2019 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.
Bib Racer Class Club GS HC SL HC Total
170 Dennis Parrott VBM TB -6.45 -6.58 -13.03
79 Laura White E2W SD -4.87 -5.12 -9.99
69 Nick Carrico EM TR -2.68 -2.62 -5.30
34 Susan Geisling CW TR -4.10 -0.77 -4.87
106 Terri Warren E1W TO -0.90 -3.67 -4.56
4 Alexandra Carrico EW TR -2.72 -1.84 -4.56
15 Jenessa Hilger E1W SD -2.90 -1.10 -4.00
73 Sandy Stober VAW TO -0.10 -3.89 -3.99
Drew Hilger EM SD -2.30 -1.58 -3.88
122 Shawn Hughes VE2M AA -0.09 -3.44 -3.53
71 David C. Smith SVE1M SD -1.29 -1.66 -2.95
174 Moby Mick Serafinski VBM TR -0.92 -1.77 -2.69
Sherrie Glas EW TR -0.60 -1.66 -2.26
143 David Corcoran SVBM SN -0.30 -1.74 -2.04
162 Cliff Langdon E1M TO -1.63 -0.34 -1.96
134 Mike Altenburg VAM TB -0.88 -1.00 -1.87
90 Chris Williams VAM SN -0.69 -0.71 -1.40
142 David Carrico SVAM TR -1.26 0.14 -1.12
183 Rick Van Houdt SVBM TR -1.07 -0.04 -1.11
78 Chuck White AM SW -0.74 -0.01 -0.75
51 Art Levasseur VBM SN 0.55 -1.28 -0.74
210 Timothy Loula SVE1M TB -1.16 0.43 -0.73
77 Marylynn Webster EW TR 0.50 -0.92 -0.42
55 Bob Milne AM TO 1.85 -2.23 -0.39
22 Joel Holzknecht EM TO -0.94 0.57 -0.37
81 Paul Williams SVE1M SN -0.84 0.53 -0.31
92 Scott Soucie AM TB 0.95 -1.06 -0.11
167 Alan Osterdale CM AA -2.42 2.35 -0.07
Handicap Averages
Here are everyone's handicaps as of February 10, 2019, after race 7.
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 19.50 20.99
133 Daniel Aitken SN CM 60 80 99.78 111.01
158 Michael Allen RN VAM 35 48 41.81 53.12
134 Mike Altenburg TB VAM 35 48 38.79 41.65
18 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 11.55 12.46
221 Steve Anderson SD VAM 35 48 35.94 37.46
9 Paula Anderson RN BW 60 80 76.28 76.36
96 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 20.58 17.35
175 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 59.14 63.56
14 Gregory Bast SW EM 0 18 15.33 13.86
16 Daniel Bates TO VE1M 15 28 28.95 30.00
17 Kathy Bauer TR E2W 35 48 46.47 50.40
101 Matthew Benivegna TO EM 0 18 16.17 9.27
138 Vincent Benivegna TO VE2M 25 38 27.83 33.62
139 Gary Bloodworth SN SVCM 60 80 67.58 68.92
20 Ryan Bloodworth SN AM 35 48 36.48 40.48
83 Dana Bloodworth SN AW 45 64 51.92 55.83
197 Ray Blythe SW SVE2M 25 38 29.12 40.27
140 Howard Bouwens TR VBM 45 64 63.85 62.80
23 Jeffery Burnette TB E2M 25 38 31.62 37.21
5 Foster Butler JD VE1M 15 28 22.91 29.75
142 David Carrico TR SVAM 35 48 46.44 42.68
21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 64.64 65.27
4 Alexandra Carrico TR EW 0 28 22.84 27.13
69 Nick Carrico TR EM 0 18 9.20 8.24
145 Mike Cherette TR SVE2M 25 38 36.40
86 Renee Cherette TR VAW 45 64 54.49
43 Nicholas Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 22.87 19.40
84 Barbara Chiappetta TO CW 75 96 141.37106.23
25 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 22.16 20.86
26 Diane Clark-finkel SW E2W 35 48 42.39 40.65
33 Steve Coatney AA SVE2M 25 38 39.70 38.82
27 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 83.83 88.95
143 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 56.62 73.22
176 Michael Cox TO VE2M 25 38 30.73 50.76
151 Alfred Cureau JD CM 60 80 66.27 65.47
146 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 33.90 38.90
147 Gene Depriest AA VBM 45 64 56.36 73.18
204 Rick Discher SD DM 75 1000 93.85 103.49
53 Halie Dobbs XX E1W 25 38 27.05 28.82
98 Cindy Drier TR E2W 35 48 39.34 45.09
28 Brian Dusina TB VAM 35 48 42.61 45.66
129 David Duvali SW SVCM 60 80 66.88 64.15
148 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 61.00 55.76
226 Brian Finkel SW DM 75 1000 81.80 92.13
199 Steven Foradori TB SVCM 60 80 68.66 73.46
32 Jim Geisling TR VE2M 25 38 44.35 45.56
34 Susan Geisling TR CW 75 96 90.15 97.86
35 Jackie Giles TR E1W 25 38 33.47 35.72
80 Brendan Gimby XX E2M 25 38 27.56 28.45
Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 16.21 14.59
87 Gregg Glasco SD VE2M 25 38 38.36 46.27
195 Dick Goodwin SW SVAM 35 48 52.13 55.30
99 T.j Graham SN EM 0 18 15.73 26.35
