soulchild
Well-Known Member
Couldn't help myself. Even has a pre-insane Charlie Sheen.
Nicely done. I think I posted this in the 'movies Pearl should see thread'.
Couldn't help myself. Even has a pre-insane Charlie Sheen.
Nicely done. I think I posted this in the 'movies Pearl should see thread'.
From the pics, and now your description, this course seems like it's over-hyped a bit. I saw a lot of videos and it seemed like the place was an Oklahoma dust bowl. I did not see much of any grass at all.
The course is made exceptional by the venue and the crowds.
I am surprised more of the cross racers on this site don't head up there, especially some are always saying, "why race unless I can race against the best of my class" type of deal. The larger crowds appeals to me more as there is some excitement happening somewhere. Seeing these NJ recaps pics and there is like 1 person walking there dog and 1 other person not paying attention to the race makes it seem less appealing to want to be a part of it.
I am surprised more of the cross racers on this site don't head up there, especially some are always saying, "why race unless I can race against the best of my class" type of deal. The larger crowds appeals to me more as there is some excitement happening somewhere. Seeing these NJ recaps pics and there is like 1 person walking there dog and 1 other person not paying attention to the race makes it seem less appealing to want to be a part of it.
It's true that it's more exciting to race with a whole bunch of people but if no one races the (smaller) NJ series, than those races will eventually disappear and then how will we get more people involved in the sport. Local races should be supported by all, not just beginners.
Most of my smaller races have been in New England. For the most part they tend to be a blast. I think there may be a few more local "party teams" up north.
My local NJ small race experiences are actually limited to 2 days of Marty Cross and Bubble Cross, both of which were pretty fun events. Races like HPCX and Whirlybird draw huge and are made fun to be at by the crowds. Leaky faucets helped facilitate that at Whirly but HPCX was the heckle pit at the barrier with dollar bill hand ups.
I'm realizing now I enjoyed both of those races as a spectator because I was contributing to the dollar bill madness and heckling. Hell, I slam dunked a shot block and half my fist into Norm's mouth at MartyX.
My name is The Heckler I guess..
If you want these events to be fun and over the top to spectate you need to step forward and provide the energy. A few seeds of cheer encourage laughter and more cheering.
From the standpoint of the racers being serious it is also up to you to encourage good heckling when it happens. Take the dollars, you need them to replace the broken bits on your bike.