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