149 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 109.10105.75
39 Janie Guiliani TB E1W 25 38 30.96 31.29
150 Zachary Hampton TB AM 35 48 36.24 41.01
178 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 33.16 36.00
100 Michael Hietbrink TR VE1M 15 28 24.71
15 Jenessa Hilger SD E1W 25 38 26.31 26.59
Drew Hilger SD EM 0 18 9.60 7.17
7 Grant Hilger SD EM 0 18 14.56
109 Marlene Hoeft SW BW 60 80 71.78 70.72
207 Greg Hoeft AA VAM 35 48 36.84 42.30
40 Camille Hoeft SW DW 90 1000 99.92 104.01
41 Sue Holmes RN E2W 35 48 42.26 47.59
22 Joel Holzknecht TO EM 0 18 11.06 10.73
42 Jim Hoppenrath TR VAM 35 48 40.32 43.06
122 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 28.27 33.20
222 Mike Jablonski TB SVAM 35 48 54.54 65.56
44 Zach Jablonski TB E1M 15 28 16.96 16.49
116 Jason Kanakry TR EM 0 18 13.03 15.53
46 Heather Kanakry TR EW 0 28 19.43 17.70
111 Schyler Kangas AA E2M 25 38 27.69 35.20
177 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 207.02
47 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 114.34105.83
104 Andrew Kerbrat SW E2M 25 38 37.60 38.68
156 Nick Koltoniak TO SVE2M 25 38 37.14 45.06
48 Debi Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 87.13 92.12
49 Gary Konsza SD SVE1M 15 28 22.08 21.54
162 Cliff Langdon TO E1M 15 28 21.29 26.08
36 Sarah Latcham TR EW 0 28 22.97 23.64
51 Art Levasseur SN VBM 45 64 50.22 52.45
210 Timothy Loula TB SVE1M 15 28 30.45 32.08
113 Susie Mackens TO E1W 25 38 26.73 37.50
13 Juliana Massey SD E1W 25 38 32.78 28.03
163 Jack Maynard SN SVAM 35 48 53.63 57.26
159 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVCM 60 80 72.05 80.93
161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 34.53 39.90
93 Doug Mcclelland SD VE1M 15 28 21.25 18.55
229 William Meade SD EM 0 18 11.15 9.13
89 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 57.07 62.90
108 Janette Milne TO BW 60 80 74.99 80.21
55 Bob Milne TO AM 35 48 41.95 54.35
164 Fred Myers SW SVCM 60 80 86.06
57 Roger Myers TO VE1M 15 28 21.09 23.54
205 Todd Newman AA CM 60 80 65.00 60.32
52 Paul Nicholls SD VE2M 25 38 28.69 40.53
202 Jon Nielsen SW SVAM 35 48 42.62 56.57
165 Patrick Okeefe TR SVAM 35 48 46.80 46.21
58 Lou Oles TR SVBM 45 64 53.05 59.92
166 Brian Onnela TR VE1M 15 28 20.51 20.50
157 Peter Oppermann SD VE1M 15 28 17.95 27.56
54 Spencer Oppermann SD E1M 15 28 23.02 15.06
167 Alan Osterdale AA CM 60 80 82.30 95.74
170 Dennis Parrott TB VBM 45 64 59.51 63.97
74 Grace Patti SW DW 90 1000 152.33127.00
64 Jamie Pawelek TB VBM 45 64 71.71 78.22
60 Bill Perlmutter TR SVE2M 25 38 38.52 41.79
171 Joe Pioch SW CM 60 80 87.50 85.71
172 Holly Polopolos AA CW 75 96 96.54
82 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 24.06 23.55
173 Scott Pyles RN SVE1M 15 28 27.50 27.81
62 Rob Reader SD VE1M 15 28 27.99 28.49
63 Bob Rentschler TB VBM 45 64 60.06 60.05
65 Jack Riggs SD EM 0 18 13.55 15.20
67 Mike Sayers TO SVE1M 15 28 31.68 31.81
68 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 25 38 26.52 28.44
174 Moby Mick Serafinski TR VBM 45 64 59.19 52.36
71 David C. Smith SD SVE1M 15 28 20.60 17.20
154 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 55.23 55.58
92 Scott Soucie TB AM 35 48 44.71 51.36
179 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 47.53 45.81
73 Sandy Stober TO VAW 45 64 47.77 50.47
103 David Tomasik AA EM 0 18 16.39 14.55
187 Jeanette Uhley TR E2W 35 48 43.46 39.99
75 Ginnie Uhley TR E2W 35 48 48.61 48.25
183 Rick Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 56.77 58.89
106 Terri Warren TO E1W 25 38 32.74 41.28
76 Mark Warren TO E1M 15 28 19.77 21.16
77 Marylynn Webster TR EW 0 28 21.53 17.41
78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 40.80 53.62
79 Laura White SD E2W 35 48 38.04 43.83
81 Paul Williams SN SVE1M 15 28 26.12 27.11
90 Chris Williams SN VAM 35 48 36.11 40.90
184 Rich Wodnicki SN VE2M 25 38 29.28 36.58
185 Ron Zawlocki SN SVE2M 25 38 39.13 43.24
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 2019 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)