Drew Russell

Jeff, I had that problem for years and then after much thought found a
solution that didn't require moving back the double lane.

I stayed near the front at the end of the race. It was so much better,
the slower people were already behind me!

D

-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Jeff Fuchs
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 6:17 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cherry Pie RR Safety Tips

I realize it could be logistically challenging, but would it be possible
to open the whole road further out than 200 meters, say 400 or 600
meters?

It seems like that would give us more room to maneuver as we are
accelerating toward the sprint. I think most people realize that they
can't sprint for 400 meters, unfortunately a lot of people think they
can sprint for 200 meters. This results in a bunch of people sprinting
hard and then sitting up somewhere between the 200 meter sign and the
finish line. Opening the road sooner would at least give people room to
manuever around people who are sitting up.

Last year at the Banana Belt race that finished up hill, there were more
than a few masters-riders who started the sprint, realized it was too
early, and then sat up and went backwards. Unfortunately, there were
other people behind them. This resulted in a pretty nasty crash in what
is supposed to be a safe field.

Just a thought...
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