2020 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
226 Brian Finkel BM SW -3.64 -3.75 -7.39
43 Nicholas Chiappetta E1M TO -3.77 -2.30 -6.07
64 jamie pawelek VBM TB -6.49 0.85 -5.64
92 Scott Soucie AM TB -3.57 -1.93 -5.50
70 Jeff Sitko E1M SW -1.28 -3.61 -4.89
22 Joel Holzknecht EM TO -2.87 -1.77 -4.63
162 Cliff Langdon VE1M TO -2.29 -2.27 -4.56
55 Bob Milne AM TO -4.23 -0.26 -4.49
15 Jenessa Hilger EW SD -1.06 -3.08 -4.14
26 Diane Clark-Finkel VE2W SW -1.47 -2.22 -3.69
28 Brian Dusina SVAM TB -4.28 1.04 -3.24
18 Kermit Anderson EM SD -0.79 -2.22 -3.01
204 Rick Discher DM SD 1.16 -3.87 -2.72
199 Steven Foradori SVCM TB -0.22 -2.44 -2.66
104 Andrew Kerbrat E2M SW 0.29 -2.91 -2.62
48 Debi Koltoniak BW TO -0.68 -1.92 -2.60
229 William Meade EM SD -1.13 -1.27 -2.40
84 Barbara Chiappetta CW TO -0.83 -1.52 -2.35
183 Rick Van Houdt SVBM TR -1.91 -0.39 -2.30
Sherrie Glas EW TR -2.70 0.55 -2.15
103 David Tomasik EM AA -1.27 -0.59 -1.86
210 Timothy Loula SVE1M TB -0.31 -1.25 -1.56
4 Alexandra Carrico EW TR -0.80 -0.63 -1.43
5 Foster Butler VE1M JD -0.80 -0.38 -1.18
134 Mike Altenburg VAM TB -2.14 1.37 -0.77
17 Kathy Bauer VE2W TR 1.57 -1.92 -0.35
62 Rob Reader SVE1M SD -0.65 0.41 -0.23
Drew Hilger EM SD 0.39 -0.56 -0.17
81 PAUL Williams SVE1M SN 0.03 -0.18 -0.15
Handicap Averages
Here are everyone's handicaps as of February 10, 2020, 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 19.68 22.31
134 Mike Altenburg TB VAM 35 48 35.29 43.29
18 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 10.94 8.74
221 Steve Anderson SD SVE2M 25 38 38.83 36.38
96 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 22.00 17.95
218 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 70.19 81.42
14 Gregory Bast SW EM 0 18 14.98 13.19
16 Daniel Bates TO VE2M 25 38 28.97 31.79
17 Kathy Bauer TR VE2W 35 48 48.26 45.53
138 Vincent Benivegna TO VE2M 25 38 26.66 34.31
19 Susan Benivegna TO BW 60 80 72.78 65.30
141 Bob Bettman TR SVE1M 15 28 21.56 20.06
139 Gary Bloodworth SN SVCM 60 80 77.68 74.38
20 Ryan Bloodworth SN E2M 25 38 33.23 36.34
83 Dana Bloodworth SN AW 45 64 56.55 59.73
197 Ray Blythe SW SVE2M 25 38 32.76 37.90
140 Howard Bouwens TR VBM 45 64 66.88 58.56
23 Jeffery Burnette TB E2M 25 38 31.17 37.39
5 Foster Butler JD VE1M 15 28 20.98 29.10
142 David Carrico TR SVAM 35 48 53.27 48.71
21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 65.88 63.57
4 Alexandra Carrico TR EW 0 28 22.70 23.62
69 Nick Carrico TR EM 0 18 6.83 7.61
145 Mike Cherette TR SVE2M 25 38 38.12
86 Renee Cherette TR VAW 45 64 66.72 73.67
43 Nicholas Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 21.68 17.15
84 Barbara Chiappetta TO CW 75 96 154.17102.67
25 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 21.23 20.06
26 Diane Clark-Finkel SW VE2W 35 48 41.16 37.73
33 Steve Coatney AA SVE2M 25 38 47.02 48.17
128 Joseph Connelly TO CM 60 80 67.36 70.68
27 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 91.48 97.87
143 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 59.49 69.95
176 Michael Cox TO VE2M 25 38 33.73 49.40
151 Alfred Cureau JD CM 60 80 71.18 72.32
146 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 33.15 39.13
204 Rick Discher SD DM 75 1000 96.19 92.91
28 Brian Dusina TB SVAM 35 48 36.99 46.24
148 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 59.36 59.07
226 Brian Finkel SW BM 45 64 66.34 70.95
199 Steven Foradori TB SVCM 60 80 70.61 71.96
32 Jim Geisling TR VE2M 25 38 49.26 42.03
34 SUSAN GEISLING TR CW 75 96 99.18 92.76
35 Jackie Giles TR E1W 25 38 36.06 36.40
125 Doug Gilmour TB AM 35 48 40.48 47.57
80 Brendan Gimby AA E1M 15 28 27.60 24.15
Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 13.80 14.82
