2022 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 Club Class Δ GS Δ SL Δ Total
40 Camille Hoeft CW SW -6.48 -5.69 -12.17 73 S Woodford-Stober VE2W TO -4.44 -7.25 -11.69 167 Alan Osterdale CM AA -2.46 -7.46 -9.93 90 Christopher Williams AM SN -4.02 -2.68 -6.70 128 Joe Connelly SVBM TO -4.09 -2.55 -6.64 16 Daniel Bates VE2M TO -4.47 -1.49 -5.97 176 Michael Cox SVE2M TO -3.11 -2.84 -5.95 4 Alexandra Carrico EW TR -6.24 0.32 -5.92 39 Janie Guiliani E1W TB -0.76 -3.86 -4.62 75 Ginnie Uhley VE2W TR -3.49 -0.56 -4.05 226 Brian Finkel AM SW 0.36 -4.17 -3.81 Will Meade EM SD -2.13 -1.28 -3.41 179 Richard Steele SVAM AA -2.17 -1.20 -3.37 186 Arthur LeVasseur VBM SN -3.81 0.60 -3.21 15 Jenessa Hilger EW SD -1.43 -1.66 -3.09 79 Laura White VE2W SD -3.71 0.80 -2.91 32 James Geisling VAM TR -1.07 -1.82 -2.89 69 Nicholas Carrico EM TR -0.84 -1.30 -2.14 170 Dennis Parrott VBM TB -4.12 2.21 -1.91 183 Rick Van Houdt SVBM TR -0.53 -1.26 -1.79 28 Brian Dusina SVAM TB 0.05 -1.83 -1.78 138 Vincent Benivegna VE1M TO -1.14 -0.46 -1.61 17 Kathy Bauer VE2W TR -0.86 -0.71 -1.57 42 Jim Hoppenrath SVE2M TR -0.46 -0.76 -1.22 20 Ryan Bloodworth E2M SN -0.83 -0.27 -1.10 199 Steven Foradori VBM TB -0.92 0.06 -0.86 78 Chuck White AM SW -0.93 0.57 -0.36 21 Kathy Carrico VAW TR -0.54 0.30 -0.24 49 Gary Konsza SVE1M SD -0.39 0.20 -0.19 83 Dana Lewis E2W SN -0.84 0.81 -0.03
Handicap Averages
Here are everyone's handicaps as of March 13, 2022, after race 11.
A new handicap page is posted after each of the 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 17.63 14.14 134 Mike Altenburg TB SVE2M 25 38 38.74 42.63 18 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 13.82 10.04 221 Steven Anderson SD SVE2M 25 38 39.77 37.50 14 Greg Bast SW EM 0 18 16.90 13.06 16 Daniel Bates TO VE2M 25 38 28.48 29.01 17 Kathy Bauer TR VE2W 35 48 47.27 43.16 138 Vincent Benivegna TO VE1M 15 28 23.39 27.84 19 Susan Benivegna TO BW 60 80 68.08 62.52 141 Robert Bettman TR EM 0 18 19.73 14.25 237 Mason Bettman TR E2M 25 38 32.46 36.51 20 Ryan Bloodworth SN E2M 25 38 31.40 36.02 197 Ray Blythe SW SVE2M 25 38 34.70 38.22 5 Foster Butler JD VE1M 15 28 21.79 28.56 142 David Carrico TR SVAM 35 48 48.70 47.08 21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 61.82 60.83 4 Alexandra Carrico TR EW 0 28 23.88 27.69 69 Nicholas Carrico TR EM 0 18 7.47 5.40 145 Mike Cherette TR SVE2M 25 38 48.28 86 Renee Cherette TR VAW 45 64 66.40 73.67 132 April Chernoby TO E2W 35 48 43.86 49.78 43 Nicholas Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 19.28 16.01 25 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 23.96 21.24 26 Diane Clark-Finkel SW VE2W 35 48 42.34 39.03 128 Joe Connelly TO SVBM 45 64 46.38 54.13 27 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 120.51109.97 143 David CORCORAN SN SVBM 45 64 62.60 69.09 176 Michael Cox TO SVE2M 25 38 30.84 41.92 151 Alfred Cureau SW BM 45 64 77.97 77.22 146 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 29.47 40.35 204 Rick Discher SD DM 75 1000 95.72 89.96 88 wayne drier TR SVE2M 25 38 42.52 32.85 28 Brian Dusina TB SVAM 35 48 36.01 37.98 226 Brian Finkel SW AM 35 48 45.98 56.17 199 Steven Foradori TB VBM 45 64 59.90 65.24 32 James Geisling TR VAM 35 48 43.74 39.80 34 Susan Geisling TR CW 75 96 95.37 95.84 125 Doug Gilmour TB VE2M 25 38 30.27 37.49 80 BRENDAN GIMBY