Todd Mobley
Thanks Thom. I get what folks are saying about fairness, but in my view,
starting at the front isn't going to win you anything unless you have the
chops to stay up there, and if that is the case, you probably didn't need
to buy your call-up in the first place. If a generous mid-packer raises
some good money for an awesome non-profit like the BTA or Bike Clark County
and gets to start at the front each week (and probably still finish
mid-pack), that's great!
The Cross Crusade folks know the value and prestige of the call up in their
series, so I'm quite sure this isn't a common opportunity. It's to support
some worthy causes, so go bid on it!
-Todd
Todd E. Mobley, PE, PTOE | Principal
Lancaster Engineering | www.lancasterengineering.com
321 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 400 | Portland, OR 97204
O: 503-248-0313 | C: 503-319-9811 | todd@lancasterengineering.com
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Thom Schoenborn
wrote:
> Allow me to copy and paste from the Facebook page.
>
> In mid-August I was hit by a car on my bike commute from Vancouver to
> Portland. As a result, I am not able to race this cyclocross season. At the
> Bicycle Transportation Alliance Alice Awards I bought a silent auction item
> that included a Cross Crusade season pass and a SERIES-LONG CALL UP. My
> loss is the gain of you and Bike Clark County, as I'm auctioning this off
> to the highest bidder and 100% of the sale price goes to Bike Clark
> County, who does excellent things for bikes in Vancouver and Clark County.
> http://bikeclarkcounty.org/
>
>
> The fine folks at the Cross Crusades have given me their blessing to
> auction this package, with the call up, and have also graciously added a
> Cross Crusade hoodie, two pint glasses and a growler to the package to
> sweeten the deal. www.crosscrusade.com/
>
>
>
>
> Is it fair? I dunno. I'm racing to earn my call up. Rather than begrudge
> this lovely, very limited fundraiser (which has raised money now not once,
> but TWICE), maybe we can all focus on the things we can control and search
> for the serenity to accept the things we can't, like flat tires and torn
> derailleurs and washing out in gravel corners.
>
> TS
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 8:57 AM, johnny wrote:
>
>> So we can buy season call-up's now? I thought those were to let the
>> folks who are battling for points and overall standings have a fair shot?
>> That seems unfair to me.
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