2012 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. This list should grow as more racers reach the minimum number of results.
Here's current list for 2012 (March 5):
Bib Racer Class Club GS HC SL HC Total 219 Jamie Pawelek CM TB -12.12 -8.76 -20.88 180 Dana Bloodworth BW SN -7.65 -7.33 -14.98 185 Joseph Connelly BM TO -8.54 -5.86 -14.40 217 Alan Osterdale DM AA -4.87 -5.80 -10.67 210 Timothy Loula VAM TB -4.76 -5.27 -10.04 15 Justin Cauffiel BM TO -5.24 -4.45 -9.69 64 Julie Sattler DW TO -5.65 -2.50 -8.15 4 Alexandra Carrico E1W TR -3.27 -4.51 -7.78 78 David Tomasik VE1M AA -2.92 -3.05 -5.97 76 Richard Steele SVAM AA -2.50 -3.16 -5.66 49 Cliff Langdon E1M TO -1.80 -3.75 -5.55 204 Zach Jablonski E2M TB -3.13 -2.04 -5.17 212 Domenic Mazzenga SVCM SN -3.00 -2.11 -5.11 53 Yasumasa Miyawaki VAM AA -3.86 -1.17 -5.04 101 Wayne Drier VE2M TR -4.15 -0.86 -5.01 199 Pat Groves DW TO -2.59 -2.08 -4.67 191 Gregg Davis VE2M SD -4.55 -0.10 -4.65 27 Doug Fellman BM TB -0.96 -3.32 -4.28 100 Chris Williams AM SN -2.83 -1.21 -4.04 3 Marylynn Webster E1W TR -2.14 -1.85 -3.99 67 Samantha Sayers E1W TO -2.05 -1.83 -3.88 16 Jacek Cholewicki VE2M TO -0.30 -3.45 -3.75 176 Daniel Bates VE2M TO -1.38 -2.24 -3.62 24 Ginnie Uhley VAW TR -0.48 -2.98 -3.46 62 Bob Rossi CM TB -3.24 -0.21 -3.45 198 Dick Goodwin SVAM SW -0.20 -3.24 -3.43 72 Kevin Smith E2M SW -0.92 -2.41 -3.34 243 Mark Arthurs VE1M SD -2.20 -0.89 -3.09 88 Joel Holzknecht VE1M SD -1.53 -1.35 -2.88 80 Terri Warren E2W TO -0.59 -2.23 -2.82 23 Kathy Carrico VAW TR -1.91 -0.82 -2.74 58 John Pomerville VE1M SD -0.92 -1.79 -2.70 28 Jim Geisling VAM TR -2.02 -0.49 -2.51 87 Drew Hilger E1M RN -1.33 -1.07 -2.40 17 Diane Clark BW SW -1.93 -0.47 -2.40 71 Jenessa Smith E1W SD -0.38 -2.00 -2.38 7 Grant Hilger E1M RN -0.69 -1.47 -2.15 1 Kermit Anderson E SD -0.47 -1.66 -2.12 40 Jim Hoppenrath VAM SC 0.50 -2.51 -2.01 68 Spyder Sayers E2M TO -1.54 -0.44 -1.98 6 Katelyn Aitken AW SN -2.12 0.20 -1.92 175 Michael Ault SVBM TO -1.66 -0.18 -1.84 21 Nick Carrico E TR -0.54 -1.06 -1.60 208 Nick Koltoniak VE2M TO -0.89 -0.62 -1.51 218 Dale Pacynski VBM TB -1.79 0.30 -1.49 213 Nick Mazzenga E2M SN -1.53 0.08 -1.45 12 Chad Buehler E1M SW -0.73 -0.64 -1.38 84 Paul Williams VE2M SN -0.14 -1.23 -1.36 34 Janie Guiliani E2W TB -0.64 -0.59 -1.23 97 Roger Myers VE1M TO -0.48 -0.62 -1.10 108 Therese Marie Smith E2W RN 0.03 -1.09 -1.06 232 Ron Zawlocki VAM SN -0.40 -0.50 -0.90 20 Sara LeVan E2W SD -0.41 -0.46 -0.87 231 Steve Vollmer SVCM TB -3.31 2.84 -0.46 52 Craig McLeod VE1M SD -0.17 -0.27 -0.43 30 Kate Fitkin VAW TO -1.99 1.58 -0.41 63 Holly Sasso E2W TR -0.74 0.37 -0.37 9 Susan Benivegna DW TO 1.46 -1.66 -0.20 81 Chuck White AM SW -1.94 1.79 -0.15
2012 Handicap Averages
Here are everyone's handicaps as of March 5, 2012.Bib Racer Club Class Min Max GS SL 5 Kurt Adams SD VE1M 15 28 22.2 24.1 6 Katelyn Aitken SN AW 45 64 56.8 70.0 173 Daniel Aitken SN CM 60 80 76.9 105.1 235 Mike Altenburg TB VBM 45 64 61.1 70.4 1 Kermit Anderson SD E 0 15 13.5 13.4 174 Steve Anderson RN VAM 35 48 38.4 50.3 234 Neil Anderson RN E2M 25 38 49.4 243 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 22.7 23.8 175 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 49.1 62.0 38 Bernard Bast SW DM 75 1000 110.8 