Changes in NCTS series

I went to the NCTS banquet this evening. Bill Scott made a bunch of announcements about upcoming changes for next year. Here's what I remember:

There are going to be two White Lake weekends. Both will be like the current weekend, with a half on saturday and a sprint on sunday. I think he said these were going to be on the first and second weekends of May. The race cap will be lowered to prevent congestion on the course.

The run course for the White lake half will be changed to one loop around the lake, rather than a two loop course.

Duke half is moving two weeks forward, so it will occur at the end of September. I think he said this is to avoid heat like we had this year (UGH!).

Pinehurst will also be moved forward, so that there will be two weeks between Duke and PH. Pinehurst is also having the bike course changed to help prevent congestion on the course, and the run for pinehurst is going to be reversed (can't remember why).

Triangle is moving to a new location, TBD.

They are getting rid of JF Hurley.

Lake Norman will be split into two days, the way Latta is. Open and AG on one day, and Novice and Relays on another. He might have said race caps will be lowered also (sorry, I'm over 40!)

OLY and HIM will be weighted more heavily than sprints for series points.

They are going to add a race somewhere out near Charlotte. I was only half listening to that so I can't remember the name of the lake.

The banquet was fun, free food, and of course triathletes are always a fun crowd. I didn't win the Kestrel bike, tho, or any of the other zillion prizes they handed out. Man, I would have liked that box of 100 Hammer gels! I guess I used up my lottery karma by winning that BT bike :-)