Hello Other Breed Racing Enthusiasts!
I have just updated the grading guide and posted the what is the FINAL end of the year 2011 Grading Guide on the website. If you had dogs running this past year, please take a look at the file and check to make sure that there are no mistakes, in-accuracies or questions regarding your dogs records and points. In the next few days I will be tallying up the end of year stats and announcing top ten hounds and all the new titles that were awarded this past year.
I would like to announce some changes in the Other Breed NOTRA leadership. Jean Pennie, as the current National Race Director (OB), is stepping down and I want to thank her for her years of service to the sport of NOTRA. She left some mighty big shoes to fill, and I am going to do everything I can to maintain and nurture the integrity, honesty, impartiality and intelligence Jean brought to everything she did, first as the OB Record Keeper, and then as the OB Director.
Please welcome Susan Amicucci to the NOTRA BOD as the incoming OB Record Keeper. Her task is not an easy one and I would like to thank participants and race secretaries in advance for timeliness and accuracy in reporting race meet results. We have the new FTE forms which have made it a lot easier for record keeping. There are also some example Race Meet results reports if Race Secretaries need an example of formatting and what needs to be included on the results submissions.
Since I will not be spending most of my time with the results and the grading guide this coming year, I plan on finally getting the older stats and the records that Teri Dickinson put together on this website. This is my goal for the next 3 months, so look for new updates in the coming year. If any of you have questions, ideas, comments about the website and the information that is available, don't hesitate to email me. I hope that the website has been accessible and easy to navigate, but feedback is always welcome.
I will be updating contact information and BOD information on the website to reflect the election results as well as additions and inserts to the Rule Book.
Thanks for your continued support
Tracy Rudzitis
incoming 2012 OB National Race Director