122.7 96 Gregory Bast SW E1M 15 28 24.4 25.4 176 Daniel Bates TO VE2M 25 38 29.2 33.0 177 Keith Bates TR CM 60 80 80.3 82.0 55 Kathy Bauer TR E2W 35 48 46.6 51.5 8 Arlene Bellas TB DW 90 1000 162.2 9 Susan Benivegna TO DW 90 1000 99.9 92.0 178 Vincent Benivegna TO E2M 25 38 33.8 37.4 179 Bob Bettman TR VE1M 15 28 23.5 21.8 180 Dana Bloodworth SN BW 60 80 70.7 74.9 181 Gary Bloodworth SN CM 60 80 68.1 67.3 245 Ryan Bloodworth SN BM 45 64 46.2 58.1 107 Chad Bradbury TR E 0 15 15.3 15.5 10 Hunter Brisson TB E1M 15 28 23.3 31.0 11 Beau Buehler SW E1M 15 28 22.6 27.4 12 Chad Buehler SW E1M 15 28 17.3 18.6 14 Foster Butler JD E2M 25 38 27.5 40.7 4 Alexandra Carrico TR E1W 15 38 30.3 31.4 21 Nick Carrico TR E 0 15 15.8 14.6 22 David Carrico TR VAM 35 48 46.3 43.9 23 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 61.5 65.4 15 Justin Cauffiel TO BM 45 64 49.4 67.5 182 Mike Cherette TR VE2M 25 38 29.2 40.8 183 Renee Cherette TR BW 60 80 73.7 85.7 104 Barbara Chiappetta TO DW 90 1000 102.2 103.1 233 Gino Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 25.1 35.4 16 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE2M 25 38 26.7 33.8 17 Diane Clark SW BW 60 80 62.3 67.7 33 Steve Coatney AA VE2M 25 38 47.6 48.4 185 Joseph Connelly TO BM 45 64 57.6 76.8 187 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 85.0 92.1 188 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 54.6 57.6 244 Doug Cornwell SD VBM 45 64 45.0 54.9 189 Marty Crawford GM DM 75 1000 96.7 93.4 18 Haley Crites TR E1W 15 38 21.9 24.3 190 Christopher Curtis TO VBM 45 64 52.3 67.4 191 Gregg Davis SD VE2M 25 38 27.1 29.3 192 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 32.0 36.9 193 Gene DePriest AA BM 45 64 53.5 63.5 101 Wayne Drier TR VE2M 25 38 25.2 30.2 19 Brian Dusina TB VAM 35 48 44.2 54.3 196 Frank Dusina TB E1M 15 28 25.1 30.6 26 David Duvali SW SVCM 60 80 62.4 71.4 89 Toyo Ebato TO CM 60 80 63.7 70.6 197 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 53.0 60.7 27 Doug Fellman TB BM 45 64 54.3 62.8 30 Kate Fitkin TO VAW 45 64 54.0 71.9 28 Jim Geisling TR VAM 35 48 36.7 41.8 129 Susan Geisling TR DW 90 1000 101.3 98.8 31 Jill Geyer TB E2W 35 48 40.7 49.2 2 Sherrie Glas TR E1W 15 38 20.3 26.3 85 Gregg Glasco SD VAM 35 48 37.3 46.9 198 Dick Goodwin SW SVAM 35 48 45.5 54.1 102 Caitlin Grabijas TR E1W 15 38 36.0 31.4 239 Ronald Graves TR AM 35 48 43.0 42.1 32 Kristen Griffin SD E1W 15 38 30.2 41.0 199 Pat Groves TO DW 90 1000 98.9 95.8 34 Janie Guiliani TB E2W 35 48 40.4 41.8 35 Mike Haffey TB VAM 35 48 44.0 55.7 37 Neil Hagemeister TR VE2M 25 38 36.7 43.2 246 Thomas Halsey SD VE1M 15 28 20.5 21.5 200 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 35.8 37.9 99 Sondra Hietbrink TR AW 45 64 50.1 71.0 201 Michael Hietbrink TR E1M 15 28 23.7 32.2 7 Grant Hilger RN E1M 15 28 17.4 22.1 87 Drew Hilger RN E1M 15 28 18.8 18.8 202 Curtis Hoff AA VBM 45 64 53.8 63.4 39 Suzanne Holmes RN E2W 35 48 54.0 57.0 94 Hunter Holtrop SD E 0 15 11.5 10.3 88 Joel Holzknecht SD VE1M 15 28 18.9 19.9 40 Jim Hoppenrath SC VAM 35 48 39.8 44.9 41 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 30.6 39.5 13 Mike Jablonski TB SVBM 45 64 54.8 61.9 42 Jill Jablonski TB E2W 35 48 38.6 40.9 203 Ted Jablonski TB VBM 45 64 55.9 54.5 204 