T. Kenji Sugahara

Wear both your numbers. One will go on your left rear pocket. Other
one will be on the camera side (which has historically been on the
left)

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Hello OBRA members:

This Saturday, as you know is the annual spring rite of passage known
as the Kings Valley Road Race.  Cameron Bittle and I have been
organizing this race for 12 years now and y’all have come out in great
numbers each year and made it the great event that it is.  I’m sure
that most of you who have raced at Kings Valley agree with us that the
course is a really excellent one.  Why am I telling you stuff that you
already know?  Because I’d like to remind everyone that course permits
are always tenuous commodities and we as promoters and you as racers
need to do all we can to protect our ability to use the great road
race courses that we have.

So…what can you do?  Here’s a basic list:

1)    Respect the OBRA rules regarding the centerline.  Much has been
made about recent events and this issue.  If you have raced Kings
Valley before, you know that we are fairly uptight about the
centerline rule.  The officials’ instructions for Saturday are simple:
if they see riders over the center line, they will use their judgment
and disqualify them if appropriate.  What does that mean for you the
rider?  It means that if you cross the centerline for any reason,
don’t be surprised if you get DQ’d.  Don’t want to take the chance of
being DQ’d? don’t cross the centerline.

2)       Don’t annoy the neighbors.  The property owner adjacent to
our staging area is a rather sensitive fellow.  Please do not trespass
on the guy’s property. It will be clearly obvious where the property
line is, so please respect it.

3)       Use the porta-potties for your “private time” needs.  We have
a double row of Kings Valley Road Race Commemorative Porta-potties
which should be more than ample for your pre and post race excretory
requirements.

4)       We have a permit for a bike race, but we don’t own the road.
Please remember this and stay out of the roadway when you are not
racing.  This is a big one because it really annoys the people who
matter, e.g. the State Police. At the finish line particularly, keep
the road clear, i.e. remember that it is an open public road that the
(non bike racer) public might just wish to drive their cars on.

5)       Pick up your trash.

6)       Stop in at the little Kings Valley store for post race
munchies.  Pumping a little cash into the local economy is always a
good thing to do.

Meanwhile, things are all set for another great edition of the race
and the current weather forecast looks like another day of excellent
racing weather is in store.

See y’all at the race!

Scott Goldstein