2016 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 23 Jeffery Burnette E2M TB -4.08 -8.57 -12.64 31 Doug Fellman BM TB -5.84 -3.80 -9.65 30 Toyo Ebato BM TO -4.58 -3.46 -8.03 73 Sandy Stober VAW TO -5.51 -0.99 -6.50 153 Jason Kanakry EM SD -2.67 -3.63 -6.30 222 Mike Jablonski SVAM TB -2.81 -2.99 -5.80 10 Shayanne Glas E1W TR -1.83 -3.45 -5.28 11 Roma Anderson E2M SD -2.69 -2.29 -4.98 186 Jamie Pawelek BM TB -4.30 -0.53 -4.83 109 Marlene Hoeft CW SW -1.42 -3.32 -4.74 98 Cindy Drier E2W TR -0.70 -3.90 -4.60 171 Joseph Pioch DM SW -1.07 -3.50 -4.57 182 Chuck Trewin BM TB -1.67 -2.17 -3.84 22 Joel Holzknecht EM SD -1.20 -2.29 -3.50 77 Marylynn Webster EW TR -3.22 0.11 -3.11 17 Kathy Bauer E2W TR -1.10 -1.82 -2.92 92 Scott Soucie AM TB -2.28 -0.53 -2.81 161 Nick Mazzenga E2M SN 0.49 -3.14 -2.64 154 Patrick Smithbauer SVBM TB -2.95 0.52 -2.43 67 Mike Sayers SVE1M TO -3.01 0.65 -2.35 110 Kevin Smith VE2M SW -2.27 -0.03 -2.31 26 Diane Clark AW SW -1.05 -1.10 -2.14 210 Timothy Loula SVE1M TB -0.60 -1.45 -2.05 25 Jacek Cholewicki VE1M TO -0.26 -1.63 -1.89 160 Keli Mazzenga DW SN -1.77 -0.10 -1.87 96 Mark Arthurs VE1M SD -1.93 0.42 -1.51 57 Roger Myers VE1M TO -1.63 0.25 -1.38 93 Doug McClelland VE1M SD -0.50 -0.64 -1.14 75 Ginnie Uhley E2W TR -0.77 -0.36 -1.13 90 Chris Williams AM SN 0.37 -1.37 -1.01 28 Brian Dusina VAM TB -0.24 -0.63 -0.87 81 Paul Williams VE1M SN -0.13 -0.52 -0.65 183 Richard Van Houdt SVBM TR -1.33 0.73 -0.61 185 Ron Zawlocki SVAM SN 0.83 -1.43 -0.60 68 Samantha Sayers E1W TO -0.53 -0.04 -0.57 44 Zach Jablonski E1M TB 0.09 -0.32 -0.23 1 Drew Hilger EM RN -0.81 0.62 -0.19
Handicap Averages
March 6, 2016. Following are the final handicaps of all racers who participated in the 2016 season.Bib Racer Club Class Min Max GS SL
8 Katelyn Aitken SN E2W 35 48 49.53 59.88 133 Daniel Aitken SN CM 60 80 88.71 101.85 134 Mike Altenburg TB AM 35 48 46.98 49.09 9 Paula Anderson RN BW 60 80 71.75 78.00 11 Roma Anderson SD E2M 25 38 26.94 30.56 18 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 15.26 14.61 135 Steve Anderson RN VAM 35 48 42.45 45.53 114 Stan Andrie SD VE1M 15 28 22.70 23.76 96 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 19.10 20.18 136 Billy Arthurs SD EM 0 18 12.84 13.90 175 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 49.50 63.52 12 Bernard Bast SW DM 75 1000 107.87121.20 14 Gregory Bast SW E1M 15 28 16.36 17.92 16 Daniel Bates TO VE2M 25 38 30.17 32.65 137 Keith Bates TR CM 60 80 174.6283.81 17 Kathy Bauer TR E2W 35 48 45.23 52.64 19 Susan Benivegna TO BW 60 80 79.53 72.80 101 Matthew Benivegna TO EM 0 18 12.39 18.40 138 Vincent Benivegna TO VE2M 25 38 27.37 31.20 20 Ryan Bloodworth SN AM 35 48 37.91 40.12 139 Gary Bloodworth SN CM 60 80 66.24 69.44 140 Howard Bouwens TR VBM 45 64 59.09 64.06 189 Jim Bradbury SD VE1M 15 28 18.41 25.14 23 Jeffery Burnette TB E2M 25 38 34.81 40.33 5 Foster Butler