Zach Jablonski TB E2M 25 38 29.9 35.1 43 Veronica E Jackson JD BW 60 80 65.5 89.3 44 George Janes RN VE1M 15 28 30.6 32.7 86 Bruce A. Johnson GM SVBM 45 64 48.7 57.7 95 Heather Kanakry SD E1W 15 38 24.9 29.7 240 Jason Kanakry SD E1M 15 28 23.5 25.2 205 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 71.5 99.4 46 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 86.1 90.1 45 Andrew Kerbrat SW AM 35 48 42.1 44.2 206 Eric Klaban TB E 0 15 14.6 12.0 207 Tom Klaban TB VE2M 25 38 28.7 28.2 47 Debi Koltoniak TO CW 75 96 87.8 103.7 208 Nick Koltoniak TO VE2M 25 38 36.0 45.3 48 Gary Konsza SC VE1M 15 28 22.0 24.8 49 Cliff Langdon TO E1M 15 28 23.1 27.5 20 Sara LeVan SD E2W 35 48 44.5 44.3 195 Michael J LeVan SD E 0 15 15.0 19.3 209 Art LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 52.6 56.0 50 Chris Liegl SC VAW 45 64 54.7 210 Timothy Loula TB VAM 35 48 34.2 43.2 51 Susan Maples SN VAW 45 64 60.5 68.3 108 Therese Marie Smith RN E2W 35 48 37.8 45.4 211 Jack Maynard GM SVAM 35 48 42.2 48.0 212 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVCM 60 80 76.0 83.6 213 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 35.8 46.6 247 Doug McClelland RN VE1M 15 28 22.8 27.8 52 Craig McLeod SD VE1M 15 28 17.1 17.0 238 Michal Meissner SW VAM 35 48 45.8 48.7 111 Robert Michel TO VE2M 25 38 30.1 44.8 25 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 68.4 53 Yasumasa Miyawaki AA VAM 35 48 43.7 51.6 214 Kyle Moir SD VE2M 25 38 26.7 28.3 54 Stephan Morgan JD CM 60 80 85.7 79.4 97 Roger Myers TO VE1M 15 28 20.8 26.4 215 Fred Myers SW SVCM 60 80 75.6 82.3 216 Patrick O'Keefe GM SVAM 35 48 48.4 55.7 217 Alan Osterdale AA DM 75 1000 98.1 115.5 105 Lori Paarlberg SD E2W 35 48 45.5 67.9 218 Dale Pacynski TB VBM 45 64 52.2 61.0 242 Dennis Parrott TB CM 60 80 72.9 80.7 219 Jamie Pawelek TB CM 60 80 66.3 80.9 56 Dale Peppel TO BM 45 64 61.7 70.6 57 Bill Perlmutter TR VE2M 25 38 36.9 43.7 220 Joe Pioch SW DM 75 1000 197.2 165.9 221 Holly Polopolos AA DW 90 1000 102.5 116.0 58 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 24.4 27.8 59 Scott Pyles RN VE1M 15 28 28.2 29.0 60 Rob Reader SD VE1M 15 28 27.2 33.9 61 Robert Rentschler TB BM 45 64 61.6 70.0 222 Terry Rosenbaum SN AM 35 48 44.8 51.9 62 Bob Rossi TB CM 60 80 58.9 70.6 223 Levi Rouster SN E2M 25 38 30.5 35.0 63 Holly Sasso TR E2W 35 48 41.1 45.3 64 Julie Sattler TO DW 90 1000 92.1 108.0 65 Tedd Sattler TO VE1M 15 28 20.2 25.4 66 Mike Sayers TO VE1M 15 28 30.9 29.5 67 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 15 38 33.7 44.4 68 Spyder Sayers TO E2M 25 38 30.0 33.9 109 Julia Schroeter SD E1W 15 38 24.5 28.0 110 Andie Schroeter SD E1W 15 38 38.4 69 Robert Semanske AA SVBM 45 64 64.5 74.0 224 Moby Mick Serafinski TR VBM 45 64 59.3 53.2 70 David C. Smith TO VE1M 15 28 20.9 19.1 71 Jenessa Smith SD E1W 15 38 29.5 33.8 72 Kevin Smith SW E2M 25 38 29.1 33.3 73 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 50.7 56.4 225 Joseph Smyk AA VBM 45 64 50.7 56.4 226 Gary Sonnenberg TB SVCM 60 80 71.7 82.8 74 Scott Soucie TB BM 45 64 49.9 55.9 90 Kerrie Spinney SN BW 60 80 61.7 67.1 92 Josh Spinney SN E2M 25 38 25.8 33.4 75 Jana Staron RN E1W 15 38 35.1 36.5 76 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 45.4 45.9 103 Ashleigh