On The Pegs December 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 12 | Page 54

On The Pegs P 54 they are going to ride the Sportsman class for that section, then decide they wish to try the Novice line for Section #3. On the next loop, if the rider decides that Sportsman class was too easy for Section #2, they can choose to try their hand at the Advanced line. Numerous times, in 2018, it was noted that riders misunder- stood the requirements of the class and were entering a section riding through gates of several different classes (example: starting through a Novice gate, chang- ing to an Advanced gate, then ending on an Intermediate gate). Although Open class riders receive neither series points nor an event trophy, changing classes mid-section proves extremely difficult for the checker to score appropriately. The recommendation was made to change the wording of the definition of this class to more accurately explain the class requirements. The next item discussed was the idea of changing the gate fees; it was deter- mined that to maintain consistency across all events, the standard TI cost for gate entry would be $10/person, with those 11 and under receiving free entry. Cost of land usage varies per venue as it is determined by the land owner, but all costs will be posted both on www.trialsinc.org and the Trials Inc Facebook page. The