JD E1M 15 28 24.15 33.06 4 Alexandra Carrico TR E1W 25 38 29.09 32.71 21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 60.53 66.20 69 Nick Carrico TR EM 0 18 15.07 15.85 142 David Carrico TR VAM 35 48 49.54 43.87 86 Renee Cherette TR VAW 45 64 56.65 68.64 43 Nicholas Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 22.30 31.76 84 Barbara Chiappetta TO CW 75 96 102.3896.60 25 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 21.65 24.05 26 Diane Clark SW AW 45 64 47.67 52.84 33 Steve Coatney AA VBM 45 64 57.23 66.24 27 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 82.58 87.93 191 Mark Coopersmith TB BM 45 64 52.86 77.93 143 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 59.52 72.50 151 Alfred Cureau JD DM 75 1000 83.62 88.12 146 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 31.74 36.77 147 Gene DePriest AA VBM 45 64 55.63 58.97 88 Wayne Drier TR VE2M 25 38 38.20 36.96 98 Cindy Drier TR E2W 35 48 39.57 50.71 28 Brian Dusina TB VAM 35 48 39.50 50.07 129 David Duvali SW SVCM 60 80 62.24 68.95 30 Toyo Ebato TO BM 45 64 45.58 50.07 148 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 49.65 55.59 31 Doug Fellman TB BM 45 64 55.44 65.05 102 Kate Fitkin TO AW 45 64 69.58 73.51 32 Jim Geisling TR VE2M 25 38 36.65 42.97 34 Susan Geisling TR CW 75 96 95.87 96.86 2 Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 16.60 24.17 10 Shayanne Glas TR E1W 25 38 27.83 28.84 87 Gregg Glasco SD VAM 35 48 36.26 44.32 195 Dick Goodwin SW SVAM 35 48 54.49 65.70 149 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 92.56 97.14 39 Janie Guiliani TO E1W 25 38 34.54 40.69 150 Zack Hampton TB BM 45 64 51.79 65.99 112 Steve Hark RN EM 0 18 20.64 20.33 178 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 32.16 35.40 192 Stephanie Heckman TB DW 90 1000 109.29119.86 100 Michael Hietbrink TR E1M 15 28 24.59 1 Drew Hilger RN EM 0 18 13.31 13.90 7 Grant Hilger RN E1M 15 28 15.41 20.89 15 Jenessa Hilger SD E1W 25 38 27.36 30.13 40 Camille Hoeft SW DW 90 1000 113.78104.76 109 Marlene Hoeft SW CW 75 96 78.64 77.85 41 Sue Holmes RN E2W 35 48 50.61 50.63 22 Joel Holzknecht SD EM 0 18 13.68 13.67 42 Jim Hoppenrath TR VAM 35 48 41.47 45.87 44 Zach Jablonski TB E1M 15 28 21.07 22.78 152 Ted Jablonski TB VBM 45 64 55.59 57.13 222 Mike Jablonski TB SVAM 35 48 42.87 57.07 46 Heather Kanakry SD EW 0 28 20.80 21.88 153 Jason Kanakry SD EM 0 18 14.46 22.98 111 Schyler Kangas AA AM 35 48 40.49 58.48 177 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 71.93 94.00 47 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 102.7797.34 104 Andrew Kerbrat SW AM 35 48 38.37 38.74 193 Jim King TB VBM 45 64 49.87 155 Tom Klaban TB SVE1M 15 28 29.79 24.39 48 Debi Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 81.73 92.25 156 Nick Koltoniak TO VE2M 25 38 36.30 47.06 49 Gary Konsza SD SVE1M 15 28 21.95 24.01 162 Cliff Langdon TO E1M 15 