Helmut Roole
Founder of Throwdown League: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/throwdown_league_portland/
And Helmut's World: http://helmutroole.blogspot.com/
________________________________
From: Rick C Johnson
To: Steve Brown ; "obra@list.obra.org"
Sent: Sat, March 27, 2010 9:04:05 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] OBRA RR Championship-STOP Whining
Confused,
You mean that big French road race they hold in the summer? The one usually held two or three months before the big end of the season championship race?
Yes, they sure do race outside of Portland... I mean Paris.
Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon
"Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it" - George Santayana
Steve Brown wrote:
> Dear Ask a Roadie,
>
> I'm not a road racer, but doesn't that big race in France take a side trip somewhere foreign sometimes?
>
>
> Confused
> On Mar 26, 2010, at 5:19 PM, Tim Schauer wrote:
>
>> How about NWBRO? That is "Northwest Bicycle Racing Organization", not "No Whine BRO"
>>
>> Seriously though, I think many OBRA members would be really surprised how many OBRA members live in southwest Washington and who race A LOT of "Oregon Races" all over Oregon. So it may seem that it is odd that the OBRA Championship Road Race isn't in Oregon, but you might consider that it is just making the rounds and every 10 or 15 years putting on a big race up north here isn't such a bad idea since OBRA isn't doesn't represent just Oregonians.
>>
>> -Tim Schauer
>> Camas, WA
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra- bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of rick hammel
>> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 4:30 PM
>> To: halfwheelhill@yahoo.com; David; obra@list.obra.org
>> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] OBRA RR Championship-STOP Whining
>>
>> PBRA ( no, not Pabst Blue Ribbon ;o)
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: "halfwheelhill@yahoo.com"
>> To: David Zimbelman@list.obra.org; obra@list.obra.org
>> Sent: Fri, March 26, 2010 4:18:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] OBRA RR Championship-STOP Whining
>>
>> Ya cause everybody from oregon lives in portland.
>>
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: David Zimbelman
>> Sender: obra-bounces@list.obra.org
>> To: obra@list.obra.org
>> ReplyTo: "David Zimbelman"@list.obra.org
>> Subject: [OBRA Chat] OBRA RR Championship-STOP Whining
>> Sent: Mar 26, 2010 3:46 PM
>>
>> Trout Lake, WA is not in Oregon, but it is an
>> absolutely beautiful place to ride a bike. The race
>> course Chad and his crew are using for the OBRA
>> championships is a great loop. I would suggest people
>> go visit, try riding and, and try racing there before
>> lobbing unfounded critism. Do yourself a favor and
>> spend a night and ride some of the other loops too;
>> start in Trout Lake and ride Forest Service Roads
>> 23/90/88; it is one of the most beautiful and least
>> traveled alpine loops you will find anywhere. Travel
>> time is about 1 1/2 hours from the Portland area; if
>> Washington (WSBA) were to sanction a race in this
>> area, no one would come because it is about 5 hours
>> from the Seattle area. So, it makes a lot of sense
>> for OBRA to sanction races close to the
>> Portland/Vancouver area in southern Washington, the
>> courses can be magnificent, and a race in this part
>> of Washington sure beats the alternative this year,
>> which was no race. Enjoy and thank OBRA and Chad.
>>
>>
>> David Zimbelman
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> OBRA mailing list
>> obra@list.obra.org
>> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
>> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>> _______________________________________________
>> OBRA mailing list
>> obra@list.obra.org
>> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
>> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> OBRA mailing list
>> obra@list.obra.org
>> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
>> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>> _______________________________________________
>> OBRA mailing list
>> obra@list.obra.org
>> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
>> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> OBRA mailing list
> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>
_______________________________________________
OBRA mailing list
obra@list.obra.org
http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org