2019 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.
These are the final standings. Great work, Dennis and Laura!
Bib Racer Class Club GS HC SL HC Total 170 Dennis Parrott VBM TB -7.34 -7.37 -14.71 79 Laura White E2W SD -6.04 -5.54 -11.57 4 Alexandra Carrico EW TR -2.42 -4.15 -6.57 44 Zach Jablonski E1M TB -3.41 -2.63 -6.04 15 Jenessa Hilger E1W SD -4.02 -1.99 -6.01 73 Sandy Stober E2W TO -0.70 -5.06 -5.77 Drew Hilger EM SD -2.48 -2.86 -5.34 106 Terri Warren E1W TO -0.90 -4.30 -5.19 5 Foster Butler VE1M JD -2.99 -2.20 -5.19 20 Ryan Bloodworth AM SN -3.46 -1.68 -5.14 34 Susan Geisling CW TR -4.10 -0.77 -4.87 25 Jacek Cholewicki VE1M TO -2.27 -2.58 -4.84 69 Nick Carrico EM TR -2.68 -2.12 -4.79 207 Greg Hoeft VAM AA -3.21 -1.04 -4.25 42 Jim Hoppenrath VAM TR -2.30 -1.82 -4.13 82 John Pomerville VE1M SD -1.48 -2.61 -4.08 150 Zachary Hampton AM TB -2.60 -1.48 -4.08 204 Rick Discher DM SD -2.19 -1.75 -3.94 71 David C. Smith SVE1M SD -1.29 -2.29 -3.58 174 Moby Mick Serafinski VBM TR -0.28 -3.03 -3.31 197 Ray Blythe SVE2M SW -3.08 -0.24 -3.31 183 Rick Van Houdt SVBM TR -2.34 -0.94 -3.28 122 Shawn Hughes VE2M AA 0.45 -3.60 -3.15 143 David Corcoran SVBM SN -0.56 -2.54 -3.10 134 Mike Altenburg VAM TB -1.80 -1.03 -2.83 205 Todd Newman CM AA 0.01 -2.78 -2.78 Sherrie Glas EW TR -0.24 -2.51 -2.75 16 Daniel Bates VE1M TO -0.39 -1.90 -2.30 151 Alfred Cureau CM JD 0.09 -2.18 -2.09 176 Michael Cox VE2M TO -3.63 1.61 -2.03 116 Jason Kanakry EM TR -0.37 -1.65 -2.02 162 Cliff Langdon E1M TO -1.03 -0.93 -1.95 210 Timothy Loula SVE1M TB -1.55 -0.26 -1.81 167 Alan Osterdale CM AA -1.47 -0.31 -1.78 92 Scott Soucie AM TB 0.57 -2.32 -1.76 26 Diane Clark-finkel E2W SW -1.20 0.15 -1.05 28 Brian Dusina VAM TB 0.15 -1.13 -0.98 17 Kathy Bauer E2W TR -0.39 -0.54 -0.93 62 Rob Reader VE1M SD 1.74 -2.55 -0.81 22 Joel Holzknecht EM TO -0.94 0.17 -0.77 108 Janette Milne BW TO 2.68 -3.44 -0.76 81 Paul Williams SVE1M SN -0.69 0.29 -0.40 146 Chip Dayton E2M SW -0.79 0.46 -0.34 77 Marylynn Webster EW TR 0.65 -0.80 -0.15 57 Roger Myers VE1M TO 0.67 -0.74 -0.06
Handicap Averages
Here are everyone's handicaps as of March 4, 2019, after race 11.
A new handicap page is posted after each of the five weekends in the season. All handicap pages for the season can be accessed from the racing results page.
