Richard Sweet

True, the 1/2/3 40+ field is looking strong. We got a lot of request to split the field up and create a second field at the 3/4/5 level. This way if you are a 3/4/5, 40+ you don't have to race against 1/2 master's:) if you don't want to.

Richard

Subject: Re: WVC Masters field size
Date: 03/09/2006 12:36 PM
From: Schreck, George
Some of it is that the Masters 3's are electing to race in the Masters
1/2/3 field.

-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Jeff Fuchs
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:37 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] WVC Masters field size

I know I'll probably get flamed for bring this up again, but it seems
like you would have better luck filling the master 3/4/5 field if it was
35+ instead of 40+.

It seems like a lot of 35+ riders are racing in the 3s, 4s, and 5s. I
would race masters instead of cat. 3 at Banana Belt and WVC if it were
35+ (I'll be 40 next year).

Look at the results from Banana Belt 1. The 3s raced with a nearly full
field and had 63 finishers and 11 dnfs. Masters 40+ only had 29
finishers and 3 dnfs.

Based on your e-mail, WVC pre-reg shows the cat. 3 field 70% full and
there are so few 3/4/5 master 40+ that the field may not be run.

There also seemed to be a large differnce in field sizes at Cherry Pie,
with the Cat. 3 field being really large and the 40+ field being much
smaller.

Just my 2-cents.

-Jeff Fuchs

Candi Murray

Last year there were 932 masters riders 40+
726 were 3/4/5's
Candi

-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Jeff Fuchs
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:37 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] WVC Masters field size

I know I'll probably get flamed for bring this up again, but it seems like
you would have better luck filling the master 3/4/5 field if it was 35+
instead of 40+.

It seems like a lot of 35+ riders are racing in the 3s, 4s, and 5s. I would
race masters instead of cat. 3 at Banana Belt and WVC if it were 35+ (I'll
be 40 next year).

Look at the results from Banana Belt 1. The 3s raced with a nearly full
field and had 63 finishers and 11 dnfs. Masters 40+ only had 29 finishers
and 3 dnfs.

Based on your e-mail, WVC pre-reg shows the cat. 3 field 70% full and there
are so few 3/4/5 master 40+ that the field may not be run.

There also seemed to be a large differnce in field sizes at Cherry Pie, with
the Cat. 3 field being really large and the 40+ field being much smaller.

Just my 2-cents.

-Jeff Fuchs

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Schreck, George

Some of it is that the Masters 3's are electing to race in the Masters
1/2/3 field.

-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Jeff Fuchs
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:37 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] WVC Masters field size

I know I'll probably get flamed for bring this up again, but it seems
like you would have better luck filling the master 3/4/5 field if it was
35+ instead of 40+.

It seems like a lot of 35+ riders are racing in the 3s, 4s, and 5s. I
would race masters instead of cat. 3 at Banana Belt and WVC if it were
35+ (I'll be 40 next year).

Look at the results from Banana Belt 1. The 3s raced with a nearly full
field and had 63 finishers and 11 dnfs. Masters 40+ only had 29
finishers and 3 dnfs.

Based on your e-mail, WVC pre-reg shows the cat. 3 field 70% full and
there are so few 3/4/5 master 40+ that the field may not be run.

There also seemed to be a large differnce in field sizes at Cherry Pie,
with the Cat. 3 field being really large and the 40+ field being much
smaller.

Just my 2-cents.

-Jeff Fuchs

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Jeff Fuchs

I know I'll probably get flamed for bring this up again, but it seems like you would have better luck filling the master 3/4/5 field if it was 35+ instead of 40+.

It seems like a lot of 35+ riders are racing in the 3s, 4s, and 5s. I would race masters instead of cat. 3 at Banana Belt and WVC if it were 35+ (I'll be 40 next year).

Look at the results from Banana Belt 1. The 3s raced with a nearly full field and had 63 finishers and 11 dnfs. Masters 40+ only had 29 finishers and 3 dnfs.

Based on your e-mail, WVC pre-reg shows the cat. 3 field 70% full and there are so few 3/4/5 master 40+ that the field may not be run.

There also seemed to be a large differnce in field sizes at Cherry Pie, with the Cat. 3 field being really large and the 40+ field being much smaller.

Just my 2-cents.

-Jeff Fuchs