Andrew Beehler

In my opinion, The ideal prize and raffle combination would be:



1) Small token prizes like ribbons or pint glasses are great for top three

or five finishers



2) Water bottles and/or tubes are always great handouts



3) One or two large raffle items, such as a frame or wheelset



It seems to cover all bases





-----Original Message-----

From: Vicki Schroeder [mailto:vicki_sc-@yahoo.com]

Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 5:09 PM

To: ob-@topica.com

Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] race prizes



Dear Promoters (Road & MTB)



I think you hear from a few whiners about prizes. The vast majority of

people I know don't care too much about prizes. Now for the Cat 1/2

folks that might be less true - some of them are riding semi-fulltime

and money matters to them more.



For the rest of us weekend wheelers I can say I am doing the races to

challenge myself/for fun (sometimes :)/etc and I am not in it for the

prizes. I work a regular job to pay the rent - I'm not a pro! And if

prizes cash, or otherwise, ever cause a promoter to increase entry fees

I'd just as soon see cheaper entries and no prizes (and no, I'm not

complaining about entry fees).



Triathlons that I have done (I'm not officially a triathlete and do

ride track & Italian bikes so don't bump me down the cycling social

order so quickly!!) only give cash to the Elite competitors. Age group

top 3's get ribbons and/or product prizes.



I'm neutral on raffles since I usually don't have time to hang around

and wait for the drawing. I'd prefer the random place prizes myself :)



Vicki



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