Agreed. "Mega - Uber Pro" has a much better ring to it.I also don't feel it should have the name "vet pro" but that's simply semantics.
Agreed. "Mega - Uber Pro" has a much better ring to it.I also don't feel it should have the name "vet pro" but that's simply semantics.
But then it'd be a class of one, and you'd have no competition.Agreed. "Mega - Uber Pro" has a much better ring to it.
Nah, the 'Zilla is way out of shape and wicked slow this year. Age & injury is finally catching up to him and he'll be lucky if he can hang in the old man Sport class. He's actually having to push his bike uphill this year. I don't want to say he's getting fat, but at this rate, he looks like he ought to be giving birth by Angel Fire. Probably glandular.But then it'd be a class of one, and you'd have no competition.
Not to be the naysayer, but that means that the whole BFP crew has to arrive a full day earlier - and we already get there the Monday before an event slated to begin on Saturday. How much does that cost in labor? A bit more than $2000. Plus lodging. Plus food. Another consideration is that the XC is on Saturday and we simply don't have the staff to cover timing and logistics to run our two largest disciplines simultaneously.what if pros started practice on thursday and dh finals were on saturday morning. That way everyone would be able to see the dh finals, and the groms would be able to get there awards early enough on sunday to make it home. We are pro so in theory we should be able to make enought time to be there for thursday practice. Just move everything up a day for the pro field.
Glandular? Is that they name they've picked out? I like it...Nah, the 'Zilla is way out of shape and wicked slow this year. Age & injury is finally catching up to him and he'll be lucky if he can hang in the old man Sport class. He's actually having to push his bike uphill this year. I don't want to say he's getting fat, but at this rate, he looks like he ought to be giving birth by Angel Fire. Probably glandular.
You're gonna have to help me out a bit here - what are you talking about?Can we rock gated events like we did at snowmass? it def helped the mass confusion
Can you explain how it is going to be run to keep it safe? Are there staggered starts? Is there one class only?I feel pretty good about a late season Enduro...and I'll throw it out there one more time 'cuz I just can't resist tweaking your curiosity: the venue is going to surprise a lot of folks - not just for this season, but for what it might mean in the future.
Stew on that...
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A totally valid question, and one that I have no answer to! Mike and I are trying to herd everyone interested in joining this debate/discussion over to the MSC forums, so we can keep track of everyone's thoughts, opinions, and ideas about how the replacement venue should be handled. Pop over to the RaceMSC.com site and vote in the poll, that would be really helpful...Can you explain how it is going to be run to keep it safe? Are there staggered starts? Is there one class only?
Nope. About 6 hours each day.The Enduro. It sounds like a fun race. Will it run through the night?
I've been twisting this one around in my head for months. Safety is the big issue once you get past all the "gee, wouldn't this be cool" stuff. Initially I had thought that we'd go one category and issue awards based upon whovever completed however many laps the fastest (does that make sense? Laps plus time?), just like the 24-hours of Moab, but with only one category. It presents some problems with starting procedures and I need to get my head around that. This way a junior or a woman could potentially win his 'lap group' as long as his "time" in his/her repective lap group is low. There'd be props for finishing in elite lap groups even if you don't make the podium - following me so far?Can you explain how it is going to be run to keep it safe? Are there staggered starts? Is there one class only?
It almost seems like an Enduro event would be better suited for a "team" sort of format, and maybe not fit into the MSC overall? Just a thought... having teams of 4-6 riders would cut down the traffic on the track, and definitely make for some exciting strategery. For instance... would the team rules state that there's a "baton" or something that would need passed from one rider to the next, necessitating that the next rider in rotation would have to wait at the finish line to get the chip or baton or whatever? Or could teams try and calculate how quickly their guys were going and have a rider always heading up on the lift, ready to start the next run? And of course, if one guy started before the guy in front of him on his team finished, be assessed a penalty?...and team work goes a long way.
Don't you have some content pages to be writing?I think we offer solo and team. Also, I think that all signs are pointing towards it NOT being an MSC event.
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ok, some facts about that many people on track. there will be lines of people in single track, and people waiting to get on lift.I think we offer solo and team. Also, I think that all signs are pointing towards it NOT being an MSC event.
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