OBRA-WSBA Letter to Racers

Catherine Cooper

2017-02-09

A huge thank you goes out to Gina Kavesh and Norrene Godfrey for all their
hard work and effort in making the following work for us racers!

*To OBRA Members:*

With the challenges created by the winter storms for early season road
racing, OBRA, USAC, and the WSBA have jointly crafted a short-term
solution to allow all OBRA riders and WSBA riders a more cost
effective way to race in both OBRA and WSBA early season road events.

USAC $10.00 one-day memberships will be available on site at all
February and March WSBA events for all OBRA members regardless of
their OBRA category . This $10.00 one-day membership is a per event
requirement. After showing your OBRA membership card and completing a
USAC oneday membership purchase on site, you will be able to race in
your appropriate USAC reciprocal category.

Due to the short-term nature of this offer, the OBRA rider without a
USAC affiliation will only be able to register on site, day of the
event.

The following WSBA/USAC events are covered by this offer

· Intro to Women’s Racing & Cycle U Beginner race program February 25
· Ridge Circuit Race/TT February 26
· Ice Breaker TT March 4
· Sequim March 11
· Sequim March 18
· Independence Valley Road Race (IVRR) March 25

OBRA will be waiving one-day membership fees, normally $5 for WSBA members
for the Piece of Cake Road Race March 19.

We look forward to welcoming OBRA riders to WSBA events and vice versa. Be
sure to bring your OBRA membership card (not your jersey numbers) so
promoters can confirm your reciprocal race category and to
allow a few extra minutes at race registration to complete the one-day
membership form.

Please take a moment to welcome any WSBA rider who is next to you at the
start line.

*To WSBA Members:*

The snow and ice storms wrecked havoc on Portland-area roads and thus with
OBRA’s early road season. This has resulted in a shortage of early season
racing opportunities for OBRA riders. Due to these
circumstances, the WSBA, USAC, and OBRA created a short-term solution which
will allow all OBRA and WSBA riders to race in each others' events in their
OBRA/USAC reciprocal category on a per-event,
affordable, one-day license opportunity.

OBRA will be waiving one-day membership fees, normally $5 for WSBA members
for the Piece of Cake Road Race March 19.

Once you arrive at the race site, fill out a one day event membership
form. Show your WSBA/USA Cycling card and your one day event membership
fee will be waived.

The following WSBA/USAC events are covered by this offer:

· Intro to Women’s Racing & Cycle U Beginner race program February 25
· Ice Breaker TT March 4
· Sequim March 11
· Sequim March 18
· Independence Valley Road Race (IVRR) March 25

This will give WSBA members more opportunities to race against more
racers in our early season events in all categories. Please take a
moment to welcome any OBRA rider who is next to you at the start line.

THANK YOU AND SEE YOU AT THE RACES!