AA E1M 15 28 28.65 22.22 Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 16.98 17.06 238 Taylor Good XX CW 75 96 104.3593.52 190 James Green SW AM 35 48 44.13 57.30 149 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 251.55133.84 39 Janie Guiliani TB E1W 25 38 34.17 31.46 126 Olivia Guzzardo TR EW 0 28 13.33 13.25 233 David Hall TR EM 0 18 13.43 10.42 100 Mike Hietbrink TR VE1M 15 28 26.02 15 Jenessa Hilger SD EW 0 28 24.14 25.86 6 Drew Hilger SD EM 0 18 9.82 7.06 7 Grant Hilger SD EM 0 18 13.74 16.10 169 Andrew Hoeft AA BM 45 64 52.92 47.38 207 Gregory Hoeft AA VE2M 25 38 36.87 36.28 234 Marlene Hoeft SW BW 60 80 82.69 74.95 40 Camille Hoeft SW CW 75 96 102.08103.78 41 Suzanne Holmes RN VE2W 35 48 45.81 40.62 22 Joel Holzknecht TO EM 0 18 11.99 10.09 42 Jim Hoppenrath TR SVE2M 25 38 34.48 31.41 122 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 26.27 32.96 222 Mike Jablonski TB SVBM 45 64 57.92 65.72 44 zachary jablonski TB EM 0 18 17.90 13.87 116 Jason Kanakry TR EM 0 18 13.88 16.46 104 Andrew Kerbrat SW E2M 25 38 31.48 27.34 74 Grace Kerbrat SW DW 90 1000 127.21118.52 49 Gary Konsza SD SVE1M 15 28 22.40 20.58 236 Hannah Landman XX EW 0 28 14.65 8.56 162 Cliff Langdon TO VE1M 15 28 21.21 20.80 217 Todd Lau SN E2M 25 38 48.56 35.79 186 Arthur LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 48.75 53.95 83 Dana Lewis SN E2W 35 48 47.55 63.15 48 Debi Lewis Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 86.27 80.63 113 Susie Mackens TO E1W 25 38 29.53 31.75 159 Domenic Mazzenga SN DM 75 1000 91.52 160 Keli Mazzenga SN CW 75 96 99.22 79.87 161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 34.83 39.65 93 Doug McClelland SD VE1M 15 28 22.37 16.50 Will Meade SD EM 0 18 4.54 1.78 89 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 66.11 66.70 108 Janette Milne TO BW 60 80 74.48 83.56 55 Bob Milne TO AM 35 48 47.46 49.88 235 William Moore XX VE2M 25 38 27.82 205 Todd Newman AA VBM 45 64 68.84 61.43 166 Brian Onnela TR SVE1M 15 28 18.50 19.66 167 Alan Osterdale AA CM 60 80 86.95 86.32 170 Dennis Parrott TB VBM 45 64 59.22 59.86 64 jamie pawelek TB VBM 45 64 67.63 83.22 60 Bill Perlmutter TR SVE2M 25 38 37.70 38.37 171 Joseph Pioch SW CM 60 80 101.6489.08 67 Mike Sayers TO SVE1M 15 28 30.23 31.34 68 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 25 38 37.87 37.45 70 Jeffrey Sitko SW E1M 15 28 18.55 15.47 71 David Smith SD SVE1M 15 28 21.97 16.31 154 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 60.40 56.79 225 Joseph Smyk AA SVAM 35 48 53.83 52.49 92 Scott Soucie TB AM 35 48 43.98 41.56 179 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 47.75 48.07 103 David Tomasik AA EM 0 18 17.53 13.03 75 Ginnie Uhley TR VE2W 35 48 48.17 51.34 183 Rick Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 55.31 50.44 76 Mark Warren TO SVE1M 15 28 23.41 27.42 209 Ryan Waters SW CM 60 80 87.08 81.35 78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 35.86 47.21 79 Laura White SD VE2W 35 48 36.32 39.21 144 Rich Williams AA SVAM 35 48 46.87 38.76 81 Paul Williams SN SVE1M 15 28 26.65 26.35 90 Christopher Williams SN AM 35 48 34.36 37.54 184 Rich Wodnicki SN VE2M 25 38 29.70 31.86 73 S Woodford-Stober TO VE2W 35 48 35.51 34.79
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 2022 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)