Re: RC: RE: Finish Lines

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In a message dated 4/10/00 6:48:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
truman.prevatt@netsrq.com writes:

<< The most likely place for an accident is at the beginning or
 at the end. I have run rides both on with the start and finish on private 
land
 (next to a state forest) and on public land.  I have run rides that had to >>

All this talk about finish lines made me wonder why the Tevis hasn't had huge 
problems at the finish.  Before everybody goes ballistic here, I'm not 
critizing the Tevis management, rather complimenting them and the riders who 
are "going for it" at the end (unlike me who is usually trying not  to hurl 
or fall asleep -- or worse yet BOTH  at the finish).  For those of you who 
haven't been there, the actual finish is before you get to the fairgrounds in 
Auburn, and before you cross a railroad track that is still in daily use.  
Which is sound judgment on the part of ride management.  However, the trail 
which the frontrunners are racing along BEFORE they get to all THOSE hazards 
is pretty narrow, its dark, and you're racing through these things called 
"the black holes" (if that won't scare 'ya nothing will).  I've heard stories 
of riders agreeing to not race in because of the treacheries of the black 
holes.  And even when people decided to race in, I've not heard of a major 
mishap on that trail -- which is really pretty incredible.  I wonder what the 
difference is?  No criticism intended here of anyone, just musing, I guess.  
I certainly think that the Posse RM did the best that they could and I do 
think that the riders had a serious lapse in common sense (but then...who 
amongst us hasn't?  I hope they learned from it).

Sylvia (I hope the Posse Ride continues, 'cause I'd pretty much like to ride 
every ride in the counry at least once and this sounds like a good one! :))