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Originally Posted by dpackster1980
So if F3-F5 grades are useless what are you expected to do, take a persons word for it how good they are?? All F grades are useful which is why you have to do so many to get one so attendance doesn't matter too much. All as it means is the people that could be arsed to go to the Regional will reap the rewards where as the people that didn't will suffer a bit and rightly so. 
It depends on your region if you make money or not. At the end of the day its a good way of advertising the hobby and more importantly your club.  |
Its a little more complex than taking a persons word for it. For a start, anybody with any level of experience is likely to be known by somebody, except perhaps the odd club visitor from a very different region etc. So with a little sharing of information getting a decent picture of someones position isn't that difficult - easily as accurate as F grades at least at the 3-5 level. More so as my current grade reflects last year, which isn't always the same as this year!
To further muddy the waters, F grades are national, but based on your rating in your region. In a busy, competitive region its hard to get an F3 rating, but if your region consists of 3 sheep and a seagull racing a grasshopper, you really ought to be an F1 or 2. Which means that F ratings aren't really an accurate gauge when comparing across regions either.