195 Dick Goodwin SW SVAM 35 48 49.79 55.63
99 T.j Graham SN EM 0 18 15.53 20.25
149 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 117.59113.17
39 Janie Guiliani TB E1W 25 38 36.02 33.93
112 Steve Hark SD EM 0 18 20.28 14.64
178 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 34.39 36.06
232 Tom Hicks TR EM 0 18 17.53 23.30
100 Michael Hietbrink TR VE1M 15 28 25.47
15 Jenessa Hilger SD EW 0 28 24.02 21.82
Drew Hilger SD EM 0 18 10.02 6.01
7 Grant Hilger SD EM 0 18 14.03
109 Marlene Hoeft SW BW 60 80 91.55 75.32
207 Greg Hoeft AA VE2M 25 38 35.99 40.56
40 Camille Hoeft SW CW 75 96 120.97112.91
41 Sue Holmes RN VE2W 35 48 44.47 42.42
22 Joel Holzknecht TO EM 0 18 8.09 9.03
42 Jim Hoppenrath TR VAM 35 48 38.57 39.56
122 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 31.91 33.40
222 Mike Jablonski TB SVBM 45 64 56.66 65.27
44 Zach Jablonski TB E1M 15 28 16.66 14.94
116 Jason Kanakry TR EM 0 18 14.00 14.80
177 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 211.16
47 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 120.01105.86
104 Andrew Kerbrat SW E2M 25 38 39.14 35.63
156 Nick Koltoniak TO SVE2M 25 38 39.23 48.40
48 Debi Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 91.66 80.99
49 Gary Konsza SD SVE1M 15 28 22.04 21.96
162 Cliff Langdon TO VE1M 15 28 19.67 22.72
217 Todd Lau SN AM 35 48 55.15 40.44
51 Art LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 54.65 52.24
210 Timothy Loula TB SVE1M 15 28 30.12 29.60
113 Susie Mackens TO E1W 25 38 27.27 38.76
163 Jack Maynard SN SVBM 45 64 56.32 60.34
159 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVDM 75 1000 97.58 87.09
160 Keli Mazzenga SN CW 75 96 99.52 76.65
161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 38.21 38.45
93 Doug Mcclelland SD VE1M 15 28 24.13 17.75
229 William Meade SD EM 0 18 10.39 5.65
89 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 60.84 60.33
55 Bob Milne TO AM 35 48 38.53 53.80
205 Todd Newman AA VBM 45 64 67.34 60.34
52 Paul Nicholls SD VE2M 25 38 27.99 38.11
121 Patrick Okeefe TR SVAM 35 48 53.04 46.88
58 Lou Oles TR SVBM 45 64 54.40 56.31
166 Brian Onnela TR SVE1M 15 28 19.27 21.98
167 Alan Osterdale AA CM 60 80 86.37 94.20
170 Dennis Parrott TB VBM 45 64 62.96 60.82
64 jamie pawelek TB VBM 45 64 62.16 78.99
60 Bill Perlmutter TR SVE2M 25 38 39.33 42.95
171 Joe Pioch SW CM 60 80 106.9091.66
82 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 22.59 23.84
173 Scott Pyles RN SVE1M 15 28 30.16 27.43
38 Mallory Reader SD EW 0 28 26.26 23.98
62 Rob Reader SD SVE1M 15 28 28.44 29.59
65 Jack Riggs SD EM 0 18 13.54 14.74
68 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 25 38 29.83 29.70
174 Moby Mick Serafinski TR VBM 45 64 62.35 51.94
70 Jeff Sitko SW E1M 15 28 18.76 19.16
71 David C. Smith SD SVE1M 15 28 22.08 17.96
154 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 56.68 55.21
92 Scott Soucie TB AM 35 48 39.86 46.06
220 David Souser TB E2M 25 38 28.33 35.54
179 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 49.82 47.49
73 Sandy Stober TO VE2W 35 48 45.01 46.70
103 David Tomasik AA EM 0 18 15.24 14.29
75 Ginnie Uhley TR VE2W 35 48 50.43 48.61
183 Rick Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 52.86 56.13
76 Mark Warren TO E1M 15 28 21.88 23.73
77 MaryLynn Webster TR EW 0 28 23.03 18.29
78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 44.98 54.40
79 Laura White SD VE2W 35 48 37.83 42.99
81 PAUL Williams SN SVE1M 15 28 26.88 26.78
90 Chris Williams SN VAM 35 48 40.69 41.78
185 Ron Zawlocki SN SVE2M 25 38 42.08 42.50
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 2020 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)