2018 WRA Rule Change Proposals

 

PROPOSAL #1

 

Proposed change to WRA Rule Book, Section 5.2  How Whippets Are Graded.

 

Add the following statement, in BOLD, to Section 5.2.

 

1)    Any Whippet having a racing grade from the Continental Whippet Alliance (CWA), or the North American Whippet Racing Association (NAWRA), or the National Oval Track Racing Association (NOTRA), or the Canadian Amateur Racing Association (CARA) will retain that grade when FTE in a WRA race meet.  After dogs are placed within the grade in the first Heat by the grade from the other organization, then they are placed within that grade by the underlying WAVE or Average from the other organization as if the number is the average from the WRA.  If that number is not available the dog will be placed at the bottom of the dogs in its grade.

 

NOTE: Current wording is shown with proposal in BOLD.

 

 

 

 

Reason:  This proposal is to document how dogs currently holding a racing grade from another organization are being and/or expected to be graded when an FTE in a WRA race meet and ensure that the procedure is uniform throughout the WRA.

 

 

 

 

PROPOSAL #2

Proposed change to WRA Rule Book, Section 2.7.1 Seniors and Legends Classes.

Delete all wording, in BOLD, after OR, referring to ages within 6 months of the date of a National Race Meet.

2.7.1   Seniors and Legends Classes

            In addition to the regular puppy and adult classes held at the National Meet,         the host club is encouraged to have the special classes of Seniors and          Legends.

            The criteria for eligibility to run in either of these classes is that the dog has,         or will have attained the age limitation as follows:

            If the national is held prior to June 30th that the dog will have turned either 9       or 11 prior to June 30th of that year.

            If the national is held after July 1st, that the dog will have turned either 9 or           11 prior to December 31st of that year.

OR

            1)         Seniors will be for dogs that either are 9 years of age or who                                           will turn 9 years of age within a maximum of 6 months after                                         the date of the national.

 

            2)         Legends will be for dogs that either are 11 years of age or who                                      will turn 11 years of age within a maximum of 6 months after                                      the date of the national.

Reason:

 

There can be only one criteria for determining eligibility to run in the Seniors and Legends special classes and currently, two conflicting methods reside in the Rule Book.