Proposal 5: Adding 100km as a new fixed-distance Road Racing World Record Category [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: Review and Update the GuidelinesSubmitted on 2018-12-22
Status: Passed on January 17, 2019
Background
This is one of three proposals sprouting from Discussion # 7 "unlimited, ungeared and 100 km".
If this would need further discussion, it can best be held / continued in Discussion #7.
Proposal
OLD:
4.2 ROAD RACING RECORD CATEGORIES
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NEW:
4.2 ROAD RACING RECORD CATEGORIES
4.2.x 100km unlimited
This is the fastest ride over a 100km distance, on an unlimited unicycle.
4.2.x 100km standard
This is the fastest ride over a 100km distance, on a standard unicycle.
Body
It is proposed to add 100km as a recognised Road Racing WR category, both in standard and unlimited.
Over the last 5 years or so, 100km races are sometimes held at Unicons and other conventions. Currently 100km is not a recognised World Record category.
The advantage of recognising this record is that we officially acknowledge who have been the fastest on this somewhat usual distance.
The disadvantage is that it may be seen as another burden on competition organisers to exactly measure a distance, and that it makes it more difficult to (also) add an arbitrary-distance road race to a convention program.
In the proposal text, the section number includes an x because of other possible additions that are also discussed in Discussion #7, and that have their own proposal.
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Discussion
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Votes on this proposal:
10 out of 9 voting members have voted.
Agree: 8, Disagree: 1, Abstain: 1.