Rick Johnson

I can't put my races on in Oakridge until late
June or July because of owl humping season

Rick Johnson

Bend, Oregon

"We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."

  --  Benjamin Franklin

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We
have this discussion every year

Short Track and Cycle Cross hurt summer XC races BIG time..not
being rude or insulting them, it is just a fact.

1.  Short track is in Portland where majority of racers are, you
can come and go in a couple hours...lots of cross over with roadies,
tri, cycle cross...

2. Cycle Cross Starts earlier ever year...Cross race in August?,
thus the XC racers take a break this time of year to relax before Cycle
Cross or they start to train for Cycle Cross...I have had MANY racers
tell me this

While I heard it was a great race I think having an XC race in
Feb. is crazy, but that is what you have to do these days.

This is why I got out of XC races.  I can't put my races on in
Oakridge until late June or July because of owl humping season and by
then XC racing is pretty dead compared to earlier races.

Take Care

 

Randy Dreiling

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From:
Rick Johnson <RickCJohnson1@gmail.com>

To: David Rosen
<ibis23@comcast.net>

Cc: obra@list.obra.org

Sent: Tuesday, July
21, 2009 3:35:49 PM

Subject: Re: [OBRA
Chat] summer mtn bike races

but
haven’t we had this conversation before (last year) about more
summer mtb racing?

We have that conversation every year...

Rick Johnson

Bend, Oregon

"We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."

  --  Benjamin Franklin

David Rosen wrote:

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There
was an INCREDIBLE  mtb race this past weekend just outside
of Prineville. It was hot and yet it was also an epic race. It was
definitely
the hardest mtb race I have ever done (wore out my disc pads which I
need to
replace today). It was well organized and well supported.

 

I
believe the difference isn’t putting the STXC race on for the
weekends. I think the whole Monday night thing is great. I believe the
difference
is the proximity to PDX that so many locals can ride over after work.
For all
the people that drive to PIR, you have a lot more people that are
riding to the
race. Fortunately for us, PIR is a close ride and easily accessible.

 

It
definitely would have been nice to see more people this
weekend, but haven’t we had this conversation before (last year) about
more
summer mtb racing?

 

Just
my $.02

Dave

 

From:
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[mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org]
On
Behalf Of Like
toPedal

Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:23 PM

To: obra@list.obra.org

Subject: [OBRA Chat] summer mtn bike races

 

i
see the short track had 331 racers.

any weekend mountain bike races have that many racers?



i see the short track had 19 boys under 14!!

no weekend mountain bike race had that many under 14 boys.

maybe the guys throwing that short track stuff should move it to the
weekends....



i think Oregon Mountain bike racers are screaming their support for
summer
mountain biking. let's move them to the weekends and get even more
people
there.

 

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