graeme wrote:The M18/20 course middle courses were shortened to 25min last year. No changes were made to the 16s, so by the rules they'd stay at 35 mins, longer than 18s. Our solution was to combine 16/18/20
Not according to the rules I'm reading.
The 16s ran courses that were only 0.1km different from what the BOF course length ratios suggest, and they were won in 24/25 minutes.
The 18/20s on the other hand ran courses that were 0.7km and 0.8km shorter from what the BOF course length ratios suggest, and they were won in 21/22 minutes.
The 18/20s was on the short side (because they were actually running a 16s course that was planned spot on), but still within the 20-25 min EWT.
Although the rules don't state that the 16s have 25 EWT (and it really should), the course length ratios are spot on based on last weekend.