Devin Bailly
Thanks for the thoughtful and thorough explanation, Tony. This makes perfect sense. I was sure there was a logical reason for the decision. Glad to understand what it was.
Pixies were right. You really are a superhero, Tony.
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Devin
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> On Oct 2, 2014, at 3:26 PM, "tony" wrote:
>
> devin... and anyone one else interested:
>
> first off, the only thing worse than no one showing up to your bike race is having someone get badly hurt. you put on events so your friends show up and have fun, and when you hear that someone is down and not getting back up... it's awful. we've had about thirty blind dates. it's risky business and there have been plenty of real crashes: broken bones, various dislocations, and lots of rash, but this has been the most severe. all the best to the fellow that went down. i've been knocked out for a bit on that apron, too, it's super scary.
>
> so, the course change, and our logic behind it.
>
> the temporary diversion was the safest and most effective manner to give the rider/medical some space, but it was unsafe for permanent use due to the narrow (approx 4ft vs. the average 8ft on the rest of the course) paved turn onto the warm up apron. the cutoff corners of the newly poured concrete had a several inch gap onto the grass that were directly in the apex of the turn. lighting is generally not a concern between t3 and t4 as there are no obstacles, so not only would the turn be narrow and high risk, but it's practically unlit and there is no power available in that area.
>
> our chief official immediately inspected the markings on the apron and location of the rider and determined the cause of the accident to be a pedal strike (pedaling through the turn) and subsequent high side. no word of any hazard on the course, so once the rider was safely moved we put things back where they were. we had the option to remove that portion of the course, but no apparent reason to do so.
>
> again, this portion of the course doesn't generally require any more than ambient lighting. i light the ingress and egress to the track, and that has always been sufficient due to the nature of the track apron. i was caught by surprise and got a good squirm out of the wet spot as well, assuming it was water left over from wound cleaning (our medic later pointed out this was not the case) and that it would dry up quickly. one of the course crew went over to inspect it and found water seeping through a new gap in the concrete, a result of the repaving. too late to change the course and too far from an outlet to get lighting there, we just hoped that based on the accident earlier riders would chill through the turn. most did.
>
> there you have it. i love using the velodrome, but i'll reassess the condition next week and either work some lighting over there or exclude it. rain may make that decision for me.
>
> oh, and anyone who pulled out of their race to help, THANK YOU, and PLEASE CONTACT ME. i'll make sure your entry fee is covered next week, and if you have a series pass then we'll round up some swag, feed you, or come up with something nice to say thanks.
>
> yours-
> tony and joe
>
>
>
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 10:36:09 -0700
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Good Thoughts to Whoever hit the Pave
> From: obra@list.obra.org
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> My heart goes out to him too. Heal up fast.
>
> I gotta say I was surprised they resumed the course on the section he crashed. They successfully diverted the course through the grass for the end of the C race while tending to the injured. I was hoping they would keep it like that for the A/B/SS race. Instead, we were right back on the dangerous, wet, slick concrete. The rider in front of me made a nice save from a rear tire breaking loose. Could have been bad.
>
> The Blind Date crew does an amazing job of putting on that race. Perhaps there was a good reason for the decision to avoid an even greater hazard. I'm curious as to the thought process.
>
> Thanks,
> Devin Bailly
>
> > Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 09:49:07 -0700
> > To: orgsxrracer@hotmail.com
> > CC: obra@list.obra.org
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Good Thoughts to Whoever hit the Pave
> > From: obra@list.obra.org
> >
> > Same here. Was right behind the crash and hope he is doing well today. Fingers crossed he is just sore and will be ready to ride soon.
> >
> > Positive thoughts go out!!!'
> >
> >
> > > On Oct 2, 2014, at 8:43 AM, Justin Watkins wrote:
> > >
> > > Anyone have an update on the rider who was injured? Sending healing thoughts his way this morning.
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > >> On Oct 1, 2014, at 11:11 PM, "Eric Aldinger" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Prayers are with whoever you are that took a hard bounce tonight at
> > >> Blind Date. Get well soon.
> > >>
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