So it's my first year racing and I'm a little unsure about what the correct etiquette is with passing in a DH race. Can someone please fill me in with what is expected?
Should I expect someone obviously slower them me to stop or give me room? Or should I be expected to be able to pass someone cleanly without them giving up any room in the better line? Am I expected to be pushy and rude if someone doesn't concede the trail to a faster rider?
debo - your response was totally rude.Judging from the time in your last 3 races you probably should have asked to go first then you wouldn't have to worry about passing true beginners.
if someone has caught you, then you've already lost.... you should move over.This is a race/competition and I don't care who you are, I'm not jeopardizing my time for you.
none that i've ever been in.Since when can you ask to go first in a race?
Yeah...especially if it's the Expert or Jr Expert Men. The race series I did there was a big gap between classes like 2 - 3 minutes and there's a course guy that rides in between all the classes and makes sure everything is clear.none that i've ever been in.
sometimes i ask if they can throw in a ghost rider behind me if there is a guy's class behind me... and they always say no.
yup, totally true. and if the person doesn't move over, you have grounds to ask for a re-run. it happens relatively often, whether someone doesn't move over or whether some freeriders duck under the tape and don't pay attention to racers coming up fast. If you're a minute (or even 30sec) behind the time of someone behind you, you've lost. You should pull over immediately, or at least wherever it's safe to do so. VT, sorry you had an "issue", but if it happens again definitely talk to the race organizer.if someone has caught you, then you've already lost.... you should move over.
This wasn't the US Open nor the World Cup. Chill out Boulder girl. YOu weren't here and its alot more layed back.
alot of people race to see how fast they can really go when pushed. whether it be the worlds or a local series.This wasn't the US Open nor the World Cup. Chill out Boulder girl. YOu weren't here and its alot more layed back.
once they threw in a men's open hardtail class behind my class. those guys were super fast and caught up to most of the girls out there.Yeah...especially if it's the Expert or Jr Expert Men. The race series I did there was a big gap between classes like 2 - 3 minutes and there's a course guy that rides in between all the classes and makes sure everything is clear.
Guilty as charged....I was hoping to beat my BF's time.alot of people race to see how fast they can really go when pushed. whether it be the worlds or a local series.
just because a race isn't the world's doesn't mean it is any less important to the people racing it.
I can imagine...those guys are really fast and skilled on their hardtails.once they threw in a men's open hardtail class behind my class. those guys were super fast and caught up to most of the girls out there.
Guilty as charged....I was hoping to beat my BF's time.
and did you????Guilty as charged....I was hoping to beat my BF's time.
I'm in the same boat as you.... My husband beats me by lots.18 seconds....you'll get him next time :biggrin:
My bf beats me by like 2 minutes. When we ride DH I usually don't see him until he stops and waits for me.
Yeah....he beats me there also. I don't mind it though, he gives me something to chase :biggrin: And sometimes he waits after really tough sections just to see me ride it and cheer, it's so cute.I'm in the same boat as you.... My husband beats me by lots.
but SOMETIMES i beat him at the BMX track. SOMETIMES.
I'm gaining on him everytime we ride and he's getting more and more nervous about how good I'm getting.
Yeah, me too. It sucks but it keeps me pushing harder to close that gap.18 seconds....you'll get him next time :biggrin:
My bf beats me by like 2 minutes. When we ride DH I usually don't see him until he stops and waits for me.
I admire your debating style. You take both sides of the argument and make yourself into the heroine either way!Its also my first year downhilling. By my third race if I was beating ladies in intro and amateur and some elite riders by 1-2 min Id move up a class. Judging from the time in your last 3 races you probably should have asked to go first then you wouldn't have to worry about passing true beginners. We call that sandbagging for those of you who don't understand.
If you wanted to pass so bad then why didn't you? Rather than trying to pass right before the final rock garden in a 90 degree turn why didn't you pass in the safe zone??? You had every oppurtunity in the last 3 sections......it wasn't like my arms and legs were sticking out so you couldn't. This is a race/competition and I don't care who you are, I'm not jeopardizing my time for you.
As far as physical contact goes...for those of you girls who like to fight and for those guys who like to hit girls....I call that unsportsmanlike and immature.
So buck up and quit youre whining. You won, didn't you? Get over it!
Karma's a bitch.
I swallowed my pride and pulled off, let him catch me, and pass. (probably 5 seconds that seemed like an eternity).
He ended up winning by 0.1 seconds. Afterwards he approached me and expressed his gratitude. If I had been greedy at all, he would not have won.
I don't understand this twist. Perhaps I'm missing some background, but sandbagging is a lot different than passing. There is usually a huge overlap in ability levels and people get passed. Sandbagging is when someone intentionally registers in a lower class just for the opportunity to excell. They aren't pushing themselves and don't know what they are missing.... This is a race/competition and I don't care who you are, I'm not jeopardizing my time for you.
As far as physical contact goes...for those of you girls who like to fight and for those guys who like to hit girls....I call that unsportsmanlike and immature.
So buck up and quit youre whining. You won, didn't you? Get over it!
Karma's a bitch.