Reports Index
The number of Organisers was 194; many thanks to all of you, and to the Helpers who make it all possible. This year has seen many new Organisers coming along, with the retiring ones, in many cases, acting as Mentors so that the newcomers aren’t starting from scratch. I have noticed that events being run by the new Organisers are going noticeably smoother with this system in place. Our thanks to all involved. The new Organisers from the last two years are, in many cases, sending in extra events. The experience of running an event with a Mentor to help is obviously encouraging.
Please get in touch with me if you fancy running some events. We have a scheme for covering the Organisers of longer (above 200km) and new events against financial loss; also all Organisers and Helpers are covered by AUK’s insurance for third-party claims (note that BC/CTC events’ insurance still applies where relevant).
The figures for 2004 are:
Cat. 50 100 150 200 300 400+ 500 600+1000+km Totals BP 52 207 51 -- -- -- -- 1 1 312 BR -- -- -- 124 19 17 -- 10 -- 170 BRM -- -- -- 9 4 5 -- 4 2 24 Totals 52 207 51 133 23 22 0 15 3 506 events includes Arrows and Darts.As usual there’s been an increase in BPs and 200s but the longer events are down, although some of that is due to there being no need for qualifying rides. There has not only been a record number of events but the change was significant. Entries have been good in most cases and validations up by double-percentage points, suggesting fewer DNS/DNFs and perhaps a build-up towards PBP in 2007.
Peter Coulson