After a year without a Harriers GP, we now have the beginnings of a list of GP races for season 21/22. The Grand Prix is an annual event for all Harriers to compete against each other in a sort of handicapped league (the handicaps being controlled via the accumulation of points doubling jokers) and a parallel "scratch" championship with no handicap.
In simple terms, the points are awarded to each Calderglen Harrier dependent on their finishing position relative to the other Harriers in a GP race. The first Harrier gets maximum points of 12 (same for men and women), the second Harrier gets 11 and so on down to 1. 13th position and onwards get 1 point. Before the season, each Harrier is assigned a number of jokers. A Harrier can then "play" one or more jokers by declaring it to Russell, myself or some other designated person prior to the start of the race. Each joker played doubles the score (e.g. if you score 2 points by finishing 11th Harrier and play one joker, you score 4 points). Further jokers are accumulated by those who finish 5th or less (1 extra joker) or 10th or less (2 extra jokers). A code of honesty is expected from all Harriers to not "throw" any races to gain jokers. Finally, extra jokers can be accumulated by anyone on reaching the following milestones:
- 1 extra joker after 5 races
- 1 extra joker after 8 races
- 2 extra jokers after 11 races
There will usually be up to 16 races in the GP of which each person's best 11 scores count. The initial set of races is as follows although note that final details of some still have to be confirmed. We are checking to see if the Lanarkshire Road Relays (usually Drumpellier Country Park) are taking place in October/November, in which case they may also be added.
Provisional GP Races List 2021/2022
Alan
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