Any truth in the whispers of mtbnj putting on an event early next season ?
Oh man, I love rumors. I'm a veritable gossip slut. I assume by "event" you mean an actual, bona fide, gen-u-wine mountain bike race with start lines, yellow tape, arrows, and guys with stop watches?
If something like that were going to happen, of the 3 of us mtbnj-ers behind the scenes I would likely be the one driving it. At this time, I have no knowledge of anything like that.
As to where you may have gotten such an idea, that possibly did start with me. But much like a game of operator, some of the details were probably warped a bit along the way, and I would blame a few beers at the picnic for that.
I have been talking to a few people, well 2 actually, about maybe doing an informal short track race or TT-kinda thing over the winter just to help keep the engine warm, so to speak. The numbers would be low, really just a group ride competition. Given that most parks want a permit for any gathering over 15-20 (or so), it would likely be capped at 14-19 (or so). Maybe everyone throws in 5 bucks and winner takes all, though why I would just give up a fiver on a race I know I won't win is a dubious economic decision to say the least.
Anyway, that's all I have. I haven't put much thought into it in the last few weeks but maybe this is a good place to start. So with that in mind...
1. Is this just a dumb idea, and if so why?
2. If not, is anyone interested?
3. Any thoughts beyond that?
4. If a train leaves Buffalo heading towards Chicago doing 14 mph but increases its speed every hour by 1 mph but always skips speeds that are divisible by 10...holy crap my station is next. Ok gotta get off the train.