Be mellow. Remember, its just a bike race. Have fun and enjoy the
company of your fellow racers. You might even make some friends
along the way.
Sorry, that's not really a rule, but it seems like people on occasion
forget that, in addition to finishing well, most of us are out racing
to have a good time.
Tre
---- Original Message ----
From: cmur-@obra.org
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Starting the new season
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:06:03 -0800
As we are only 2 weeks away from our first events of the year I
thought that
maybe it was timeto go over a few rules. As so often happens at the
first
events, we get very new people to our sport and it seems that
instructions
at the start of the race sometimes do not get through. If any of
you old
timers (excuse me, more experienced racers) would like to chirp in
here it
would be appreciated.
At every event you will need to fill out a Standard Release and
Register.
You can download the form from the website and have it ready if you
did not
want to wait in line. If you have not already joined OBRA you will
be
getting 2 cloth numbers that will be yours for the rest of the year.
In
road races you should place one number in the middle of your back
down on
the pockets. This is for the follow car officials to be able to
identify
you. The other number needs to be one the side, facing the side of
the road
where the finish line camera will be located. Picture yourself down
in the
drops sprinting for the line. Then picture your number in that
position so
that the road side can see if. Please remember that if we can't see
your
number, we will not place you.
Which brings up a whole new subject. Because many of the packs will
have
40+ riders, and we do not have a chip system. The judges are
expected to
pick the top 15 riders. Many times they can get more, but many
times when
there are multiple finishes 15 is all that occurs. Look around and
figure
our where you think you might have been. If you think that you might
have
been in the top 15 then after a cool down, circle back to the finish
area
and verify your place with the officials. Please do not expect
changes to
the finish 5 days after the event when you get around to reading the
results. (sigh).
Each field will start off with a follow car in front. An official
directly
behind the pack and one or more wheel cars. If you have spare
wheels make
sure that you label them and give them to the wheel car before the
race.
Please do not expect that should you have a flat that your wheel
will only
go to you. We have a small system to sort out wheels, but it is not
perfect. Don't put your good wheels in the follow car. While
riding in the
pack please observe the yellow line rule. This is the line that
divides the
road for oncoming traffic. You should consider this the end of the
world.
You are not allowed to ride on or over the yellow line. This is
subject to
disqualification and immediate removal from the race. If you need to
work
yourself to the front of the group you must do so without going over
this
line.
At the finish you need to keep both hands on the bars. Yes I know
you might
be excited that you won, but you still need to keep your hands on
the bars.
Okay, that is my immediate input, what about the rest of you?
Candi
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