2024 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. In past years, you had to have at least 5 GS times and 5 SL times to qualify. This year it was adjusted to 2 runs SL and 2 GS.
Congratulations Mason and Marlene!
Bib Racer Club Class Δ GS Δ SL Δ Total
237 Mason Bettman E1M TR -5.86 -4.31 -10.18 34 Patrick Smithbauer SVBM TB -4.98 -3.67 -8.65 234 Marlene Hoeft BW SW -6.46 -0.34 -6.80 40 Camille Hoeft CW SW -3.64 -1.57 -5.22 15 Jenessa Hilger EW SD -1.90 -3.17 -5.07 226 Brian FInkel AM SW -2.64 -1.55 -4.19 170 Dennis Parrott VBM TB -1.94 -1.61 -3.55 199 Steven Foradori VBM TB -2.57 -0.60 -3.18 113 Susie Mackens EW TO -2.15 -0.75 -2.90 134 Mike Altenburg SVE2M TB -0.29 -2.45 -2.74 135 Samantha Sayers E1W TO -3.14 0.68 -2.46 78 Chuck White VE2M SW -1.94 -0.29 -2.23 141 Robert Bettman SVEM TR -2.80 0.61 -2.20 35 Art LeVasseur VBM SN -1.04 -0.86 -1.90 138 Vincent Benivegna E1M TO 1.02 -2.47 -1.45 171 Joe Pioch CM SW -0.25 -0.09 -0.34 22 Joel Holzknecht O TO -0.25 0.02 -0.23 190 James Green AM SW 3.10 -3.18 -0.08
Handicap Averages
Here are everyone's handicaps after race 4, which, as it turns out, was also the last race of the season.
Bib Racer Club Class Min Max GS SL
3 Kurt Adams SD SVEM 10 18 20.27 15.28 134 Mike Altenburg TB SVE2M 25 38 34.87 40.56 18 Kermit Anderson SD SVEM 10 18 15.34 12.51 221 STEVE ANDERSON SD SVE2M 25 38 32.03 31.36 17 Kathy Bauer TR VE2W 35 48 46.08 45.02 138 Vincent Benivegna TO E1M 15 28 24.64 24.69 19 Susan Benivegna TO BW 60 80 75.26 66.23 141 Robert Bettman TR SVEM 10 18 18.79 15.45 237 Mason Bettman TR E2M 25 38 22.78 28.06 20 Ryan Bloodworth SN E2M 25 38 29.96 35.44 197 Ray Blythe SW SVE2M 25 38 35.09 37.90 5 Foster Butler JD E1M 15 28 20.64 26.49 142 Dave Carrico TR SVAM 35 48 49.99 48.54 21 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 55.21 59.60 4 Alexandra Carrico TR EW 10 28 24.33 27.25 69 Nicholas Carrico TR O 0 12 9.68 5.54 225 Jacek Cholewicki TO E1M 15 28 25.48 24.48 26 DIANE CLARK-FINKEL SW E1W 25 38 33.07 32.75 145 Joe Connelly TO SVBM 45 64 46.38 54.04 143 DAVID CORCORAN SN SVBM 45 64 61.28 83.83 176 Michael Cox TO SVE2M 25 38 34.39 42.34 151 Alfred Cureau SW VBM 45 64 70.06 78.58 243 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 39.11 43.46 88 wayne drier TR SVE2M 25 38 35.72 33.80 28 Brian Dusina TB SVAM 35 48 36.04 42.75 148 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 70.07 226 Brian FInkel SW AM 35 48 37.56 38.15 199 Steven Foradori TB VBM 45 64 48.74 51.01 132 Susan Geisling TR CW 75 96 84.37 94.50 32 James Geisling TR SVAM 35 48 38.96 40.81 Sherrie Glas TR EW 10 28 19.65 15.50 190 James Green SW AM 35 48 46.67 48.47 39 Janie Guiliani TB E1W 25 38 35.32 32.54 7 David Hall TR O 0 12 12.57 9.65 203 Steve Hark SD SVEM 10 18 15.29 11.99 178 Will Heckman TB E2M 25 38 31.90 32.73 202 Tom Hicks TR EM 10 18 18.51 17.14 144 michael hietbrink TR E1M 15 28 27.79 15 Jenessa Hilger SD EW 10 28 22.37 21.01 6 Drew Hilger SD O 0 12 12.06 6.81 234 Marlene Hoeft SW BW 60 80 64.06 75.45 40 Camille Hoeft SW CW 75 96 75.49 82.25 41 Suzanne Holmes RN VE2W 35 48 49.11 42.86 22 Joel Holzknecht TO O 0 12 12.97 7.22 42 Jim Hoppenrath TR SVE2M 25 38 32.54 32.69 11 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 25.32 29.32 233 Jason Kanakry TR EM 10 18 15.51 19.31 149 Andrew Kerbrat SW E1M 15 28 30.81 24.85 49 Gary Konsza SD SVE1M 15 28 25.66 25.72 162 Cliff Langdon TO E1M 15 28 20.64 17.97 217 Todd Lau SN E2M 25 38 42.21 36.11 35 Art LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 46.23 54.46 83 Dana Lewis SN E2W 35 48 36.49 63.64 113 Susie Mackens TO E1W 25 38 24.04 31.45 160 Keli Mazzenga SN CW 75 96 99.22 79.87 161 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 29.26 35.05 Will Meade SD O 0 12 8.28 2.46 166 Brian Onnela TR SVEM 10 18 18.84 21.03 167 Alan Osterdale AA CM 60 80 68.60 78.60 65 Avery Parlin SN EW 10 28 13.18 12.55 170 Dennis Parrott TB VBM 45 64 55.14 60.56 133 Bill Perlmutter TR SVE2M 25 38 42.02 41.92 171 Joe Pioch SW CM 60 80 76.06 87.56 135 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 25 38 31.25 36.62 67 Mike Sayers TO SVE1M 15 28 28.46 28.97 70 Jeffrey Sitko SW E1M 15 28 15.23 18.37 136 David Smith NA SVE1M 15 28 21.88 16.64 34 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 50.18 52.91 92 Scott Soucie TB AM 35 48 36.42 37.49 33 Ginnie Uhley TR VE2W 35 48 49.86 52.45 183 Rick Van Houdt TR SVBM 45 64 49.18 52.55 150 Mark Warren TO E1M 15 28 23.22 24.03 2 Laura White SD E2W 35 48 39.19 40.68 78 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 33.76 45.19 139 Christopher Williams SN VE2M 25 38 35.72 40.50 81 Paul Williams SN SVE1M 15 28 24.11 24.64 137 s woodford-stober TO E1W 25 38 34.68 32.51
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 2024 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)