2015 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.
Bib Racer Class Club GS HC SL HC Total 171 Joseph Pioch DM SW -17.11 -10.32 -27.43 10 Shayanne Glas E1W TR -6.55 -10.96 -17.50 11 Roma Anderson E2M SD -5.36 -8.02 -13.39 73 Sandy Stober BW TO -2.37 -9.17 -11.53 159 Domenic Mazzenga SVCM SN -7.44 -3.69 -11.13 32 Jim Geisling VAM TR -3.31 -5.14 -8.45 134 Mike Altenburg VBM TB -4.00 -4.05 -8.05 170 Dennis Parrott CM TB -5.91 -1.56 -7.46 17 Kathy Bauer E2W TR -3.67 -2.97 -6.64 96 Mark Arthurs VE1M SD -2.81 -3.44 -6.25 146 Chip Dayton E2M SW -3.15 -2.36 -5.52 154 Patrick Smithbauer SVBM TB -2.26 -3.20 -5.46 86 Renee Cherette VAW TR -3.75 -1.56 -5.31 24 Stephanie Buttrey BW AA -1.01 -3.97 -4.98 93 Doug McClelland VE1M SD -1.91 -2.90 -4.81 139 Gary Bloodworth CM SN -4.07 -0.71 -4.78 39 Janie Guiliani E1W TB -3.02 -1.50 -4.52 142 David Carrico VAM TR -3.86 -0.43 -4.30 30 Toyo Ebato BM TO -0.28 -3.87 -4.16 44 Zach Jablonski E1M TB -2.86 -1.21 -4.07 70 Jeffrey Sitko E1M SW -2.83 -1.15 -3.98 20 Ryan Bloodworth AM SN -1.06 -2.83 -3.89 90 Chris Williams AM SN -3.14 -0.64 -3.78 56 Yasumasa Miyawaki VAM AA -1.88 -1.78 -3.66 75 Ginnie Uhley VAW TR -2.44 -1.16 -3.60 28 Brian Dusina VAM TB -3.39 0.15 -3.24 184 Rich Wodnicki VE1M SN 0.25 -3.48 -3.23 222 Mike Jablonski SVBM TB -1.97 -1.16 -3.13 6 Drew Hilger EM RN -1.51 -1.58 -3.10 14 Gregory Bast E1M SW -1.20 -1.80 -3.00 27 Joe Conway DM AA -1.71 -1.19 -2.91 187 Elliot Swiss BM SW -0.28 -2.58 -2.86 63 Robert Rentschler VBM TB -1.12 -1.62 -2.73 178 William Heckman E2M TB -0.36 -2.38 -2.73 49 Gary Konsza VE1M SD -1.06 -1.65 -2.71 141 Chad Buehler E1M TO -2.40 -0.14 -2.54 174 Moby Mick Serafinski VBM TR -0.84 -1.65 -2.49 183 Richard Van Houdt SVBM TR -1.59 -0.66 -2.25 92 Scott Soucie BM TB -0.69 -1.54 -2.23 136 Billy Arthurs EM SD -0.80 -1.42 -2.22 46 Heather Kanakry EW SD -1.84 -0.29 -2.13 152 Ted Jablonski VBM TB -0.67 -1.38 -2.04 143 David Corcoran SVBM SN -0.27 -1.48 -1.75 4 Alexandra Carrico E1W TR -1.58 -0.09 -1.67 181 Richard Synowiec SVCM TB -2.14 0.54 -1.61 1 Sherrie Glas EW TR -0.68 -0.87 -1.55 16 Daniel Bates VE2M TO -1.11 -0.35 -1.46 26 Diane Clark AW SW -0.87 -0.57 -1.44 65 Jack Riggs VE1M SD -1.12 -0.27 -1.39 148 Arthur Ellwanger SVBM TB 0.27 -1.58 -1.30 22 Joel Holzknecht VE1M SD -1.39 0.11 -1.28 138 Vincent Benivegna VE2M TO -0.84 -0.44 -1.28 34 Susan Geisling DW TR -1.38 0.11 -1.27 89 Denise Miller VAW TR -2.70 1.46 -1.23 57 Roger Myers VE1M TO -0.33 -0.74 -1.07 15 Jenessa Hilger E1W SD 0.33 -1.21 -0.88 79 Laura White VAW SD -2.48 1.76 -0.72 35 Jackie Giles E1W TR 0.45 -1.10 -0.65 158 Michael LeVan EM SD 0.40 -1.00 -0.60 82 John Pomerville VE1M SD -0.45 -0.12 -0.57 182 Chuck Trewin BM TB -1.43 0.93 -0.50 161 Nick Mazzenga E2M SN -3.39 2.95 -0.44 5 Foster Butler E1M JD 0.38 -0.79 -0.41 76 Mark Warren E1M TO -0.26 -0.03 -0.30 48 Debi Koltoniak BW TO 1.24 -1.33 -0.10 155 Tom Klaban VE1M TB 1.36 -1.42 -0.06
Handicap Averages
Here are everyone's handicaps as of March 8, 2015.Bib Racer Club Class Min Max GS SL
