T. Kenji Sugahara

First- a big shout out to Jim for promoting Monday PIR. Thank you Jim!

Yes- it's a region-wide problem. There's been a massive influx of
people and travel times are becoming atrocious. Some state agencies
are advising their personnel to allot 2 hours from Salem to Portland
when they have meetings up there. Even on weekends, I-5 is becoming
congested on a consistent basis.

ODOT and the Governor are fully aware of the problem and are making it
a priority for the next legislative session. It's not only us bike
racers but almost all sectors that are negatively impacted by the
congestion.

k-

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 4:03 PM, John Wilger via OBRA
wrote:
>
>> On Aug 22, 2016, at 3:39 PM, via OBRA wrote:
>>
>> May not just be CX claiming a victim.
>>
>> I for one won't spend such a large amount of time traveling the relatively
>> short distance that takes more and more time to drive. What used to be
>> about 35 minutes on a slow day now extends to 1.5 hours. Sure, I could
>> ride to and from, something I have done, but that's not always an option.
>
> *Vancouver-bound traffic* claims another victim.
>
> Fixed it. :-)
>
> Seriously, though, that���s definitely the reason I had to stop coming in August: a looming deadline for work just didn���t allow for the ���leave Forest Grove by 3pm in order to have any time to warm up before racing��� song and dance. :-(
>
> Still, I hope another promoter will take it over; it���s been a fun couple of years racing with the same bunch every Monday.
>
> Also, THANK YOU, Jim, for keeping it going as long as you did.
>
> ���
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John Wilger

> On Aug 22, 2016, at 3:39 PM, via OBRA wrote:
>
> May not just be CX claiming a victim.
>
> I for one won't spend such a large amount of time traveling the relatively
> short distance that takes more and more time to drive. What used to be
> about 35 minutes on a slow day now extends to 1.5 hours. Sure, I could
> ride to and from, something I have done, but that's not always an option.

*Vancouver-bound traffic* claims another victim.

Fixed it. :-)

Seriously, though, that���s definitely the reason I had to stop coming in August: a looming deadline for work just didn���t allow for the ���leave Forest Grove by 3pm in order to have any time to warm up before racing��� song and dance. :-(

Still, I hope another promoter will take it over; it���s been a fun couple of years racing with the same bunch every Monday.

Also, THANK YOU, Jim, for keeping it going as long as you did.

���
John Wilger | +1 (971) 678-0999 | http://johnwilger.com

ro..@hevanet.com

May not just be CX claiming a victim.

I for one won't spend such a large amount of time traveling the relatively
short distance that takes more and more time to drive. What used to be
about 35 minutes on a slow day now extends to 1.5 hours. Sure, I could
ride to and from, something I have done, but that's not always an option.

Ron

> And CX claims another victim....
>
> On August 22, 2016 1:52:13 PM PDT, Jim Anderson via OBRA
wrote:
> >RACERS:
> >
> >2016 Monday Night Bike Race Series - It's a wrap! Come on out and race
> >the
> >next 2 Monday Nights!
> >
> >
> >As a side note....
> >
> >I am retiring from organizing Monday Night PIR Bike Race Series in
> >2017. My
> >time of organizing has come to an end after "stepping in" as race
> >organizer
> >way back in 1996 (as a Senior in High School and taking it on as a
> >"project"). This race series was the longest one I organized after many
> >other bike race events in the Portland-Metro area and Willamette Valley
> >area. As a note, I did take about 4 yrs off when I handed it to my
> >racing
> >team, Team Oregon from about 2009-2012.
> >
> >You may have seen the writing on the wall. After endless attempts and
> >literarily pounding the pavement with postcard flyers, mailers,
> >marketing,
> >social media, press releases, publicity, ads and broadcast media the
> >race
> >series suffered greatly. The lack of participants has crippled the race
> >series financially. On the plus side, April and May were nearly record
> >turnout and almost had a 20 yr record! The end of May till current time
> >the
> >entries has been well below my break even point with many times nearly
> >not
> >enough to run categories.
> >
> >I am in process of looking for a replacement organizer.
> >
> >Thanks for support. I need to focus on my other two careers and my ever
> >demanding work-travel schedule with Axeon Hagens Berman Professional
> >Cycling Team. Along with focusing more effort as Team President of Team
> >Oregon.
> >
> >My last race in attendance will be August 22, 2016. The race series
> >continues on August 29, however I will be gone.
> >
> >Best Regards
> >Jim Anderson
> >
> >
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