USACI World Championship Series (UWCS)

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UWCS = USACI World Championship Series.


Eastern Finals = Greenville SC - September
Southern Finals = DFW - October
National Finals = Omaha. - November

Score from DFW and SC and NE would carry over to the "NATIONAL TITLE" which would be the results of all three events combined to one!

Advantage: Regional Finals champions bragging rights and people who cannot make it to NE still have a registered score that has to be beaten for the national title.

Disadvantage: You do not make NE and get beat, you do not get a rerun! People at the last event know what number it will take to win…. But, all the more reason to make Omaha if you can!

We have Regional Champions at all three events and then we combine all the results to crown the National Champions!.


A work in progress....... But we have tentative dates reserved in all three locations!



Ideas?

I liked the trophies. Although the USACi stick on over the columns began to peel back on the way home from Omaha.

I like Sibley's stance on this aswell. However I just don't see it working for alot of folks. IMO.

I had nothing against the trophies. That wasn't my point. I know that they cost more than the 6 footers. You can never make everyone happy with the tropheis.

Personally I like nice cups or plaques, but that's me. The way that I look at it is this: in 20 years will you be more likely to have a 6' plastic trophy in your living room or a cup or plaque?

We already have a regional event. Thunder In the Heartland, and attendance has dwindled each yr.

BillGass wrote:

Personally I like nice cups or plaques, but that's me. The way that I look at it is this: in 20 years will you be more likely to have a 6' plastic trophy in your living room or a cup or plaque?

A select 4 of us have cups from this years World Finals. I love my cup.

bruce-bruce wrote:

We already have a regional event. Thunder In the Heartland, and attendance has dwindled each yr.

x2

Dem was some nice cups.

Kicker Kevin wrote:

BillGass wrote:

Personally I like nice cups or plaques, but that's me. The way that I look at it is this: in 20 years will you be more likely to have a 6' plastic trophy in your living room or a cup or plaque?

A select 4 of us have cups from this years World Finals. I love my cup.

looks nice sitting here in front of me.

That was a whole team effort, I wish we could have gotten 11 of them cause there are 7 other people that deserved them as much as we did.

bruce-bruce wrote:

That was a whole team effort, I wish we could have gotten 11 of them cause there are 7 other people that deserved them as much as we did.

dis very true!

The team cups will be every year. The trophies thsi year were limited in that if they got any taller they looked bad. It is a new process and we have to work on some alternative for 2008. Cups may be in the mix as well but they are much smaller and yet more expensive.

I do like the trophy, but I think the 1st. place should have been a 3 tier instead of 2.

bruce-bruce wrote:

I think they could have been a little bigger is all.. sorry, not meant to be negative, but I would of much rather had the 7.5ft four post.

x2

I like the trophy this yr. But I'm wit Beelo. Cups or plaques would allow me to put it in a living room without the wife getting mad.

Nice big cups would kick butt. But would have to be nice sized. I mean it already looks funny having a 7ft. trophy for 06 finals next to a 4ft. trophy for 07 and have to explain they are both for 1st place. LOL. But if Ralph could find some nice LARGE cups and stick with the same award for years then it would be cool.

large cup size is always better.

I know what you guys are saying about Thunder in the Heartland. That's where I'm going with my previous statement...that should boost attendance once again.

Crash wrote:

large cup size is always better.

And you're not referring to trophies, are you?

dBSteve wrote:

how about you MUST attend a regionals to compete at finals?

That’s a great idea Steve! What are you smoking?

Let’s say that one of the competitors in my region (you know, the region that wasn’t anointed worthy enough to have a Regional Finals), oh let’s just say, lives in Sacramento California. Round trip to and from Dallas … 3800 miles. Then he turns around and heads to Omaha … another 3300 miles round trip. At 12 miles per gallon, and gas at $3.25 a gallon, that’s a mere $1,922 … in gas alone! Add in hotels, meals, and miscellaneous expenses and the cost of being “the chosen one” in his class and division is just a tad prohibitive!

