mark duff

This year that wont be a problem at any of the BB as the Masters field
starts at 40+ and the isn't a 30-39 field for the masters. Why have all the
promoters gone to a 40+ field and are leaving out those who want to race
Masters 30-39. Just a question????

>From: "Mark J. Ginsberg"
>Reply-To: markjginsberg@yahoo.com
>To: Jeff Fuchs , obra@list.obra.org
>Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cherry Pie RR Safety Tips
>Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:41:33 -0800 (PST)
>
>that up hill sprint was great in the masters, if only Kent Johnson hadn't
>timed it as well as he did, I wouldn't have been second!
>
> The hill was only part of it, we were going fast for 1k or more before
>that.
>
> Mark Ginsberg
>
>Jeff Fuchs wrote:
> 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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