Mike Ripley
Good deal and if he has one bike on course with a radio that is awesome
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 7:51 AM Melanie Rathe wrote:
> He always has a medic on site...
>
> Sent from my iPhone Mel
>
> On Jun 7, 2016, at 7:30 AM, Mike Ripley wrote:
>
> Great......he is like me in some ways...as long as he has an assistant or
> someone that knows the course as well as he does.
> If Petr takes medical up to assist an injured rider, we/OBRA need someone
> to control the finish, to possible shut down or delay the event if it is a
> bad injury, finish riders on a lap ect. This is where a OBRA ref comes in
> for MTB.
>
> MTB officials unless they have ridden and raced in the particular area
> that they will officiate will seldom pre ride the course and or know
> exactly the nuances of the course to be able to understand where a rider
> took a wrong turn, or to be able to ensure competitive fairness. Of course
> this could change for 2017, especially for new events which take so much
> time to simply put on a MTB race...no easy task from land issues to safety.
>
> We rely for the most part on riders honesty and integrity to self manage
> while on course. Making sure the racers know where medical is located and
> having good coms on course and sweep riders to be able to respond in the
> case of an emergency is critical for safety.
>
> The good news is MTB insurance is rated above quite a few other
> disciplines for safety compared to Tri or Road, I guess it hurts more on
> pavement....keep the rubber side down!
>
>
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 10:16 PM Melanie Rathe via OBRA_Officials <
> obra_officials@list.obra.org> wrote:
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>> I'm CJ and Petr Kakes is going to 'act' as CR. He has volunteers to help
>> me at the finish line.
>> Thanks for asking!
>> Mel
>>
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>> *From: *"M Marie Blomberg via OBRA_Officials" <
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>> *To: *"Kelli Schauer via OBRA_Officials"
>> *Sent: *Monday, June 6, 2016 3:06:34 PM
>> *Subject: *[OBRA Officials] Skibowl XC
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>>
>> Is there a crew set for the Skibowl XC race 6/11?
>>
>> Mielle
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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