Bib Racer Club Class Min Max GS SL
3 Kurt Adams SD SVE1M 15 28 19.50 21.20 133 Daniel Aitken SN CM 60 80 99.78 111.01 158 Michael Allen RN VAM 35 48 41.81 53.61 134 Mike Altenburg TB VAM 35 48 37.50 41.59 18 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 11.59 10.53 221 Steve Anderson SD VAM 35 48 38.07 36.47 9 Paula Anderson RN BW 60 80 76.28 76.36 96 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 21.05 18.25 175 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 61.88 68.17 14 Gregory Bast SW EM 0 18 15.07 13.80 16 Daniel Bates TO VE1M 15 28 28.39 28.88 17 Kathy Bauer TR E2W 35 48 45.07 48.85 101 Matthew Benivegna TO EM 0 18 16.17 9.27 138 Vincent Benivegna TO VE2M 25 38 27.23 33.62 139 Gary Bloodworth SN SVCM 60 80 67.58 72.64 20 Ryan Bloodworth SN AM 35 48 35.03 40.48 83 Dana Bloodworth SN AW 45 64 54.76 57.71 197 Ray Blythe SW SVE2M 25 38 30.31 38.82 140 Howard Bouwens TR VBM 45 64 64.19 59.34 23 Jeffery Burnette TB E2M 25 38 31.66 39.37 5 Foster Butler JD VE1M 15 28 21.53 29.47 142 David Carrico TR SVAM 35 48 50.20 45.01 21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 64.64 65.27 4 Alexandra Carrico TR EW 0 28 23.22 24.13 69 Nick Carrico TR EM 0 18 9.20 8.80 145 Mike Cherette TR SVE2M 25 38 36.36 86 Renee Cherette TR VAW 45 64 57.01 43 Nicholas Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 22.87 19.96 84 Barbara Chiappetta TO CW 75 96 141.37107.11 25 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 21.49 19.50 26 Diane Clark-finkel SW E2W 35 48 42.43 41.09 33 Steve Coatney AA SVE2M 25 38 43.09 45.88 27 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 83.83 88.95 143 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 56.21 71.79 176 Michael Cox TO VE2M 25 38 30.16 51.86 151 Alfred Cureau JD CM 60 80 67.83 64.93 146 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 32.60 38.31 147 Gene Depriest AA VBM 45 64 56.36 73.18 204 Rick Discher SD DM 75 1000 92.11 102.77 53 Halie Dobbs XX E1W 25 38 27.05 28.82 98 Cindy Drier TR E2W 35 48 39.34 45.09 28 Brian Dusina TB VAM 35 48 42.27 45.09 129 David Duvali SW SVCM 60 80 66.88 64.15 148 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 61.00 55.76 226 Brian Finkel SW DM 75 1000 71.19 78.99 199 Steven Foradori TB SVCM 60 80 69.60 77.58 32 Jim Geisling TR VE2M 25 38 45.41 43.90 34 Susan Geisling TR CW 75 96 90.15 97.86 35 Jackie Giles TR E1W 25 38 34.29 35.49 80 Brendan Gimby XX E2M 25 38 27.97 26.37 Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 16.62 13.60 87 Gregg Glasco SD VE2M 25 38 38.36 46.27 195 Dick Goodwin SW SVAM 35 48 52.13 56.32 99 T.j Graham SN EM 0 18 16.27 22.85 149 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 112.08107.39 39 Janie Guiliani TB E1W 25 38 30.96 31.54 150 Zachary Hampton TB AM 35 48 35.61 41.07 178 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 33.16 36.00 100 Michael Hietbrink TR VE1M 15 28 24.50 15 Jenessa Hilger SD E1W 25 38 24.85 25.45 Drew Hilger SD EM 0 18 9.40 5.78 7 Grant Hilger SD EM 0 18 13.75 109 Marlene Hoeft SW BW 60 80 83.60 73.47 207 Greg Hoeft AA VAM 35 48 34.81 40.40 40 Camille Hoeft SW DW 90 1000 102.90108.58 41 Sue Holmes RN E2W 35 48 42.26 44.39 22 Joel Holzknecht TO EM 0 18 11.06 10.30 42 Jim Hoppenrath TR VAM 35 48 38.98 41.70 122 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 28.96 32.98 222 