David Auker
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Speaking of gory cats, has anyone seen that cat (remains) alongside Hwy 224, westbound, just before Barton? Gads, it's been on the shoulder for a couple of months...
David
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From: Jake Bigham
To: voy-@wans.net
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Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:18 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] SPEAKING OF CATEGORIES
This might be a good time to reiterate the policy on when/how one goes from one category to another and who decides. Candi and Mike can you help me out?
8.0 - CATEGORIES
Categories are assigned by the OBRA Administrative Assistant. New members will be assigned to
Category 5 Men or Category 4 Women Road and Track, Beginner Mountain Bike, Cyclocross beginner
unless they meet upgrading criteria. This categorization will appear on the rider?s OBRA
membership .
8.1 - UPGRADING AND DOWNGRADING
Upgrading and Downgrading guidelines for road and mountain bike racing will be published.
Ability categories provided by other organizations will be recognized by these guidelines.
8.2 - ROAD/TRACK CATEGORIES
Men Women
Category 1 Category 1
Category 2 Category 2
Category 3 Category 3
Category 4 Category 4
Category 5
Is it totally up to each racer to decide?
How about when a 3 want to race with the 4s (going back down)?
Is it OK to change from one event to another?
If one needs to perform well (finish high) to advance must one also get dropped a lot to regress?
Upgrading and Downgrading guidelines for road and mountain bike racing will be published. where are these guidelines published?
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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Speaking of gory cats, has anyone seen that cat
(remains) alongside Hwy 224, westbound, just before Barton? Gads, it's
been on the shoulder for a couple of months...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>David</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=-@gorge.net href="mailto:jak-@gorge.net">Jake Bigham</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=-@wans.net
href="mailto:voy-@wans.net">voy-@wans.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=me-@obra.org
href="mailto:membe-@obra.org">membe-@obra.org</A> ; <A
title-@topica.com href="mailto:ob-@topica.com">ob-@topica.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [OBRA Chat] SPEAKING OF
CATEGORIES</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>This might be a good time to reiterate the policy on
when/how one goes from one category to another and who decides. Candi and Mike
can you help me
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<BR><?/fontfamily><B>Category</B><?fontfamily><?param Symbol> 5 <?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><BR><BR>Is it totally up to each
racer to decide?<BR>How about when a 3 want to race with the 4s (going back
down)?<BR>Is it OK to change from one event to another? <BR>If one needs to
perform well (finish high) to advance must one also get dropped a lot to
regress?<BR><B>Upgrading</B><?fontfamily><?param Symbol>
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<?/fontfamily>where are these guidelines published?<BR><BR>
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