I still don't understand why Surfing Qld are running with the obvious error in the Surfing Australia Handbook and only 4 allocated spots (minus two wild cards) for the men's tech race. The numbers in the Surfing Aus handbook are clearly wrong as they just don't add up. The total allocation for the tech race doesn't equal 118! But if the opens men's 12'6" marathon allocations are also applied to the tech race (ie 34 open men's spots) then it all works.
Surfing NSW managed to correct it in their published allocations (8 opens not 6) so how long will it take Surfing Qld to realise its wrong. I know rules are rules and the rule book is binding (hence them adopting it) but common sense should prevail when there's an error in the rules.
Here's the allocations for every state according to to Surfing Nsw, so go figure???
To only have 2 spots left for 7 of the top 10 at last year Aussies, plus Travis who was out injured last year is just plain ridiculous!!!!
Maybe Qld should get all the extra NSW spots cause there weren't enough competitors at their states to fill their Quota.
Takes me back to high school where making the school swim team relay was harder than winning the interschool carnival.
