JDurk
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It is on the banks of Cooper RiverI'm in for the Bs at Cooper. Should we bring a boat?
It is on the banks of Cooper RiverI'm in for the Bs at Cooper. Should we bring a boat?
It is on the banks of Cooper River
NJ has shown that it is content to be the "feeder league" to other bigger series in the region. So the A race does not take any priority and as a result, those riders do not make it a point to go. The series also does not push the fastest riders in some of the other classes to race up. So the elite racers end up staying in other categories and just topping out in them and being happy with it. You could take the top 2-3 from the B class and the top 5 from the 40+ and move them to the elite field and then that field would be worth watching. But really, that elite field should be racing mid-day to draw the most interest and spectators.
IMO cat 4/5 racers should always be last. That's the encouragement to move up to the next class.
There currently is an incentive for the top B racers from the previous year to race the A race. The top 3 B racers cannot earn points in the B's the following year. Maybe NJBA should prohibit the top 3 B racers from racing the B's the next year)?
I'd rather upgrade and finish in the last half in the next class as this will make me overall a faster rider. Weird.
I'd be willing to draft up a proposal. Do we need signatures? Who do we need to talk to?
I think I may have enough points to upgrade to cat2, but I would get destroyed and would promptly end up racing 40+ instead of A.if the top 5 finishers of the B race did the A race, I would have someone to race with, sadly im rolling around for an hour by myself
NJ has shown that it is content to be the "feeder league" to other bigger series in the region. So the A race does not take any priority and as a result, those riders do not make it a point to go. The series also does not push the fastest riders in some of the other classes to race up. So the elite racers end up staying in other categories and just topping out in them and being happy with it. You could take the top 2-3 from the B class and the top 5 from the 40+ and move them to the elite field and then that field would be worth watching. But really, that elite field should be racing mid-day to draw the most interest and spectators.
IMO cat 4/5 racers should always be last. That's the encouragement to move up to the next class.
And this is another thing. I was just discussing this with a fellow racer over the weekend. The MAC has a standardized set of start times and start order. The NJ Cup has the start order set for each season, and they rotate (somewhat) the order annually, but the start times are all over the place from event to event. IMO, this adds to the "feeder system" vibe.Don't fall in love with the start time @Mountain Bike Mike. It changes year to year, series by series.
If the 123 race was 11am-12 noon it would be the biggest class of the day.
And this is another thing. I was just discussing this with a fellow racer over the weekend. The MAC has a standardized set of start times and start order. The NJ Cup has the start order set for each season, and they rotate (somewhat) the order annually, but the start times are all over the place from event to event. IMO, this adds to the "feeder system" vibe.
I understand that time has something to do with it but I don’t ever see the A-race being the biggest class of the day. People like to do well and not ride by themselves in a grassy field for 40+ minutes.
Ok not the biggest but I'm sure lot's more people and way more spectators. And I might add racing for last in the A field with a bunch of people cheering you on really isn't that bad.
They usually do but for some reason the B race was the last race of the day at Nittany but the A race goes back to being the last race at Charm.
Ok not the biggest but I'm sure lot's more people and way more spectators. And I might add racing for last in the A field with a bunch of people cheering you on really isn't that bad.
I got really used to the 9am race time that at Hippo when the 4s went off at 9am and I had almost an hour to kill I had no idea WTF to do with myself. Was super convenient to pre-ride the course to warm-up. 9am allows you to pretty much finish your race before most people even get there so you're done with any racing prep and just hang out heckling/shouting the rest of the day.