ChuckS Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 And they're off... <Good luck, all!> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 fedex baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 USPS 10:30am EST!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral404 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I think next year there will be some changes. But as Jake Kempton once said the Desert Classic will always remain the Desert Classic, it so happens it is also the A2 match. The A2 match could be split between two clubs or two different dates. Obviously, it is a great match with lots of strong opinions being voiced. I am sure something will be worked out to some level of satisfaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 "the race is on and here comes pride in the backstretch....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 "the race is on and here comes pride in the backstretch....." "...heartache's going'round the inside.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 "the race is on and here comes pride in the backstretch....." "...heartache's going'round the inside.." 2 trailer park girls go 'round the outside.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 "the race is on and here comes pride in the backstretch....." "...heartache's going'round the inside.." 2 trailer park girls go 'round the outside.... Vacation home boy up the middle, get out of my way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Come on fellas. We gotta at least keep it in sync with Sawyer Brown's original... I feel tears wellin' up cold deep inside like my heart's sprung a big break and a stab of loneliness sharp and painful that I may never shake You might say that I was taking it hard since you wrote me off with a call But don't you wager that I'll hide in sarrow when I may lay right down and bawl Chorus Now the race is on and here comes pride in the backstretch Heartaches goin' to the inside My tears are holdin' back They're tryin' not to fall My hearts out of the runnin' True love's scratched for another's sake The race is on and it looks like heartaches and the winner loses all One day I ventured in love never once suspectin' what the final result would be and how I lived in fear of waking up each morning finding that you're gone from me There's ache and pain in my heart for today was the one that I hated to face Somebody new came up to win her and I came out in second place Chorus Now the race is on and here comes pride in the backstretch Heartaches goin' to the inside My tears are holdin' back They're tryin' not to fall My hearts out of the runnin' True love's scratched for another's sake The race is on and it looks like heartaches and the winner loses all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 George Jones was the original http://launch.yahoo.com/release/13962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterbenedetto Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 for those of you that havent been in desert classic, check out matt burkett ' dvd IPSC SECRETS done shot at the desert classics last year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 And they're off...<Good luck, all!> I checked with my sponsor (A2 match sponsor) on Monday to make sure I had a sponsor slot with my name on it like I had last year. Just wanted ot make sure I didn't need to "get in the race." See you there! Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trisha Lowry Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Barb said she may be sending out postcards this year instead of emails letting you know if you got in. She'll use the mailing address on the applications. Hope your handwriting was good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Stats Chic Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Whooaa is me... The match is full. Imagine 120+ envelopes on the counter when you arrive home... OMG! My butt is sore from sitting at the computer for the past 5+ hours entering names... haven't started on the waiting list - but it's there. Send me a personal email and I'll let you know if you're in or not. I'll be sending out postcards otherwise. Cheers A2Chic rlamarca@cox.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 May I suggest next year this match A. Expand to accomodate more shooters B. Implement a lottery for slots C. All of the above. I guess this means it is too late to send chocolate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) Sounds like it may be to lottery stage already given that there is no way to tell in what order packages arrive Thanks Barb Edited August 3, 2006 by smokshwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blockhead Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) Given that Barb is still at her computer sending e-mails, she diserves all the chocalate she gets! Since the envelopes were delivered in a randomized fashion by FedEx, USPS, UPS, etc... it's still kind of a lottery. I'm confident the process will be handled with fairness and integrity. Good Luck! Edited August 3, 2006 by Blockhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 May I suggest next year this match A. Expand to accomodate more shooters B. Implement a lottery for slots C. All of the above. I guess this means it is too late to send chocolate.... Aki, To do (A) the match will have to move temporally and/or physically. I have been told that the DC is run on the second weekend of Nov since, statistically, that weekend has the best weather of the year. That limits the daylight. It also seems that Rio is pretty much out of bays. I remember a few years ago they ran 12 stages and it sort of did not work. Ran out of daylight. Perhaps it is time for A2 to become a road show? Signed (smugly knowing I got in this year ) Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipscbob Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Sent ours the fastest fedex service overnight and still didn't make it in . What a waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 There is another solution other than moving and that is to add days. I know that A2 hasn't wanted to do that because of the expense and difficulty in getting RO's to stay the whole time. A6 has managed to use different RO's on different days without the earth opening up and sucking them in. Wanna open it up, start the match on Monday. Have Monday/Tue squads, Wed-Thurs Squads and the rest finish up on the normal days. You can open the match up, alot. The people that are desperate to get in, and I'm sure there are alot will fill in the weekday slots. I actually wouldn't mind shooting earlier in the week and spending a few days relaxing (actual vacation?) before the awards and prize day. The increased number of entries should cover the additional costs of the match. Of course this is also said knowing that me and my crew got in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) Holy-smokes! I think you must have set a USPSA record on this sell-out. I sent my app Fed-Ex priority overnight on 8/1 and it was signed for on 8/2. You can't do any better than that. I hope I made the cut. Edited August 3, 2006 by TDean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Lawman, There was a discussion about adding days a couple of years or so. It is probably still somewhere here in the forum. I seem to recall that among participants (not staff) the general consensus is that most people are tapped out in terms of vacation days by then and with T-Giving and Kwanza following closely, it is hard to get clearance from the controlling authority (family, boss, etc) for trading other time for match time. That is one of the drawbacks to having the match in November. I think if we run the match in July at Rio, it may not sell out in two days ! Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I know that some, maybe even most people have difficulty getting time off. However, if they want to go bad enough, most people will find a way. There are only so many people that can be accomadated in a 2 1/2 day match. Regardless of the squad model and number of stages. Well scratch that, we can probably get a ton of people through a two stage match but I don't think anyone wants to see that. I would be my spot in this match that if they opened up a wed/thurs set of days, they would still fill it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipscbob Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) Holy-smokes! I think you must have set a USPSA record on this sell-out. I sent my app Fed-Ex priority overnight on 8/1 and it was signed for at 11:51am on 8/2. You can't do any better than that. I hope I made the cut. Actually, you can. Mine arrived and was delivered fedex priority 8:10am an 8/2 and I didnt get in. Edited August 3, 2006 by ipscbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) You're kidding me! Edited August 3, 2006 by TDean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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