[email protected] wrote:
>> > Elite nats that are full for the top 5 teams to enter.
>> > End a Philly tradition, by having US Pro Road Champs in Sept???
>> > Kill a popular crit in Chicago by banning foreign riders, when THEY
>> > make the race exciting!
Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
>> Dumbass -
>> Most riders, even most racers, don't give a **** about what happens on
>> the N. American pro circuit. Whether the sport grows or wanes won't
>> have anything to do with the events you mention.
>> thanks,
>> K. Gringioni.
yeahyeah wrote:
> Yes, but are screwing the masters fatties in the same way that the
> elite riders were screwed out of nats. You can't sell your entry - not
> even to a teammate. The excuse is that it's too late for people to
> make their travel plans, so they don't think anyone will want the
> entries. This in spite of the fact that there are full waiting lists
> for many events. They might get away with irritating a bunch of elite
> riders, or even pros - but they ought not mess with the biggest segment
> of their membership (no pun intended). AFAIK, there was no way at all
> to cancel and get a refund, as we tried weeks ago to transfer an entry
> and no dice.
It turns out that you had to talk to the right person. I enquired about
giving away my entries and was first told no for the same reasons you
mentioned. Then, about a week before the races, a friend of mine dug a
little deeper and was able to buy his way in using my spots. Of course that
screwed the people on the waiting list(s).
As to the OP's three points:
1. I'm confident they will solve the full-fields problem for next year since
doing so will make more money for the promoter (and USAC?). Perhaps they'll
go back to using qualifying heats, or district-level qualifying.
2. Philly didn't seem to suffer too much this year, did it?
3. They are letting foreigners into the Downer's Grove race.
