david baker
If new rules are made I suggest that any race Petr puts on would be exempt. He is the most old school promoter around. No clean courses free of obstacles, no e-mail stuff, bad course markings, late results, you see the course map when you show up for the race, terribly difficult races, and I love it that way. We have plenty of "modern" races to do.
Thanks to Petr and crew!
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Ripley
To: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 3:29 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Bear Springs
Hello,
I would like to make a statement on Bear Springs
1. Yes by all accounts not very much snow that I had a report of the monday before the event was less than 2 ft
2. Too much running....yes, not something anyone wants
3. If Petr could move the race later he would but do to mortorcycles and other events, he is kinda trapped
4. Calling off the race is the Race Directors decision, and I realize that it was safe to drive there and Petr worked his ass off to get the event to that level, hoping it would warm up (just guessing) and shrinking the course......maybe he could of made the course even smaller, like spring Thaw in 2008...
5. Holding the event or not holding the event....tough decision.....I know personally...and for 2010 unless it is nice weather, he will most likely not have a great turnout after this year unless the snow pack is small from all of your responses. I was celebrating my daughters B-day....good excuse for not being there.
All and all, its not desirable to run that much. I have been friends with Petr for 20 years and and will review what took place and create a set of weather guidelines to have as guidelines, such as less than 3 inches of snow, ect, how much of a % of the course is running, like less than 10%. Bear Springs is responsible to you the racer as far as an accounting of what to expect for race day conditions and how it will effect the future turnout of the event, year to year.
put it down to Xterra Training.......
Thanks........Mike Ripley
OBRA MTB rep
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