![]() ![]() To the fellow racer who helped me out (Jack - didn't catch your last name) thank you very much. Yet when it came time to my Saturday practice there were little kids on the Pro/Cat 1 track. Which I respect because technically it wasn't my track or scheduled practice session. I'm just dumbfounded with their lack of communication and organization.Īt one point, the gentleman at the start gate wouldn't let me drop the Cat 2 course with my buddy. Not trying to blame the volunteers, but USAC, the governing body and entity responsible for our safety, completely dropped the ball. A marshall just above that drop would have been ideal. ![]() Or add a marshall to the blind spot that I mentioned above. In my opinion, the M2 location needed to be moved down mountain. Cat 2 marshall had his girlfriend nearby and didn't even realize people were crashing below after the rainstorm on Friday. M1 marshall was the one I kept seeing on their phone. There's a rock roll that leads into the log drop which has a little catch berm at the bottom next to a tree (it's completely blind as you enter the rocks). I must have crashed just below your location. Thank you for the response and shedding light on the situation from your perspective. MORE IMPORTANTLY.everyone wants to see it in writing that we're progressing. Riders, racers & fans want to know what can be done. I think what riders, racers, spectators & even Rock Creek crew would appreciate is a published review of what was learned at the venue, the logistics hurdles they encountered & what they're doing to overcome them for their next event and for next years Nationals. I'm sure they're not naive and have systems in place to fly events without hardline internet at each end. With USAC, who knows which personnel had even experienced a "no mobile data" venue. The crew at Rock Creek knew where and how they could use internet based or mobile based data & where it wasn't possible. #Accurace timing schedule how toYou run into people who were NOT trained how to communicate via 2 way radio & that's where younger people or tech people were out of sorts. The Rock Creek event was steered via 2 way radio. Organizational divide breaks into two categories:Ĭellular & mobile data based users & logistical end users The venue is rural, so cell towers aren't aimed at it. My #1 observation: The two separate forms of communication of the digital age clashing was evident. He seemed surprised by my observations.so hopefully that manifests into positive steps. But i was able to relay some of the primary impediments to him from my unique vantage point. I spoke at length with a gentleman there contracted to analyze and help develop solutions for the logistical and technical issues USAC had hired. Fill me in on specifics so I can pass it along to race management please. ![]()
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