2W 35 48 34.47 45.27
77 Marylynn Webster TR EW 0 28 22.46 19.90
78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 37.72 55.35
79 Laura White SD E2W 35 48 43.68 53.60
107 Lester Williams SW VAM 35 48 45.04 53.75
81 Paul Williams SN SVE1M 15 28 26.59 27.07
90 Chris Williams SN VAM 35 48 39.50 47.22
184 Rich Wodnicki SN VE1M 15 28 26.61 31.96
185 Ron Zawlocki SN VAM 35 48 40.22 46.12
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 2018 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)