Danny Knudsen

Fine, Candy

>From: "Candi Murray"
>Reply-To:
>To: "'Danny Knudsen'"
>Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Extra lap!
>Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 12:44:29 -0700
>
>Danny
>
>That lap board did not say 1 to go for your field until the last lap. We
>changed it to 2 at the point there was only 1 rider off the front. We
>yelled
>to the field. I heard for many of them that they heard that we had added a
>lap.
>
>The officials working Monday PIr need a lot of help. Inattention is one of
>their problems. That is why I try to back them up. We will work at being
>better.
>
>They do provide mentors for both the Novice Women and Novice Men fields.
>And
>have done that for that last 3-5 years.
>
>Candi
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>From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
>Behalf Of Danny Knudsen
>Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 12:38 PM
>To: obra@list.obra.org
>Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Extra lap!
>
>
>
>David, First of all to talk to me if I just started to ride/race a few
>day's
>ago and for the lap board it stated "1" to go and that's way we all
>sprinted
>for it. So ask the rider who did win the race on the first "last lap" and
>see how he feels or see when it will happen to you how you feel about
>paying
>for the race.. Also If the promoter of the race would take more time to
>educate the riders on how to race other than just setting up the tables and
>taking money, like they did in the pass we would hopefully see less
>emergency vehicles showing up to the race. Jeff Hass did for years and the
>team that promotes the race needed to ride with the lower CAT's to teach
>them on the correct riding techniques.
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>
>
>Danny Knudsen
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>From: David Hart
>
>To: Bret Berner
>
>Cc: obra@list.obra.org
>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 12:03 PM
>
>Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Extra lap!
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>
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>The officials can change laps and hot spots on a moments notice. Sorry
>that
>this stinks. There was a missed hotspot that we made up in the 4 field and
>we had to add a lap for the 1/2/3. This really made it confusing to some
>but Candi and Lisa yelled to the field that there was an extra lap. I know
>it's hard but it is the rider's responsibility to look at the lap board and
>pay attention to the officials. Especially when you see them leaning over
>the barrier yelling "2 to go" and waving thier hands.
>
>
>
>Just because I say you have 18 laps and 3 hot spots at the start doesn't
>mean it's true..you could do more or less laps and the same goes for hot
>spots. We try to keep it fair to all.
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>
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>BTW, if you don't hear a bell, the hot spot or finish don't exist for that
>lap. The bell rules.
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>
>
>David
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>
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>On 5/8/07, Bret Berner wrote:
>
>To support what Candy said. I Heard her yell two laps to go and I yelled
>that in the pack 5 times with no effect !
>
>
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