Posted: 13 November 2005 at 20:56 | IP Logged

Man, getting mud on the bike really rakes leaves!

cutting off course? Isnt there a penalty for that? Whatever happend to DQs?

-Pesto is grande.

Posted: 13 November 2005 at 22:19 | IP Logged

There was more than one C rider in the front of the pack on the first lap who went around the cement block. Bad karma, too bad I didn't catch their numbers.

Posted: 13 November 2005 at 22:46 | IP Logged

a yes my karma has recieved quite a blow, for i.....(dramatic pause)...road right pass the barriers, it was the first lap of the C race and i was up front and half blind. i hadn't pre-road the course and in my excitement to attack the the leader i,,i,i, i  just missed the the first one ( in my best tammy fay baker). The second one was more confusing than anything  as i road around it i thought "sh*t that was barrier!!"    so please just try to understand, it was perhaps all the good that i built up that allowed me to not run into the first one, and just a dumb move missing the second.

to the Fischer Team thanx for taking care of my shades, a humbled #267 says aufwieder fahrt

Posted: 14 November 2005 at 11:18 | IP Logged

Gotta love the stories. 

You race cross races and your first thought, coming upon a barrier (wherever the cones are) is how to get around it.

Any you  C's did so after the wonderful speech we got at the start.

I hope to see you next week, at the front, slugging that beer he promised.

Posted: 14 November 2005 at 15:57 | IP Logged

I have it on good authority that the Crusade will be offering a new category starting next week...it will be know as the "do-whatever-the-hell-you-want" category.  Start time will be 630am.  The course will consist of a big pile of cones and barriers left in the northeast field at Estacada Timber Park. 

Basically, while the noble Knights of the Crusade are drinking coffee, eating doughnuts and more than likely trying to sober up, the chuckleheads who cannot seem to grasp the simple concept of staying on-course and honoring the spirit of our glorious sport can come out and chase and cheat to thier hearts' content without worry of sanction or derision for their free-form interpretations of course layout. 

Posted: 14 November 2005 at 18:38 | IP Logged

Not that it happened at Barton, because I saw the C's riding around the cones, but other cross races have gotten away from using the cones. It's considered "Old School" as the cones get knocked around all over the place. Stakes and tape are the norm everywhere else. A little harder to go around something if you have to break thru a string of course tape.

Posted: 14 November 2005 at 19:38 | IP Logged

I wish I had enough time and manpower to stake and ribbon everything.  That way nobody could take artistic license to what was intended. 

At Barton, we purposes put down no artificial barriers because the course (as it was intended anyhow) was hard enough.  It is obvious to 99% of the participants as to what the intentions of the organizers are.... what the hell are the other 1% thinking? 

Posted: 14 November 2005 at 23:12 | IP Logged

as for this 1% um let me think ......ops, DQ me.  its for fun

if you need a hand putting up ribbon before the next race (both barriers) i would love to help, and because i believe in fair play i have already given my number.

the fact of the matter is that the boulders i never even saw, and the large white thing didn't register as an obstacle (this was my 3rd cross race) because the other races you didnt have the chance to avoid the barriers ( it was large, no) not an excuse just what happened.although I'AM GLAD TO HAVE REACHED SUCH A LEVEL IN RACING AS TO WARRENT SUCH SARCASTIC LANGUAGE!!!! 

as for mud i love mud as i love my bike, i got 8 place in the C's or i was DQed for missing the barrier, i care not...the joy was the ride and as for next week, i will jump over every cone in my way.

ps. as far as assistance in setting-up the course, thats what people do to make things better, not because it was bad but because it could have been better.  so hit me up!!! and be happy that this well organized event has so few problems that all people can write about is a couple of  knuckel heads, like little old me.. #267

Posted: 16 November 2005 at 17:43 | IP Logged

Kudos to grazhopper for owning up to his error.........

lawgeek....>>>..............just a Lemming!

Have fun and ride the whole course!!!!!!!!!!!!