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Prizes, especially merchandise are a pain for promoters. Dividing them
equitably is difficult. Some prizes are of no value to the riders, shorts or
a jersey, that an experienced racer may never wear. Bike shops are often
generous when asked to provide merchandise, but not cash. Cash is used to
pay employees, pay rent etc.
Cash rules. If it does not get picked up at the race, send a check in the
mail. No design problems or "ugly" color or wrong size, or a part that won't
fit the winner's bike. High cash awards may have a tendency to draw. Cash
is also the toughest to get. Racers wait for cash and often go home before
picking up merchandise.
When you start adding up prizes say 10 deep for cat 4/5, 3, 1/2, Women 1/2/3,
Women 4, Masters, and Juniors you need 70 prizes!
Cash primes at crits are great, and should be open for any field.
We don't need rules about prizes, but it is cool to win something, but the
real award is the race, the contemplating, the mental vision beforehand etc.
In summary, I am happy to see people like the idea of lower cost of race
entry fees at the expense of less prizes, and that ribbons and trophies are
okay too. I have no idea how much money I have won in races (not much), but
I have saved most of my ribbons and trophies.
As a promoter, I will still attempt to obtain a prize list as a means of
advertising the race, and promoting supporters, but may worry less about
prizes.
Norman Babcock
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">Prizes, especially merchandise are a pain for promoters. Dividing them
<BR>equitably is difficult. Some prizes are of no value to the riders, shorts or
<BR>a jersey, that an experienced racer may never wear. Bike shops are often
<BR>generous when asked to provide merchandise, but not cash. Cash is used to
<BR>pay employees, pay rent etc.
<BR>
<BR>Cash rules. If it does not get picked up at the race, send a check in the
<BR>mail. No design problems or "ugly" color or wrong size, or a part that won't
<BR>fit the winner's bike. High cash awards may have a tendency to draw. Cash
<BR>is also the toughest to get. Racers wait for cash and often go home before
<BR>picking up merchandise.
<BR>
<BR>When you start adding up prizes say 10 deep for cat 4/5, 3, 1/2, Women 1/2/3,
<BR>Women 4, Masters, and Juniors you need 70 prizes!
<BR>
<BR>Cash primes at crits are great, and should be open for any field.
<BR>
<BR>We don't need rules about prizes, but it is cool to win something, but the
<BR>real award is the race, the contemplating, the mental vision beforehand etc.
<BR>
<BR>In summary, I am happy to see people like the idea of lower cost of race
<BR>entry fees at the expense of less prizes, and that ribbons and trophies are
<BR>okay too. I have no idea how much money I have won in races (not much), but
<BR>I have saved most of my ribbons and trophies.
<BR>
<BR>As a promoter, I will still attempt to obtain a prize list as a means of
<BR>advertising the race, and promoting supporters, but may worry less about
<BR>prizes.
<BR>
<BR>Norman Babcock</FONT></HTML>
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