[FWM News] Mammoth Race Results posted

[Far West Masters news]

Complete race results from the Mammoth races are now posted on the web site.

Our next event is in two weeks, with two SL races scheduled at Alpine Meadows on Dec. 20-21.  Early 
registration deadline is Sun 12/14; $5/race late fee applies for entries received after 12/14.  
Registration deadline is Thursday 12/18.  Entries can be cancelled without penalty until the 
registration deadline, so please submit your entries early to take advantage of the early 
registration discount and assist the organizers to prepare for our races.

Mammoth Season Opener
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The season opening weekend races at Mammoth Mountain were held after a welcome mid-week storm 
system brought 1-2 feet of much-needed snow to supplement the snowmaking foundation on the ADG 
(Andy's Double Gold) race hill. The weather cleared for the weekend and the new snow resulted in 
very good course conditions.

In an unusual arrangement for all, masters and USSA junior racers all competed together this 
weekend, as Mammoth's Race Department took on the additional challenge of hosting a USSA open race 
originally scheduled for the Tahoe area. The masters field was split into two sections, with the 
women and older men's classes racing first on the girls course and the younger men's classes first 
on the boys course. After consideration of field size, open class prospects, and season scoring, a 
course split variation of the standard masters groups was used - the "C/D-" groups took the top end 
of the usual masters running order, with all women and men's classes down to M09, while the 
remaining men's classes M08 and younger formed the "A/B+" group.

The weather was good all weekend - sunny, moderate temps, and light winds - and Mammoth's race crew 
was out in full force to prepare and maintain both courses. While it was a relatively long day for 
both racers and crew with so many racer starts between both the masters and juniors fields, many 
positive comments were made about the event.

Complete results are posted on the Race Results page:

http://farwestmasters.org/raceinfo/2015/results

Initial season standings for 2015 will be posted after the scoring software is updated to handle 
the unusual split-courses results from this weekend