Thomas Hoffman

Does that mean that since I am a cat 5 on the road I can race beginner
again?

Heck I can't even stay in front of Ripley anymore.

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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of shane.young@comcast.net
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 8:52 AM
To: Tony Hobkirk; cmurray@obra.org; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Reason: Mtn bike category vs Road Cat

I am all for Sport = Cat 4. Even when I was in the top of the sport class
I had a hard time in the Cat 4 races.

The reason that Candi is looking to make a correlation between the two is
for BAR. Mountain biking is one of six types of racing that is included in
the BAR.

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Tony Hobkirk"

> One more vote for the old way. I'm a Sport and a Cat 4. If/when I'm ready
> to upgrade to Expert, I bet I'll be close to ready for Cat 3, as well.
>
> But I have to ask... what is the correlation used for, anyway?
>
>
> >From: "OregonMTB"
> >Reply-To: oregonmtb@excite.com
> >To: cmurray@obra.org, obra@list.obra.org
> >Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Mtn bike category vs Road Cat
> >Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 02:30:38 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >
> >
> >Likewise, I race Sport MTB--and 1 or 2 times a year I do a road race at
Cat
> >5. I cannot keep up with the Cat 4.
> >
> >Mountain biking is much different than road riding. I f it is a decent
> >mountain bike course--and has some technical sections--a Cat 1 or 2 road
> >racer that only has raced 1 or 2 mtb races in his or her life--will only
be
> >a sport level.
> >
> >Why try to equate the 2--they are not the same type of racing?
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat 02/04, McCann Family < dcjmccann@msn.com > wrote:
> >From: McCann Family [mailto: dcjmccann@msn.com]
> >To: cmurray@obra.org, obra@list.obra.org
> >Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 23:01:36 -0800
> >Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Mtn bike category vs Road Cat
> >
> >I race sport in MTB. I will do some road races this year at Cat 5. I have

> >
never done a road race and I can't keep up with the Cat 4 riders here
> >in
town. Is this going to be a problem?

>From: Candi Murray
> >
>To: obra@list.obra.org
>Subject: [OBRA Chat] Mtn
> >bike category vs Road Cat
>Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:37:58
> >-0800
>
>I have done in the past
> > Pro/Semi Cat 1/2
> >
> >Expert Cat 3
> > Sport Cat 4
> > Beginner Cat 5
>
> >
> > It has
> >been suggest that it be
> > Pro/Semi/Exp Cat 1/2
> > Sport
> Cat
> >3
> > Beginner Cat 4/5
> >
> > What are your
> thoughts?
> >
> >Candi
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