To start Randy's thread over again without the tailspin that sent it into a debate other than what was probably the original intent, here's his orginal post.
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How does the old saying go? If you can't beat em, join em.
Feel free to shoot holes in this....
In Leg 1 of this years IBR, there were 38 pages worth of bonii and a large number of routes that could be used to get them.
What if they were to do this...
Hold the opening ceremonies in a large banquet room and the participants come equipped with maps, GPS, routing software, encylcopedias, crystal balls, etc. During the opening ceremonies, a select number of route options will be provided and you are only eligible for the bonii associated with that route. For sake of this example, we'll use an arbitrary number of 10 route options. Of the 10 routes, some will be high risk/high reward and others will be low risk/low reward. On each of the 10 routes, there is a big bonus at the end with a bunch of small/medium ones along the way. Included in each route, there might be some sucker bonii. Before leaving the banquet room, you will need to tell the rally masters which of the 10 routes that you'll be taking. Your decision is final.
Obviously, no cell phones will be permitted during the decision making process and the only bonus packet you are provided is for the route that you pick.
Certainly, once underway, there wouldn't be anything preventing someone from reaching out for outside help (even though there would be rules written prohibiting it - strictly on the honor system), but, at that point, the route has already been selected and there won't be many variations on how the route could be run.
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How does the old saying go? If you can't beat em, join em.
Feel free to shoot holes in this....
In Leg 1 of this years IBR, there were 38 pages worth of bonii and a large number of routes that could be used to get them.
What if they were to do this...
Hold the opening ceremonies in a large banquet room and the participants come equipped with maps, GPS, routing software, encylcopedias, crystal balls, etc. During the opening ceremonies, a select number of route options will be provided and you are only eligible for the bonii associated with that route. For sake of this example, we'll use an arbitrary number of 10 route options. Of the 10 routes, some will be high risk/high reward and others will be low risk/low reward. On each of the 10 routes, there is a big bonus at the end with a bunch of small/medium ones along the way. Included in each route, there might be some sucker bonii. Before leaving the banquet room, you will need to tell the rally masters which of the 10 routes that you'll be taking. Your decision is final.
Obviously, no cell phones will be permitted during the decision making process and the only bonus packet you are provided is for the route that you pick.
Certainly, once underway, there wouldn't be anything preventing someone from reaching out for outside help (even though there would be rules written prohibiting it - strictly on the honor system), but, at that point, the route has already been selected and there won't be many variations on how the route could be run.
Peace train done made it's stop here.
