13 Competition Points and Championships

13.1 Competition Points
Competition points shall be awarded to each contestant on the basis of the following schedule:
10 points per event for placing first
6 points per event for placing second
4 points per event for placing third
2 points per event for placing fourth
1 point per event for making at least one qualified, official flight (flight points)

Note that "Track Lost", "Track not Closed", and "No Return", if not disqualified for other reasons, may not place in an event, but still receive flight points.

 
13.2 Ties
In case of a tie in any of the four places, duplicate points shall be awarded. This rule may be superseded by the rules for a specific event.
 
13.3 Weighting Factor
Each event is assigned a Weighting Factor that is based on the difficulty of the event. These Weighting Factors are listed under the rules for each event and summarized in the Weighting Factor Chart in Appendix B.
 
13.4 Contest Factor
Each competition classification as listed in Rule 6.3 has a Contest Factor as reiterated below:
Event TypeContest Factor
Section Meet1
Local Meet1
Open Meet2
Regional Meet3
National Meet8
Record Trialsnone
 
13.5 Scores
Scores are calculated in the following way: Competition Points are multiplied by the Weighting Factor for each event. The result is then multiplied by the Contest Factor to produce the contestant’s total score for the event. For example, a contestant places first in Scale Competition at an Open Meet. First place gives the contestant 10 points; Scale has a Weighting Factor of 32; and an Open Meet has a Contest Factor of 2. Multiply 10 x 32 x 2 to obtain the number of competition points to be awarded to the contestant for the event: 640 points.
 
13.6 Acceptance
Points scored in competition shall be official only when the NAR Contest Board accepts the contest results.
 
13.7 Competition Division
An event flown in competition divisions shall be scored and points shall be awarded as if separate events had been flown.
 
13.8 Contest Year
Competition points shall be cumulative for each NAR member, team, or section that enters and flies in sanctioned competition during each Contest Year.
 
13.9 National Championships
National Championship Awards for a Contest Year shall be given in the following categories to the contestant, team, and section that has compiled the largest number of contest points in that category during the Contest Year. At least the top four places in each category shall be recognized with these awards. Each place across all categories shall receive equivalent awards. To be eligible for any of these awards, individuals, teams, or sections must enter and fly in the National Meet at the close of the Contest Year.

Proxy-flown entries shall not be permitted to earn National Championship Awards in individual or team categories or be the sole entries in the Section category.

NARAM and pre-NARAM awards may be given to the top places in each of the above 5 categories at the option of the National Meet Contest Director.

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