3 Kurt Adams SD VE1M 15 28 20.5 25.1 8 Katelyn Aitken SN E2W 35 48 48.7 61.8 133 Daniel Aitken SN CM 60 80 82.4 99.5 134 Mike Altenburg TB VBM 45 64 43.6 53.3 2 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 15.3 15.4 9 Paula Anderson RN BW 60 80 71.2 76.3 11 Roma Anderson SD E2M 25 38 30.5 35.4 135 Steve Anderson RN VAM 35 48 40.1 48.2 13 Carly Arthurs SD E1W 15 38 34.7 96 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 21.4 20.7 136 Billy Arthurs SD EM 0 18 13.4 15.5 175 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 48.4 66.3 12 Bernard Bast SW DM 75 1000 110.7 126.5 14 Gregory Bast SW E1M 15 28 17.4 18.5 16 Daniel Bates TO VE2M 25 38 28.9 33.3 137 Keith Bates TR CM 60 80 174.6 88.2 17 Kathy Bauer TR E2W 35 48 46.8 58.4 19 Susan Benivegna TO BW 60 80 74.5 72.7 101 Matthew Benivegna TO E1M 15 28 24.1 138 Vincent Benivegna TO VE2M 25 38 27.8 34.6 20 Ryan Bloodworth SN AM 35 48 35.4 43.4 83 Dana Bloodworth SN BW 60 80 65.3 65.6 139 Gary Bloodworth SN CM 60 80 61.0 76.8 140 Howard Bouwens TR VBM 45 64 57.8 66.9 189 Jim Bradbury SD VE1M 15 28 18.7 29.3 141 Chad Buehler TO E1M 15 28 14.4 19.4 23 Jeffery Burnette TB AM 35 48 40.5 56.3 5 Foster Butler JD E1M 15 28 24.2 34.7 24 Stephanie Buttrey AA BW 60 80 68.1 78.0 4 Alexandra Carrico TR E1W 15 38 29.0 33.7 21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 62.0 71.3 142 David Carrico TR VAM 35 48 45.6 44.6 86 Renee Cherette TR VAW 45 64 53.7 71.8 190 Mike Cherette TR VE2M 25 38 36.3 49.2 43 Nicholas Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 21.8 39.0 84 Barbara Chiappetta TO CW 75 96 97.3 99.6 25 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 22.0 27.5 26 Diane Clark SW AW 45 64 49.2 57.4 33 Steve Coatney AA VBM 45 64 54.7 61.5 27 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 82.6 92.6 191 Mark Coopersmith TB BM 45 64 54.5 82.0 143 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 56.0 73.7 97 Angelia Cranney TB DW 90 1000 108.1 118.0 145 Davide Davi SD EM 0 18 12.3 14.6 146 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 29.7 34.1 147 Gene DePriest AA VBM 45 64 56.0 66.2 88 Wayne Drier TR VE2M 25 38 33.8 34.6 98 Cindy Drier TR E2W 35 48 40.6 59.8 28 Brian Dusina TB VAM 35 48 39.8 53.7 85 Frank Dusina TB E1M 15 28 23.5 28.1 129 David Duvali SW SVCM 60 80 60.6 72.6 30 Toyo Ebato TO BM 45 64 52.6 58.4 148 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 49.7 58.5 31 Doug Fellman TB BM 45 64 65.1 75.3 32 Jim Geisling TR VAM 35 48 36.6 43.4 34 Susan Geisling TR DW 90 1000 93.0 98.4 35 Jackie Giles TR E1W 15 38 33.6 37.2 36 Sarah Giles TR EW 0 28 22.9 29.2 1 Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 18.4 23.2 10 Shayanne Glas TR E1W 15 38 30.2 35.2 87 Gregg Glasco SD VAM 35 48 39.4 49.3 95 T.J Graham SN E2M 25 38 24.5 32.0 102 Kathy Grost TR E2W 35 48 38.5 46.8 149 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 86.8 100.6 39 Janie Guiliani TB E1W 15 38 31.9 42.3 99 Thomas Halsey SD VE1M 15 28 21.1 22.4 150 Zack Hampton TB BM 45 64 58.6 72.9 178 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 31.6 35.9 100 Michael Hietbrink TR E1M 15 28 23.2 29.7 6 Drew Hilger RN EM 0 18 14.2 13.9 7 Grant Hilger RN E1M 15 28 17.2 22.0 15 Jenessa Hilger SD E1W 15 38 26.5 32.1 40 Camille Hoeft SW DW 90 1000 115.1 105.1 151 Marlene Hoeft SW CW 75 96 81.2 88.4 41 Sue Holmes RN E2W 35 48 49.7 52.9 22 Joel Holzknecht SD VE1M 15 28 15.1 17.2 42 Jim Hoppenrath TR VAM 35 48 39.2 48.1 38 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 32.2 41.9 44 Zach Jablonski TB E1M 15 28 21.0 24.4 152 Ted Jablonski TB VBM 45 64 53.4 59.0 222 Mike Jablonski TB SVBM 45 64 47.0 65.2 45 Bruce Johnson TR SVBM 45 64 53.6 46 Heather Kanakry SD EW 0 28 20.6 21.9 153 Jason Kanakry SD E1M 15 28 17.6 29.1 177 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 64.8 93.7 47 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 96.0 102.2 193 Jim King TB VBM 45 64 49.9 155 Tom Klaban TB VE1M 15 28 28.2 23.8 