Kicker Kevin wrote:

bruce-bruce wrote:

We already have a regional event. Thunder In the Heartland, and attendance has dwindled each yr.

x2

guess im going to have to drive my aceup there

To have regional events would mean that there should be an event within so many miles in each region, correct? What about us in the West and the peeps in the Northwest? We barely have regular shows let alone regionals.

Tim, Ralph, whomever, please let me know what I can do to help get this going in the Colorado area. I would be glad to help out. I am sure that James and a few others would be willing to help out as well.

dlechner wrote:

To have regional events would mean that there should be an event within so many miles in each region, correct? What about us in the West and the peeps in the Northwest? We barely have regular shows let alone regionals.

Tim, Ralph, whomever, please let me know what I can do to help get this going in the Colorado area. I would be glad to help out. I am sure that James and a few others would be willing to help out as well.

x2

Mike Jaffe wrote:

dBSteve wrote:

how about you MUST attend a regionals to compete at finals?

That’s a great idea Steve! What are you smoking?

Let’s say that one of the competitors in my region (you know, the region that wasn’t anointed worthy enough to have a Regional Finals), oh let’s just say, lives in Sacramento California. Round trip to and from Dallas … 3800 miles. Then he turns around and heads to Omaha … another 3300 miles round trip. At 12 miles per gallon, and gas at $3.25 a gallon, that’s a mere $1,922 … in gas alone! Add in hotels, meals, and miscellaneous expenses and the cost of being “the chosen one” in his class and division is just a tad prohibitive!

Hmmm maybe i say things in to much of a Hardline WaY but!!!! This is just one of the problems i see but get bashed for saying it!!! the trip were i towed Scrappy to San Antonio alone $800.00 for gas and that was when gas was 80cents cheaper per gallon

dlechner wrote:

To have regional events would mean that there should be an event within so many miles in each region, correct? What about us in the West and the peeps in the Northwest? We barely have regular shows let alone regionals.

Tim, Ralph, whomever, please let me know what I can do to help get this going in the Colorado area. I would be glad to help out. I am sure that James and a few others would be willing to help out as well.

YES Vegas or Phoenix would be great

How many big shows a year do we have like Thunder in the heartland and texas heatwave and so on ?

Adding more of these big shows may help get attendence up and if your asked or required to attend one of these shows to compete at finals. This would help make them bigger shows.

We all need to do our part like Ralph stated and try and get more shows and more attendence in these shows. Get the word out that there is interest and maybe a petition from competetors around each area and take them to shops and show how much interest there is and how benefitial it would be to hold a show or two. Just a suggestion.

Having the required Regionals would mean that each director would need to have one in his region. Thats the only fair way to do it. I wasn't trying to make things more expensive for the competitors, I think a State Finals, Regional Finals, and National Finals would yield three exciting shows that everyone in a given area could attend. It makes things more competitive, more fun, and hopefully closer to home for many that weren't given the chance to attend a "regional" before.

Mr. Jaffe, pleeze stop confusing the issue with facts.

usacise wrote:

Mr. Jaffe, pleeze stop confusing the issue with facts.

Sorry! My bad!

I think that we should form a committee to select delegates that will hold symposiums at various locations around the country. These symposiums will gather information on the possibility of looking into holding regionals in some,all or none of the regions. The findings of these symposiums will then be referred to a committee, whose members shall be elected by the delegates who held the symposiums. Now then, the committee will compile the information and decide who to inform of their findings. From there the findings will, undoubtedly, be tabled for future reference and referred to at such time as decided by those who decide.

Sound good?

I'm sorry bill.... you just used like 8 too many big words for me to catch that...

BillGass wrote:

I think that we should form a committee to select delegates that will hold symposiums at various locations around the country. These symposiums will gather information on the possibility of looking into holding regionals in some,all or none of the regions. The findings of these symposiums will then be referred to a committee, whose members shall be elected by the delegates who held the symposiums. Now then, the committee will compile the information and decide who to inform of their findings. From there the findings will, undoubtedly, be tabled for future reference and referred to at such time as decided by those who decide.

Sound good?

HUH?????