Winchester, Lisa
JOIN A TEAM!!! They sometimes reimburse entry fees.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dock, Dion [mailto:dion_dock]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 6:14 PM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Racing fee's
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I would suggest the following:
a) pre-register. Maybe something will come up and you'll miss the race.
Maybe you'll be able to do the race because you told everyone you were going
to two weeks in advance and they have to plan around you.
b) Don't pre-register. Perhaps it is worth an extra $10 to have a bit more
flexibility. If you don't show for three races, it will pay for itself.
c) Let the promoters know how you feel. As a promoter, it's easy to jump to
lots of conclusions for why people show and why they don't. My wife and I
skipped a mountain bike race a year or two ago that had a $50 entry fee and
we specifically told the promoter that it was too high. If people just
don't show, they could blame the weather, advertising, the course, etc.
I don't think you'll find too many promoters getting rich, but that
certainly doesn't mean participants aren't getting poorer.
-Dion
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Lindhorst [mailto:mtbd-@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 11:17 AM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Racing fee's
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Hello all
I am a mt biker who raced the last two events in Bend and Bear springs. Let
me first say that both races were put together very well and a blast to
ride. The promoter (I forget his name) was very nice to deal with and just
did an overall great job. My only question is why is it so expensive to
race? I dropeed $45 in Bend, this did include my OBRA license and I dropped
$40 at Bear springs. I understand that there is a $10 late fee which seems
quite high to me. Its very difficult to plan to hit a race a few weeks in
advance, especially if one has a family. I don't know what I'm doing from
day to day let alone a week from now. If there can be some way to register
online would be great to stay away from late fees (maybe there is a system
and I just don't know about it) I would hate to spend $25 to race only to
find out something has come up and I have spent $25 for nothing.
Please don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I'm just trying to better
understand why the costs are so high. Maybe there is a system out there that
I'm not aware of that one can register just a few days or a day in advance.
Anyway, thanks for a great race series and a big thank you to Sobe and Cliff
bars for the items they supply. Can anyone supply me with contact info so I
can thank them myself? Now get out there and ride!!
Ken
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