[Eastern States Cup]

apparently someone has hacked USAC's site or obtained their email list and sent out fake emails saying certain races were cancelled. IGNORE them. The Plattekill race is on as well as the first GES race at Massunutten. No USAC races have been cancelled.

 

[jonKranked]

They get the IP or mac address of who did it?

 

[Jim Mac]

hmmmmm.......the plot sickens!

 

[Eastern States Cup]

here's a sample posted elsewhere. Plattekill has received a few calls.


RACE IS ON!!!!!

 

[Eastern States Cup]

just in from USAC


USA Cycling Events



Due to a programming error, adding tentative events, all events were
erroneously marked as cancelled. Please excuse the error.

 

[jonKranked]

So was it a hack, or was it actually a "scheduling error"?

 

[bdamschen]

seems to me like a scheduling error. What hacker gives a crap about the usac, and even if they did they would probably just sell whatever email list they stole to spammers rather than taking all that time and effort to forge a bunch of cancellation emails?

 

[ska todd]

It had nothing to do with a "hacker". Some folks need to take off the tinfoil hats

From USAC:
"It was a technical glitch in the programming. It's been corrected and a new email was sent out this morning."

-ska todd

 

[Eastern States Cup]

I guess I never considered the possibility USAC would send out an email stating that races were canceled that were not, by mistake or otherwise. We were pretty alarmed at Plattekill when the calls started coming in early this morning about our race being canceled. I guess I should have included something about it possibly being a glitch by USAC.

So after opening the eastern downhill season last weekend, Plattekill will be opening the eastern racing season this weekend.

Weather looks great, hope to see ya there!!!!


oh and that's not a tinfoil hat, it's a hardhat and I'll need it this weekend.

 

[jonKranked]

oh and that's not a tinfoil hat, it's a hardhat and I'll need it this weekend.

you camping or commuting?

 

[Eastern States Cup]

you camping or commuting?

most likely passing out in the van after a visit to the house and being driven home by the kid...ooohhh the luxury!!!

 

[SPINTECK]

I can't imagine how much faster your kid would be if he didn't have to save energy at the end of the day to drive your ass home! And hard hats can't make up for past damage

Cheers!

Nat