joe cipale

This whole spit-bag thread is getting tiresome!

What next? The lack of 'Category Races' for Masters? The lack of women's
fields at ANY event? The lack of extra field races for Cat 4/5 riders?

We have been there and done that... again.. and again.. and again...
Bottom line:
If you dont like a race, dont go.
If the weather looks dicey, dont go
If you are concerned about the lack of porta-potties, dont go
If you are (insert annoying little reason here), dont go

Promoters bust their ass to put on a race. It starts a good year in
advance. The minute a race is completed, plans begin almost immediately
for the next years event. For all of you out there griping, complaining,
or general bellyaching about a race (pick a race, any race), then shut
up, step up and put on a race yourself.

Until then, vote with your feet and quit wasting bandwidth.

On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 11:21 -0700, Cheryl Willson wrote:
> Really you mean majority of people that chose to email you personally.
> That's a self-selected group of OBRA members.
>
>
> I've sent out an email or two that rubbed a few people the wrong way
> and I had a pile of very opinionated messages (some insanely rude) but
> I think there are many people sitting at home feeling dispassionate
> and hitting the delete button. Many of us would love for you to know
> that your junior should wear wool socks (or whatever preparation seems
> appropriate).
>
>
>
> On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:10 AM, Like toPedal wrote:
>
> > yesterday i wrote a kind e-mail asking promoters to just e-mail the
> > group about "extraordinary" conditions that they know about on their
> > courses before we show up to race. the overwhelming response i got
> > was to stop whining. hell, i didn't even whine about anything! i
> > wrote back to a few people explaining that i wrote the e-mail
> > because i want to be able to have my 10 year old son as prepared
> > (that means safe) for the races as possible. the overwhelming
> > response to that was "maybe you shouldn't bring your kids to the
> > races". i had 3 promoters tell me NOT to bring my kids to the races
> > at all.
> >
> > i never said the course was too hard.
> > i never said Bear Springs shouldn't have been put on.
> > i never said degrading comments about anyone personally.
> > i never said i want money back.
> > i never said to make the courses easier.
> > i didn't ask the promoters to do anything except send an e-mail
> > pointing out any special elements of a race.
> >
> > ..and the majority of OBRA says "leave your kid racer at home"
> >
> > today, don't email me. at all.
> >
> > to those of you that have this anti-junior racer attitude, you make
> > me sick.
> >
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