Re: [RC] Treatment/Nat'l Champ. Quals - Barbara McCrary
I have to agree with Maryben. I absolutely cannot remember who has
been in the championships since the format changed. And now that there are
several different weight divisions, it's even more confusing. I know most
people will think that weight divisions make everything more fair, but it also
makes the national championship less notable (to me.) I personally don't
think the prestige is there anymore. And MB, don't forget Tracy Slater,
who won HER championship on a QH, albeit a running-type.
In a message dated 10/13/2004 1:22:42 PM Central Daylight Time, dabneyesq@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
My understanding of the NC format change was that the mileage thing had
become a "trailer race" (or, in Trilby's case "plane race") in which only
those with endless time and money had a competitive chance. That and
the thought that a head to head is more interesting and fun to watch.
I can assure you that when Becky and Joe were running for the
national championship, that was not the case. From personal experience,
we often picked Becky up at work at 6:30 and drove in their "old blue" with a
two horse trailer to the ride. I know that Becky and Courtney did not
have "endless time and money" and I am pretty sure that if Joe sees this he
will chime in. As far as Trilby's race went, Trilby worked about 23
hours a day so that she would be able to go to the rides and she certainly
does not have endless time and money.
The Champions of those days mostly sacrificed a lot to be able to
go to the rides. I had 3 or 4 juniors become national champion and they
made a lot of sacrifices too.
I once challenged the BOD to tell me who the 10 national
champions of the past year were and they could not do it. I can tell you
who the 1980's champions were because back then it actually meant something to
the THE national champion, not one of 10. Off the top of my head without
looking I remember, Becky, Darolyn, Brenda and quite a few
others.................mb
