As used by the CD’s in the past.. “G’day RaceFans!”
Since JG 2010, and as the 2011/12 (season) CD of JG, I have been quietly been making phone calls – but nothing too serious just yet. Now that the new year has started and people are starting to get back to their normal lives, I thought it was about time I got stuck into the preparations for the next JoeyGlide!! Thought I’d kick it off with the below :) For JG to be a thriving success as it has been in the past, I need everyone to promote it as much as they can within their clubs. For the seniors who have the thoughts of “don't worry, we’ll look after our own juniors”, please get the word out there too! As this will only get your juniors more enthused to fly more at your home club in the future, bring more of their friends out, provide a healthy competitiveness to race their mates to their goals for future JG’s, etc Though what I should’ve started with is the objective of JG! 1st – HAVE A SAFE COMPETITION! 2nd – HAVE A FUN COMPETITION! 3rd – DECLARE A WINNER and encourage others to improve themselves! 4th – REFER TO the 2nd objective :) Here we go.. At the pilots meeting in Waikerie, we decided to do a survey to find out what is the best time of year to hold JG to get maximum entries. Something to note was the strong desire to hold the competition in Queensland for the first time in JG's history. The dates will be announced no later than the end of March, but most likely sooner! To select the competition dates, as I see it will be a very simple one this year. Why? I did a ring around and this is what I found out... *School and Universities all finish up between mid to late November. *Universities go back to work in late Feb. However there wasn't even a thought for this time of year at the pilots meeting. On a side note for this one, if it were to be in FEB then it'd have to be in a southern state as I see it - as the storms happen like clockwork @ 4pm in QLD at that time of year. *The 50th multi-class nationals and the club class nationals has been proposed to be held in JAN 2012 *Generally club camps happen after Christmas and over the new year period. So I think that the week after xmas is out due to a short period available, family time and other helping hands will be harder to come by due to their commitments. Glider availability maybe harder too as it'll be close to the senior nationals. My thoughts for competition dates: The first or second week of December 2011 is the go! For me personally, my vote would be for (Option 3) the 2nd week of December. Why? It gives the university students time to save for 2-3wks, and wind down from a big year. The 2nd week also allows for practice the week prior :). To save my head from getting a tumour with Nokia imprinted on it, can as many people under 30 give me their opinions on the dates that they'd like from the list below (as I WILL call if I can't cross you off the list here).. I would also love to hear from the over 30's as well, as your input is priceless in generating more thought from experience. Option 1: 27th NOV - 3rd DEC 2011 Option 2: 4-10th DEC 2011 Option 3: 11-17th DEC 2011 Option 4: Sometime in FEB 2012 I’m all new to this CD role, so if there’s any other thoughts on dates (not venue yet!) then I’d be keen to hear your views. Looking forward to your replies!! WPP
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