28 23.48 26.92 50 Owen LaPlante TO E1M 15 28 23.26 27.05 51 Art LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 49.89 56.84 210 Timothy Loula TB SVE1M 15 28 29.50 38.65 113 Susie Mackens SD E1W 25 38 29.17 44.40 163 Jack Maynard SN SVAM 35 48 49.70 54.71 159 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVCM 60 80 78.84 79.59 160 Keli Mazzenga SN DW 90 1000 104.24111.06 161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 28.86 39.76 93 Doug McClelland SD VE1M 15 28 18.59 19.45 89 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 54.62 68.54 55 Bob Milne TO BM 45 64 52.51 66.89 108 Janette Milne TO CW 75 96 79.71 91.01 56 Yasumasa Miyawaki AA VAM 35 48 52.78 55.32 57 Roger Myers TO VE1M 15 28 18.96 27.10 105 Logan Nesbitt XX E1M 15 28 17.39 15.32 165 Patrick O'Keefe TR SVAM 35 48 50.50 56.60 58 Lou Oles TR SVBM 45 64 47.92 50.20 167 Alan Osterdale AA DM 75 1000 79.77 96.14 94 Lori Paarlberg SD E2W 35 48 62.22 64.90 168 Dale Pacynski TB VBM 45 64 53.80 62.08 170 Dennis Parrott TB VBM 45 64 58.19 71.57 186 Jamie Pawelek TB BM 45 64 57.77 71.01 59 Dale Peppel TO BM 45 64 58.39 75.75 60 Bill Perlmutter TR VE2M 25 38 44.42 44.89 171 Joseph Pioch SW DM 75 1000 85.05 84.10 188 Steve Pirie TR EM 0 18 14.24 8.85 172 Holly Polopolos AA CW 75 96 90.02 111.89 82 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 26.21 28.57 173 Scott Pyles RN SVE1M 15 28 27.27 25.40 62 Rob Reader SD VE1M 15 28 31.68 36.85 63 Robert Rentschler TB VBM 45 64 61.78 66.77 194 Levi Rouster SN E2M 25 38 26.84 34.71 37 Tedd Sattler TO VE1M 15 28 21.94 24.80 66 Julie Sattler TO CW 75 96 90.91 96.53 67 Mike Sayers TO SVE1M 15 28 25.02 28.27 68 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 25 38 29.94 34.53 174 Moby Mick Serafinski TR VBM 45 64 61.18 55.66 110 Kevin Smith SW VE2M 25 38 29.49 34.69 154 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 48.71 56.20 72 Joseph Smyk AA VAM 35 48 45.28 54.15 92 Scott Soucie TB AM 35 48 42.05 53.26 179 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 46.93 51.70 73 Sandy Stober TO VAW 45 64 53.29 74.44 181 Richard Synowiec TB SVCM 60 80 70.20 99.75 103 David Tomasik AA EM 0 18 18.94 19.34 182 Chuck Trewin TB BM 45 64 51.59 60.56 75 Ginnie Uhley TR E2W 35 48 45.89 55.19 183 Richard Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 48.18 56.68 106 Terri Warren TO E1W 25 38 34.36 45.33 77 Marylynn Webster TR EW 0 28 22.21 22.17 78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 44.25 56.53 79 Laura White SD VAW 45 64 47.46 60.13 81 Paul Williams SN VE1M 15 28 26.51 31.00 90 Chris Williams SN AM 35 48 37.86 43.81 107 Lester Williams SW SVBM 45 64 43.23 56.58 184 Rich Wodnicki SN VE1M 15 28 26.46 33.62 185 Ron Zawlocki SN SVAM 35 48 36.35 40.17
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 2016 Season Results
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)
Handicap Theory (PDF)