It will be dropped - there just isn't any room in the schedule. Park availability, staff schedules, the core crew availability all has to line up - it wouldn't work next weekend, the following weekend is Easter, and then we are at what will now be Race #1 at Six Mile on April 23.Sounds like the right call even at the expense of kids and hard work. 1 1/2" rain is a lot for any park. Will this be rescheduled or dropped.
It is a major bummer this race was cancelled but take these complaints someplace else. There are definitely parts of the course that would not be even remotely dry for Sunday, not to mention the delay in everything else the rain would have caused.The call wasn't made for rider safety as mentioned in the email. That would be a completely different situation, and I would not have said a word. The park commission made the call to protect the park. Frankly, it's BS. Have you seen what the fields look like after the crewing competitions? When all kinds of vehicles, trailers and people absolutely trash the fields. The park commission let's that happen every year...
It is a major bummer this race was cancelled but take these complaints someplace else. There are definitely parts of the course that would not be even remotely dry for Sunday, not to mention the delay in everything else the rain would have caused.
It wouldn't be good for anyone involved if the trails were wrecked after the race, even though JORBA/SMART would have the trails back in shape in a short time frame. But throwing spears at the park commission is only going to make sure a race will never happen there.
How long is the Mercer grieving process take? I'm pretty pumped up about an actual official race event at 6 mile...
There are many great lessons to learn with Mercer being cancelled. The explanations listed above all should be taught to our kids to help them learn, understand and establish a responsible foundation. They are the next generation of shredders. They should learn that weather and conditions will impact events for the sake of safety and protecting our trail systems. Also further expanding our relationships with park officials and park organizations. Does it suck that all this work and planning went out the window, absolutely. There have been lots of volunteer hours put in to make it happen and that shows our passion for this sport and if anything, that's why we do it.
Let's think how cool it will be to have a race at 6mile?
If you're bummed about MTB races being cancelled like this and think racing should go on regardless... There's always cyclocross