Date:	Thu, 30 Mar 1995 19:40:19 -1000
From:	andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie)
Message-Id: <D6AIF8.Jnx@tug.com>
Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation
Subject: Re: Buggy in Quebec (Canada)

In article <D69BqE.JAE@uquebec.ca> Yves_Laforest@IAF.UQUEBEC.CA () writes:
>To do that, I'll need more information on buggy rules
The most widely accepted rules are those of the Argyle Park Buggiers.
I'll put the whole thing on the web, (I've missed the part that explains
why some of the more convoluted rule-sets don't work) but here is the
bit that you are interested in...

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1. For multi buggy races we propose not to outlaw
obstruction as a general thing except for deliberate
blatant obstruction, and base our judgement of what is
deliberate obstruction on whether the aledged obstructor
could reasonably have had some other credible reason for
doing whatever it was anyway - e.g. had no choice, was
just incompetent, tacked expecting a wind shift etc.

2 That we appoint a race judge before each meeting
whose judgement is agreed to be impartial and non-
partisan and that the judge be given the power to black
flag competitors out for blatant obstruction, unsafe
behaviour, "hunting", incompetence to the point where it
is generally preventing the fair conduct of the race and
team racing - any more offences?

* team racing, which has already reared it's unacceptable
head, is where a generally less able buggier fouls out
another competitor (and usually himself) in order to
advantage some associated competitor.

3 That for multi buggy events, starts should be so
that each buggy has at lease 15m clear laterally to each
adjacent buggy and that the first leg should be from a
line set at the most windward part of the course directly
to the most downwind mark without requirement to round
other marks on the way.  We have found that this
effectively spreads the field by the first mark which is
>From very long experience where most entanglements occur.
Starting on the reach has the disadvantage of always
having some advantaged/disadvantaged starting positions -
downwind starts don't have this problem to anything like
the same extent.

4 That unless the site is very large, seeding,
classes or preliminary heats should be used to help
reduce fields to less than 10 buggies per race.

5 That where races are short, say less than
1/2 hour, competitors shall drop their worst score when
points are totalled.  Say for a 5 race program count
the best 4 for each competitor.  This helps reduce the effect
of occasional bad luck on eventual outcomes.

We have found that, over enough races (say 5 or more) and
especially if at least one race is a double point
endurance event which runs either until one competitor
has lapped every other or until a predetermined time
limit of 1 1/2 hours, the most competent
competitor will certainly prevail even over a buggier who
plays obstructive games.  In multi race events the
winning strategy is absolutely to play clean, keep out of
trouble, avoid troublemakers (even when this means
hanging back until a really clear oppertunity for passing
comes along) and to concentrate on turning in perfect
laps.
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>I wrote to Dan Rubesh from BUGGY PILOT INTERNATIONAL but 
>I did not have any news from him.
BZZTT! wrong.  You want coreykite@aol.com  (not that Dan isn't a nice guy...)
For the UK, contact Mell@buggy.demon.co.uk
For France, bem@residents.frmug.fr.net

Andrew
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Date:	Sat, 8 Apr 1995 10:20:43 -1000
From:	kiter1don@aol.com (KITER1DON)
Message-Id: <3m6r6r$4k3@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Subject: Re: Buggy in Quebec (Canada)

There are several buggy riders in New England and the Northeast which
would love to go to an organized buggy event. If the dates don't conflict
with prior obligations I will gladly come up and try to bring others.
Please contact me at KITES OF BOSTON 7 North Market Boston, MA 02109
617-742-1455   Don McCasland KITER1DON @ aol.com


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From:	<mss@das.harvard.edu>
Date:	Mon, 10 Apr 1995 08:53:09 -1000
	From:	@phy.ulaval.ca (Etudiants)
Message-Id: <-1004951450100001@bose.phy.ulaval.ca>
Organization: Departement de physique, Universite Laval
Subject: Re: Buggy in Quebec (Canada)

In article <3m6r6r$4k3@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, kiter1don@aol.com
(KITER1DON) wrote:

> There are several buggy riders in New England and the Northeast which
> would love to go to an organized buggy event. If the dates don't conflict
> with prior obligations I will gladly come up and try to bring others.
> Please contact me at KITES OF BOSTON 7 North Market Boston, MA 02109
> 617-742-1455   Don McCasland KITER1DON @ aol.com

Well... There isn't an official buggy event in Quebec probably because
there ain't enough Quebec buggiers as of yet...
 
But our biggest event of the year is  the Verdun Worldwide kite Rendez-Vous
(next to Montreal) on June 1 to 4 1995...
There will be buggys at this event (including Peter Lynn himself, Fritz, etc..
) 

Otherwise, there are small events here and there all over the province..

Kenny 
Kblackbu@phy.ulaval.ca
Federation Quebecoise du Cerf-Volant


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