craig austin

David, this puts into great perspective how hard our promoters are working
and just what it takes to put on events. Thank you for all you (and all the
other promoters) do for us.

Craig

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:54 AM, David Saltzberg via OBRA <
obra@list.obra.org> wrote:

> Racers,
>
> We've been in a mad scramble the last six days. Please read our notes on
> the four events listed in the subject line for recent race calendar updates
> and changes.
>
>
> *Dirty Circles (Cancelled)*
>
> I have bad news about the venue at Dirty Circles in Woodland. Dike road
> has been damaged by ongoing heavy truck traffic from a sand and gravel
> operation that will be going on for the next 18 – 24 months (see attached
> photos). I was up at the site last week inspecting the road and it is
> overwhelming how bad it is. With the time of year and expected ongoing
> traffic, I don't see the county doing timely repairs within the next 5
> weeks to make it safe for racing.
>
> With the damage to the roadway, the venue is not viable for the present
> and near future. We'll say goodbye to this venue for good.
>
>
>
> For the current registered racers, you will receive a refund shortly.
>
>
>
> *Jack Frost TT *
>
> With the loss of the Woodland venue, we're going do all we can to
> resurrect this event. I have the venue booked for *Sunday March 5th, 2017*
> (Sunday Feb 26th is already booked by the rescheduled Vancouver Lake Half
> Marathon). I'm working on the WDOT and city permits right now. We have
> designed a new 20k course, but need get through the permitting process to
> be sure that it's acceptable.
>
>
>
> Date: Sunday March 5th, 2017.
>
> Course length: 20k (12.43 miles)
>
> Elevation gain: 384 ft.
>
>
>
> Online registration is currently being set up and we hope to have a flier
> out to you all soon. Stay tuned.
>
>
>
> *Piece of Cake RR *
>
> To fill the void created by the loss of Dirty Circles we have been working
> hard to find a replacement venue. We've settled on a new road race course
> SE of Aurora, OR. I spoke with the traffic engineer at Clackamas County and
> had a very positive response to the course design and event. I still need
> to get a TCP and permit figured out but all lights look green for the new
> venue/event. This will be a one day event. As for the name, Dirty Circles
> doesn't have much relevance to the area or event. We thought since the
> resurrection theme was in action, we would bring back the Piece of Cake
> name. Also, it seems appropriate for the relatively flat course.
>
>
>
> Date: Sunday March 19th, 2017.
>
> Course length: 13.3 miles per lap
>
> Elevation gain: 320 ft. per lap
>
>
>
> We hope to have online registration, a flier, and much more info soon.
>
>
>
> *Silverton RR*
>
> We had hoped to bring you all a new road race this season with the
> ‘Onehorse RR’ in Lebanon, OR, but with these recent changes it seems more
> reasonable to pursue an easier venue/course. We will replace the ‘Onehorse
> RR’ on Saturday May 13th with the classic ‘Silverton RR’ course. We will
> move the race in Lebanon to the back burner and look to 2018 for a launch
> date.
>
>
>
> Date: Saturday May 13th, 2017
>
> Course length: 17.4 miles per lap
>
> Elevation gain: 1475 ft. per lap
>
>
>
> Online registration, a flier, and much more info coming soon.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your patience, support and understanding,
>
> David Saltzberg
> Zone 5 Promotions, LLC
>
>
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