Ben Fischler

MTB racing and riding is an adventure sport. Part of the sport is
being ready for anything, including snow. I've raced in conditions
that were "too hot" and "too cold" for comfort, and some of those
races were in my early teens. If all those races had been cancelled
due to tender legal feelings then I would have missed some of the best
rides and best experiences of my life.

Sueing your way out of a lousy race experience does nothing for anyone.

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On Apr 28, 2009, at 8:46 AM, scott hill wrote:

> this is the same crap that killed bike racing in texas for several
> years. if you don't like tough conditions then don't mountain bike,
> or wait till summer. nobody made you race, you drove there on your
> own and could probably see the snow when you got out of your car. i
> have done some mtb races that you had to run 90% of the course
> because of mud, but you know what RACERS RACE their bike and have
> fun doing it. if you don't like it take up golf.
>
> scott
>
> --- On Mon, 4/27/09, Brian Johnson wrote:
> From: Brian Johnson
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Taking BST to court can't be good for OR racing
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 11:33 PM
>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:23:58 +0000
>> From: Evan Plews
>> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] up front--BS!
>
>> I must weigh in... this was supreme rip-off.
>>
>
> A "supreme rip off"? The tone of your message is so extreme it's
> baffling!
>
>> The bigger picture is the loss for Oregon racing. Why?
>>
> ***SNIP***
>
>> If SkiBowl will not issue refunds, I would like some of our
>> attorney friends to weight in with the possibility of pursuing a
>> collective claim through small claims court. I personally will pay
>> any court costs to see justice served. Until promoters (even me)
>> are held accountable, we ALL will suffer and lose members and events!
>
> I think that hostile attitudes and whispers of litigation pose more
> of a threat to Oregon racing than early season races with snow on
> the ground. I imagine that the threat of litigation (or the mere
> involvement of "attorney friends") is extremely off-putting and pose
> yet another unpleasant hurdle to staging a race event.
>
>>
>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Evan Plews
>
> To be fair, I'll have to say that I wish the MTB racing season
> started in May (with maybe a couple of mucky races in March or April
> for the masochists among us). I also think that the organizers of
> Bear Springs trap could have done a bit more to communicate the
> conditions up there. That said, I took it upon myself to check
> weather reports for the area and then made the decision to attend
> the race for myself. I went expecting snow and took my cold/wet
> weather gear. I was expecting 2.5 hours of cyclocross.
>
> Brian J.
>
>
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>
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>
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