2.3 |
Requirements for granting a
waiver of the requirement
for a Qualifying Meet |
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Has an experienced Race
Secretary. |
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2 |
Either has other trained
people to do the necessary
work within the club, or a
guarantee of help from
trained people from other
clubs who will also help
train the host clubs workers
at the meet. |
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3 |
The National Race
Director, or another
individual appointed by the NRD, must attend the race
meet to observe. Based on the observer’s report the NRD may grant or deny
permission for further Race Meets or require a Practice meet before another Race
Meet may be held. |
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2.4 |
Scheduling of Approved
Whippet Racing Association
Race Meets |
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Any approved group or club
must write or otherwise communicate with the RRC having jurisdiction, requesting
race dates at least sixty (60) days in advance of the proposed Official Race
Meet.
The RRC will give preference to clubs that asks for dates on which they
traditionally hold race meets.
The number of weekends into the year (see the corresponding dates table, in the race meet
section of the website) will decide
what is the traditional date for a race meet, with the following exception: |
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Those clubs that have
meets tied to a specific
weekend in a month, or a
holiday shall be allowed
to request ONE weekend,
per year, that might not
be the corresponding
weekend per the
corresponding dates
table, for any
particular year. |
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Otherwise the RRC is to disapprove a date only for
reasons of date conflict. All other problems or questions on race dates must be
handled directly by the NRD. |
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2 |
Announcements of an approved
Whippet Race Meet should be
made at least thirty (30)
days prior to the event.
Should a cancellation be
necessary, ALL ENTRANTS must
be notified by the local
Race Secretary.
Any means possible may be
used for notification as
long as all entrants are
notified. Notification
may be carried out by, but
is not limited to, letter,
telephone, e-mail, or
instant messaging.
The Registrar/Recorder must
be notified as soon as
possible of a cancellation
by the local Race Secretary. |
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3 |
No Member Club will hold WRA
race meets on more than four
(4) weekends per year
within a radius of one
hundred (100) miles of one
another. (Each weekend may
contain one or two WRA
meets, for a maximum of
eight WRA meets per club per
year.) |
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2.4.3.1 |
Weekends when race meets are
held in conjunction with the
AWC (American Whippet Club)
or
NWCC (National Whippet Club
of Canada) National
Specialty or an AWC
or
NWCC Regional Specialty,
and held on a weekend other
than one of the traditional
weekends used by the host
club, will not count against
the limit of four weekends
per year with WRA racing. |
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4 |
A Member Club may hold
two (2) Race Meets in
one weekend. |
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5 |
Two (2) Clubs may have
meets in conjunction
with each other on the
same weekend if the race
meets are no more than
fifty (50) miles from
each other.
Special permission for a
greater separation may
be given by the NRD in
some cases if requested
by both Member Clubs. |
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6 |
Regardless of
regional boundaries,
WRA race meets may
be held on the same
weekend provided the
meet locations are
separated by a
driving distance of
400 miles. (For
convenience, a
computerized mapping
program may be used
to determine driving
distance.) |
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2.5 |
Running an
Official Race
Meet |
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1 |
The Group or
Club must have a
minimum of 15
adult Whippets
starting the
first race heat. |
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2 |
There should be
four complete
race heats.
Three heats
would be
acceptable only
in the event of
severe weather
or other racing
conditions that
would make
further racing
hazardous to the
Whippets and/or
their owners.
The reduction to
only three heats
must be with the
approval of the
RRC or his/her
representative
at the
meet, or the
Race Secretary
for said meet,
and with a 2/3
or greater vote
from those in
participation at
that meet.
UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES
WILL 2 PROGRAMS
EVER BE
CONSIDERED AN
OFFICIAL MEET. |
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3 |
Checking dogs
in, refer to
section 3.2 |
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4 |
Setting the
board, refer to
section 5.3 |
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5 |
Reporting
results, refer
to section 2.6 |
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2.6 |
Reporting
Results of an
Official Race
Meet |
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By the end of
Tuesday immediately
following the
completion of the
meet, the approved
group or club
operating a WRA Meet
must enter the
results for the meet
in the meet
reporting section of
the official WRA Web
Site. |
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Once the Race
Secretary has
entered the results
and checked for
errors he or she
will notify the
Registrar/Recorder
by e-mail or phone
that the results are
ready for
verification. |
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The Webmaster will
provide the location
of the website,
login information,
password and
instructions for
reporting results
and use of the web
site to all Race
Secretaries, the
Secretary/Treasurer,
the
Registrar/Recorder,
the Awards Chairman
and the NRD. |
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2.6.1 |
In the event
that the
official Web
Site ceases to
exist or is down
for more than
two weeks the
following
procedures will
apply. |
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By the Monday
immediately
following the
completion of
the meet, the
Registrar/Recorder
must receive the
results of the
meet by phone,
fax, or e-mail. Within
two weeks
following the
race meet, the
approved group
or club
operating a WRA
Meet must send
the complete
results of the
meet to the NRD,
the
Registrar/Recorder,
and the Regional
Race
Coordinator. A
sample WRA Race
Report is shown
in
Figure 1.
These results
should include
the following
information. |
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Number of
Whippet
adults, and
puppies
starting. |
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Registered
name of each
starter, its
owner, and AKC Registration
papers included for the first time entered (FTE) Whippets. |
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Individual
points, and
placement
earned by
each
Whippet. |
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Placement or
position,
with race
points
earned, of
each Whippet
in each race
or heat.
A photocopy
of the race
results
sheets for
each heat,
copied from
the results
board, is
the
preferred
way to do
this. |
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Names of
Whippets
eligible to
receive WRCh or WRChX (National) points with the names and
complete address of the owner(s). |
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Disqualifications
and
scratches. |
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Any other
information
needed to
properly
award WRA Title
Points. Sending of the above information is compulsory, and it must
be sent to the NRD, the RRC and the Registrar/Recorder in writing within
two weeks following the meet. Failure to supply this information could result
in points being withheld. This information is needed in order for all to
maintain proper grading records. The NRD will send all race reports to
all RRC at year end. |
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The local Race Secretary
is to send
the per
capita fee
for all dogs
who started
the meet,
and the
$2.00
registration
fee for any
dog not
previously
listed in
the Grading
Guide to the
Registrar/Recorder,
along with
the final
report and
any
registration
papers
collected.
This
requirement
covers both
adult and
puppy
racers.
All records
and fees
must be
received by
the
registrar/recorder
within
fourteen
(14) days or
be
postmarked
within ten
(10) days of
the Monday
following
the race
meet. |
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