shane.young@comcast.net
Hey folks...
We didn't have any races in March this year. The first race was in April. We only had two races in April. Looking at the schedule we started racing later than any of the last 7 years. So the promoter are listening. We had 4 races in June and July. If you didn't want to race in the mud why didn't you attend all 4 of those races? So you wouldn't win the series, but you could have won a single race. Plus you would have showed that there is some type of demand for summer racing.
I think the racers have spoken. What they really want is dry weather racing in April and May. Maybe we can get the Sagebrush Sundae back, along Race around Bend, the Chainbreaker and Picketts all to run in April and May. The question would be, would people still race in June and July or would they still claim burn out... I remember when their were 12 to 16 mtb races... I heard less about burnout then, than I do now that there are 9 races.
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From: "Eric Kytola"
> Craig is dead on. numbers are falling right? so why not move the
> schedule back!? move it into the summer. May through September. that way
> i can ride mountain bikes with my kids in the spring so they will be
> ready to race when schools out. then as the races are going on in nice
> weather we will be able to camp and show up to race, making a weekend of
> it instead of a long day of driving out of it. plus like others i am
> sure, my kids play soccer in the spring which conflicts with the early
> spring race season. whereas right now, my kids have no sports to do. and
> it happens....we are riding our bikes a lot during this nice weather and
> Leif doesn't understand why there aren't any mountain bike races when
> it's so nice out. i am focusing on kids here because XC mountain bike
> racing needs more kids badly, or it will die.
>
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> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of Craig Austin
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:44 AM
> To: RCJohnson1@attglobal.net; Pistis Mountain Bike Racing Team
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org; jpweathe@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Why weren't you at SkiBowl today to race?
>
>
> Is it just me, or do most of the racers who are chiming in seem to be
> asking for the series to start later, and most of the promoters wanting
> it to be run earlier? We've been hearing complaints about low turnout
> for a few years now, and it looks like the market is trying to speak;
> we'll race hard and show up for about 3 months. If those 3 months are
> miserable, fewer of us will show up. If those 3 months are pleasant to
> be on dirt trails, we'll show up in much greater numbers.
>
> Craig
>
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> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org on behalf of Rick C Johnson
> Sent: Tue 7/22/2008 8:24 AM
> To: Pistis Mountain Bike Racing Team
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org; jpweathe@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Why weren't you at SkiBowl today to race?
>
>
>
> The problem is that one could put races on the schedule later in the
> season but that wouldn't change the fact that under the current schedule
> people are tired. To cite a recent example it's the same reason why
> political parties have very strict rules about the earliest a states
> presidential primary can be held. If one secures the earliest possible
> date they get all the attention. That sets the stage for everyone
> clamoring to be right up there in the spotlight. Those coming later have
> no chance to be significant.
>
> Rick
>
>
> Pistis Mountain Bike Racing Team wrote:
>
> > The racers have nothing to loss. The promoter has everything to loss.
> > I'm sure Peter lost money last weekend. If you aren't over the 100
> > rider mark you are going to loss money. It's a bummer to put in 100
> > hours on a race and have to cover part of the cost.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong. I would love to see the races more spread out. I
> > would love if we had 1 race in March and April, 2 in May, June, July
> > and August and one in Septemper to finnish things off. I would make 8
> > out of the 11 races at least. The problem is what promoter is willing
> > to take the chance and move your race to July, August or Sept. Maybe
> > one of you should take on a race in one of those months and show us
> > how it is done. I will be there to support you.
> >
> > Cliff McCann
> > Pistis Ministries
> > Pistis.us
> > 541-659-4104
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:17:17 -0700
> > From: jpweathe@yahoo.com
> > To: obra@list.obra.org
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Why weren't you at SkiBowl today to race?
> >
> >
> > Agree with Rick and Craig 110% -- it's not fair to conclude everybody
> > likes racing in cold mud based on this skibowl turnout.
> > I think racers (and their families) are simply burned out by now and
> > just want to ride.
> >
> > In my case I chose to race in the point series and then do the Cream
> > Puff, which meant seven mtb races prior to the end of June.
> >
> > I did a mid-summer Skibowl race last year and, while the weather and
> > trails were great, but my motivation was not -- after missing a few
> > turns my race became a ride, along with a couple of other fellows.
> > Not so bad, but I don't really need to pay an entry fee to go for a
> ride!
> >
> > If the point series started later in the year I am almost certain
> > there would be better turnout at all venues. Look to the Colorado
> > series as an example of a strong mtb series that works this way.
> >
> > Why not give it a try for a year -- what do we have to lose?
> >
> > John W.
> >
> >
> >
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