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In response to:"AERC allows an unsponsored Junior to ride as  senior 
with a letter from the office.  There's no qualifications on this."

The Junior needs to meet the minimum number of miles on this of course 
and have parent permission.  But once that's met - it doesn't matter 
whether the ride is Tevis, the Pan Am, or a RM qualification - they 
still ride as a senior.  No RM or group can change that.

In addition - the Junior can change their status to unsponsored anytime 
in the year.  Adults cannot do that.  They can make a change in wt or 
region only until June 1.  After that - it's unchangeable.  If for 
example you lose weight and drop below a minimum - you *have* to carry 
weight to make the minimum. And the office doesn't allow adults to 
switch at will multiple times without a good reason.

In response to:"You say it is unfair because
competitors need to know who they are competing against."

Juniors are as competitive as the rest of our members.  They need to 
know whether the person is riding as a junior or a senior to compete in 
their division.  Juniors can't get overall points but if they were 
riding as a senior - they can and will take top ten points. Their senior 
competitors deserve to know who they are competing against.

"The bottom line here is that we allow seniors to change their divisions
based on changes in their circumstances. "

We require seniors to change region/wt divisions if they move or lose 
weight.  There's no requirement to change if you gain weight.  Those are 
required changes to meet our rules.  Deciding to ride as a senior is a 
discretionary choice for a Junior and they certainly have flexibility in 
this.

Mike

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