48 Debi Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 76.5 91.5 156 Nick Koltoniak TO VE2M 25 38 33.6 47.6 49 Gary Konsza SD VE1M 15 28 19.8 24.7 50 Owen LaPlante TO E1M 15 28 24.4 31.6 157 Robert Lawshe SW DM 75 1000 75.7 95.9 158 Michael LeVan SD EM 0 18 15.5 20.1 51 Art LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 53.0 55.5 52 Chris Liegl TR VAW 45 64 55.8 57.9 210 Timothy Loula TB VE2M 25 38 30.3 42.8 163 Jack Maynard SN SVAM 35 48 51.0 52.8 159 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVCM 60 80 62.5 78.2 160 Keli Mazzenga SN DW 90 1000 107.9 117.1 161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 28.2 46.6 53 Kassie McClain RN AW 45 64 44.7 64.4 93 Doug McClelland SD VE1M 15 28 19.2 21.3 54 Robert Michel TR VE2M 25 38 43.2 48.5 89 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 55.0 73.0 55 Bob Milne TO BM 45 64 57.2 82.0 56 Yasumasa Miyawaki AA VAM 35 48 52.3 57.3 91 Shirley Murawski SN DW 90 1000 183.7 205.3 57 Roger Myers TO VE1M 15 28 20.9 28.2 164 Fred Myers SW SVCM 60 80 76.5 74.8 165 Patrick O'Keefe TR SVAM 35 48 50.4 58.7 58 Lou Oles TR SVBM 45 64 55.6 55.5 166 Brian Onnela SD VE1M 15 28 19.3 23.3 167 Alan Osterdale AA DM 75 1000 80.1 96.8 94 Lori Paarlberg SD E2W 35 48 61.5 67.5 168 Dale Pacynski TB VBM 45 64 56.2 65.5 170 Dennis Parrott TB CM 60 80 60.9 77.0 186 Jamie Pawelek TB CM 60 80 64.9 75.7 59 Dale Peppel TO CM 60 80 63.6 77.3 60 Bill Perlmutter TR VE2M 25 38 38.7 44.8 61 Sean Perlmutter TR E2M 25 38 32.3 37.0 171 Joseph Pioch SW DM 75 1000 87.1 95.6 172 Holly Polopolos AA CW 75 96 91.9 119.6 82 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 25.0 30.5 173 Scott Pyles RN VE1M 15 28 25.7 28.2 62 Rob Reader SD VE1M 15 28 30.6 38.8 63 Robert Rentschler TB VBM 45 64 58.9 68.4 64 Dalton Riggs SD E2M 25 38 28.3 38.5 65 Jack Riggs SD VE1M 15 28 16.2 21.9 37 Tedd Sattler TO VE1M 15 28 21.6 26.0 66 Julie Sattler TO CW 75 96 92.7 99.8 67 Mike Sayers TO VE1M 15 28 28.9 28.9 68 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 15 38 30.6 36.4 174 Moby Mick Serafinski TR VBM 45 64 57.8 56.2 70 Jeffrey Sitko SW E1M 15 28 22.0 29.9 71 David C. Smith SD VE1M 15 28 22.5 20.9 176 Kevin Smith SW VE2M 25 38 32.5 36.6 154 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 53.2 58.3 72 Joseph Smyk AA VAM 35 48 44.6 57.6 92 Scott Soucie TB BM 45 64 45.4 56.9 179 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 46.5 50.1 73 Sandy Stober TO BW 60 80 62.2 80.2 180 Chuck Sullivan TB SVCM 60 80 97.6 95.2 187 Elliot Swiss SW BM 45 64 55.1 58.4 181 Richard Synowiec TB SVCM 60 80 67.6 101.7 103 David Tomasik AA EM 0 18 16.7 17.4 182 Chuck Trewin TB BM 45 64 54.2 67.5 75 Ginnie Uhley TR VAW 45 64 47.0 58.7 183 Richard Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 50.2 58.5 76 Mark Warren TO E1M 15 28 19.7 28.0 77 Marylynn Webster TR EW 0 28 26.3 23.2 78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 36.5 58.4 79 Laura White SD VAW 45 64 48.3 62.5 80 Don Williams SN DM 75 1000 122.5 143.4 81 Paul Williams SN VE1M 15 28 26.7 33.4 90 Chris Williams SN AM 35 48 37.4 48.2 184 Rich Wodnicki SN VE1M 15 28 25.5 34.9 185 Ron Zawlocki SN SVAM 35 48 35.2 44.4
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)
More 2015 Season Results
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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
Cup | Handicaps
2000 Races | World
Cup | Team
1999 Races | World
Cup | Team
1998 Races | World Cup
1997 World Cup
Mark II Team Trophies