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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] Racing - heidiOH, Heidi, Heidi, Heidi, it must be such a perfect world that meets your standards out there in those western mountains where you live. Here, in the Southeast, I guess we just wouldn't cut the mustard because we live it what I'd like to call the "real world." Gee, Howard, I'm sorry that the NW, MT, CT, PS, and W regions are not a part of the "real world." I've either ridden or vetted in all five of those regions, and at least most of the RMs strive to some standards there. Those aren't "my" standards, Howie--they are the working norm in the "real world" where I live. Exceptions do exist--the awful finish line wreck described in this thread occurred in my own region. But instead of saying "Hey, that's life, there's nothing that we can do about it," our folks up there took an investigative attitude and dissected the problem and realized that there were a lot of things that should have been done differently--both on the part of the RM and on the part of the riders involved. I haven't ridden in your region, but in talking to folks like Susan Kasemeyer (who you seem to respect) and others, I don't think RMs for the most part there are near the helpless little shrinking violets that Truman has painted them. Other SE riders seem to think that there ARE capable RMs there who DO go back (was it 2 miles on one ride??) to points where they can make safe finishes, and who DO have organized camps, etc. One rider pointed out that by taking the poorer area in the "first-come-first-serve" areas that Truman described, they COULD set things up the way they needed to. If I only had the input from you and Truman about rides in the SE, I sure wouldn't want to go there. You're lucky that riders like Susan, Angie, and others have presented a more appealing picture. It sounds to me like you DO have several RMs in your region who strive to meet some standards--although you may have had one too many beers to realize it. Heidi ============================================================ It is how we "feel" deep inside that matters, cause each of us knows the truth, regardless of how we try make it complicated. It just isn't. ~ Frank Solano ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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