Candi Murray
The group being caught should always be the one that goes neutral. So having
said that, I have never seen the 1/2/3 do it I think that the 3/4 field
just needs to realize that and accept it. If it had happened on the road,
the 3/4 would have gone neutral for 1-2 minutes, I am going to assume that
last night was no where near that.
Candi
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From: Joel Morrissette [mailto:news4joel@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:35 PM
To: Candi Murray
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Rules
Candi-
I was in the 4/5 race last night and there was quite a bit of confusion
after the 1/2/3s passed, so I'm CCing the list so everyone can benefit. We
went neutral and let them pass, then waited until we had a few-hundred-yard
gap before it was "game on". Apparently, the 1/2/3 field had let the gas
off quite a bit by the time we had all reached the front straightaway, and
the 4/5s closed in. We went left, assuming they would in turn go neutral to
let us pass. They never really did - we slowed up, they sped up, we chased
each other and finally got it worked out. What should have been protocol at
this point? Should the 1/2/3s have gone neutral to let us pass? What do we
do when we find ourselves going faster than the passing group and closing
the gap back up?
Thanks,
Joel
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Candi Murray wrote:
OBRA rules can be found at http://www.obra.org/word_docs/2008rules.doc
Last night at PIR, the winner of the 3/4 race was disqualified for taking
his hands off the handlebars at the finish. This was a specific instruction
given at the start of the race by the officials and deemed 'dangerous'
riding. Another rule that needs to be enforced more at PIR is the one that
states that riders from one group cannot take pace or ride with riders from
another. If you do not understand the neutralization procedure, please ask.
Candi
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