Mike Jablonski TB SVAM 35 48 56.21 64.41 44 Zach Jablonski TB E1M 15 28 16.18 15.93 116 Jason Kanakry TR EM 0 18 13.65 14.91 46 Heather Kanakry TR EW 0 28 19.43 17.70 111 Schyler Kangas AA E1M 15 28 27.47 30.65 177 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 207.02 47 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 114.34105.83 104 Andrew Kerbrat SW E2M 25 38 37.98 39.88 156 Nick Koltoniak TO SVE2M 25 38 37.14 45.06 48 Debi Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 91.15 86.11 49 Gary Konsza SD SVE1M 15 28 21.37 20.80 162 Cliff Langdon TO E1M 15 28 22.03 25.33 36 Sarah Latcham TR EW 0 28 23.10 22.78 51 Art Levasseur SN VBM 45 64 53.06 51.78 210 Timothy Loula TB SVE1M 15 28 29.93 31.18 113 Susie Mackens TO E1W 25 38 26.73 38.27 13 Juliana Massey SD E1W 25 38 32.78 28.37 163 Jack Maynard SN SVAM 35 48 54.94 57.94 159 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVCM 60 80 83.09 86.95 161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 34.67 39.90 93 Doug Mcclelland SD VE1M 15 28 21.25 18.55 229 William Meade SD EM 0 18 11.42 6.20 89 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 58.99 60.98 108 Janette Milne TO BW 60 80 78.56 80.77 55 Bob Milne TO AM 35 48 43.77 54.85 164 Fred Myers SW SVCM 60 80 86.06 57 Roger Myers TO VE1M 15 28 21.26 22.91 205 Todd Newman AA CM 60 80 66.04 60.30 52 Paul Nicholls SD VE2M 25 38 28.69 37.73 202 Jon Nielsen SW SVAM 35 48 43.44 57.09 165 Patrick Okeefe TR SVAM 35 48 47.97 47.25 58 Lou Oles TR SVBM 45 64 55.17 59.84 166 Brian Onnela TR VE1M 15 28 20.14 20.63 157 Peter Oppermann SD VE1M 15 28 17.95 27.56 54 Spencer Oppermann SD E1M 15 28 23.02 15.81 167 Alan Osterdale AA CM 60 80 84.07 90.67 170 Dennis Parrott TB VBM 45 64 58.00 62.58 74 Grace Patti SW DW 90 1000 138.84121.63 64 Jamie Pawelek TB VBM 45 64 71.97 78.85 60 Bill Perlmutter TR SVE2M 25 38 38.42 44.41 171 Joe Pioch SW CM 60 80 93.97 90.21 172 Holly Polopolos AA CW 75 96 96.54 82 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 23.88 23.46 173 Scott Pyles RN SVE1M 15 28 27.77 27.81 62 Rob Reader SD VE1M 15 28 28.70 28.93 63 Bob Rentschler TB VBM 45 64 60.06 60.05 65 Jack Riggs SD EM 0 18 13.91 15.20 67 Mike Sayers TO SVE1M 15 28 32.53 32.57 68 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 25 38 26.53 28.02 174 Moby Mick Serafinski TR VBM 45 64 60.21 50.40 71 David C. Smith SD SVE1M 15 28 20.60 16.45 154 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 56.54 53.86 92 Scott Soucie TB AM 35 48 44.16 49.42 179 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 47.53 45.81 73 Sandy Stober TO E2W 35 48 46.88 48.62 103 David Tomasik AA EM 0 18 16.39 14.40 187 Jeanette Uhley TR E2W 35 48 41.21 37.73 75 Ginnie Uhley TR E2W 35 48 48.62 49.46 183 Rick Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 54.75 57.46 106 Terri Warren TO E1W 25 38 32.74 40.35 76 Mark Warren TO E1M 15 28 19.77 21.16 77 Marylynn Webster TR EW 0 28 21.72 17.55 78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 43.99 54.13 79 Laura White SD E2W 35 48 36.35 43.19 81 Paul Williams SN SVE1M 15 28 26.32 26.81 90 Chris Williams SN VAM 35 48 37.88 41.89 184 Rich Wodnicki SN VE2M 25 38 27.64 35.80 185 Ron Zawlocki SN SVE2M 25 38 39.04 43.24
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 2019 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)