it's done for teams that travel moreso than privateers.
clarification: amateur privateers.
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Long winded, but a good read about the state DH in the US
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clarification: amateur privateers.
I'm well aware of this. And I agree with that logic and why they do it.
I understand the pro race budget/travel argument....
It's rough for an amateur though who doesn't live right next door to the mountain.
racing in general is rough for amateurs/privateers. it's just the nature of the sport. even regional racing is tough. I'm in eastern Pennsylvania, and I only have 2 mountains that are less than 3 hours from me.
No disagreement there.
so you're complaining just to complain? Chapter 3 of Sandwich's Guide to Being a Mountain Biker
lol mountain biker...yeah right
Hey now! At least USAC didn't screw up the MTB Nats as much as they just screwed up the 'cross Nats:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/01/news/anger-confusion-reign-cyclocross-nationals-reschedule-monday_357864
http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/01/news/anger-confusion-reign-cyclocross-nationals-reschedule-monday_357864
been following that. what a nightmare. morons.
No not at all. I understand the logic behind it, that doesn't mean I have to like it. Back to back races mean less races I can make it to.
bet the GES & ESC there's racing nearly every weekend in the greater new england region between may and september.
Yup, and thats a good problem to have.
The ESC was broken down into two divisions this year.
Twice in the Atlantic division there were back to back race weekends. The Platty mountain creek races in the beginning of the year (that were also Pro-GRT's) and the Finals at Platty with the following weekend the super championship at MC.
It also happened twice in the New England Cup.
It never happened in GES.
It happened twice in the Pro GRT (platty/MCBP, SS/Beech)
It makes it difficult for someone who wants to try to take a run at the points series in their respective division and series of their choice to make all the races, whether you live 2 hours away, or 10 hours away, racing 2 weekends in a row can be difficult to swing.
It may make sense for the pros, who's full time job is to travel to races.
I'm not complaining, I'm simply saying it's difficult if you are trying to make an entire series.
there's a huge difference between 2 hours and 10 hours. when i was living in RI and NJ, i had no problems making 2 or more races a month, and frequently raced back to back when those situations occurred. most of the races i was doing were between 2 and 4 hours away. i would do up to 6 no problem. but once things got passed that (say, 7 or more hours), i would seriously reconsider because that generally involved having to take time off work.
Tell me about it....
8-10 hour drives to get to races gets tiring on Mondays.
8-10 hour drives to get to races gets tiring on Mondays.
so move.
2 hours is a warmup. 3.5 hours is an easy day trip. 6-8 hours is an easy weekend trip. Play like a champion no excuses.
I'm just poking fun at the guy who lives in Canada Jr
also, i see you're in the south bay now. whereabouts?
If i had a dollar for everytime someone told me to move because I drive far to go race my bike...so move.
2 hours isn't even anything I think about. 4 hours is my day trip max. 6-8 hours is a short easy trip as you mentioned. 11-12 hours is my take friday off work to go race max. 14 hours is my Thursday and Friday off work to race max, and anything over that requires a full week.
Has nothing to do with cost.
might wanna use those dollars to check your sarcasm meter then
Calibrated just a week ago.might wanna use those dollars to check your sarcasm meter then
I agree with jon, time to move from Michigan. We (the collective genius that is the monkey) are going to intervene and be your life coach from now on. New Zealand sounds nice this time of year.
8 more years....8 more years....
NIST traceable?Calibrated just a week ago.
Has ISO finally decided on a standard UoM for sarcasm?
ISO/IEC 17025:2005
laugh all you want, it's the fastest growing race discipline in the country. already many times larger than DH.
Because we all know the speed at which a genre becomes popular determines how legitimate it is.
Enduro, I'm looking at you here...
Enduro, I'm looking at you here...
And there are lots of women involved too
I'm not a cross guy I can barely pedal across the bridge from the parking lot to the lift at mcbp but id rather be around fit women than sweaty men
I'm not a cross guy I can barely pedal across the bridge from the parking lot to the lift at mcbp but id rather be around fit women than sweaty men
Because these events are like MTB events were back in the day. Everybody is there to have a good time, no wannabe pros in Sport class that complain about only getting 56 instead of 45 because the chose the wrong color TLD kit that day. Fairly lower costs of admission too (bike, kit, entry fees).
Also proves that no matter how popular and profitable a form of racing is, USAC will find a way to fuck it up
Try that with little kids. Wifey be pissed as hell when I am gone for a day trip, much less a whole weekend.
Just another decade and i can ride dh with my kids
no bmx track close by?