Brian Ratliff

I think what Jeff is saying is: "for God's sake, if you are going to make
the effort to build a velodrome, make it a standard length so we can have
standard competitions on it!" (I'm paraphrasing :) )

I have some of the same sentiment. That said, I'll race on anything as long
as I can go fast and it's open during the winter. It's too early to talk
about this anyway.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Michael O'Hair wrote:

> My 2 cents' worth. When I was racing years ago, I was down at the
> Alpenrose Velodrome and some guys had come up from San Diego for the AVC.
> They showed up "early" and saw people riding the track. One of the
> SanDiegans said, "You mean you guys can just show up and ride the track?
> There's no lawyers?"
>
> The moral of this little tale is pretty simple: If you let the government
> into the track racing scene, you'll never get it out. They will have more
> and more "safety" rules and regulations. Things like no riders under 12, no
> riding without official supervision, and on and on.
>
> Also, wait until the "public" hears about the proposal. I predict that
> there will be a big hooha about wasting government money for an obscure
> elitist sport that brings in no income. Given the state of the economy,
> there is sure to be at least a few politicians and pundits who would jump on
> this with both feet as an "issue."
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> OBRA mailing list
> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>
>