Stewart SD E 0 15 14.8 18.8 227 Chuck Sullivan TB SVCM 60 80 88.5 88.3 237 Elliot Swiss SW CM 60 80 59.6 71.0 228 Richard Synowiec TB SVCM 60 80 71.3 95.0 77 Michael Thomas SD E1M 15 28 18.0 18.7 78 David Tomasik AA VE1M 15 28 19.5 18.0 230 Chuck Trewin TB BM 45 64 56.0 66.7 24 Ginnie Uhley TR VAW 45 64 52.2 59.9 231 Steve Vollmer TB SVCM 60 80 63.6 81.2 79 Mark Warren TO E1M 15 28 22.0 29.9 80 Terri Warren TO E2W 35 48 40.9 51.9 3 Marylynn Webster TR E1W 15 38 23.3 24.3 81 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 40.1 64.3 82 Laura White AA VAW 45 64 47.6 59.3 83 Don Williams SN DM 75 1000 92.4 122.6 84 Paul Williams SN VE2M 25 38 30.3 31.7 100 Chris Williams SN AM 35 48 38.1 50.2 232 Ron Zawlocki SN VAM 35 48 39.0 44.7
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)
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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)
Pacesetters
The handicaps are determined largely by past histories of most of the racers competing on a course. Pacesetters provide quality control, and influence the handicaps of racers who are much faster or much slower than the average racer for the course.
Calculating and Reporting Handicaps
Handicaps are computed for all race times. However, the handicaps shown in the results on a race day are subject to adjusment and are not considered "final" until after the first MACC meeting that follows the race.
Handicaps are calculated using different equations for the first and second run, in order to compensate for differing course conditions. Therefore, identical times on the first and second runs can result in different handicaps.
All Years on Record
2025 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2024 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2023 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2022 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2021 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2020 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2019 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2018 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2017 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2016 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2015 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2014 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2013 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2012 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2011 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2010 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2009 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2008 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2007 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2006 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2005 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2004 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2003 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2002 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2001 Races | World
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Cup | Team
1999 Races | World
Cup | Team
1998 Races | World Cup
1997 World Cup
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