Hey, Steve. I didn’t realize we were using points for the TNT. This will be a problem. We only had 7 people get to ride the first night. They will have extra points if we let them ride the make-up night as well. Are they going to have to come to the make-up night and NOT ride?
on 01 Aug 2008 at 10:21 am 2.SteveJ said …
We’ll just take the best 3 scores for each person for the whole 5 races. Usually we take the best 3 of the 4 races. We didn’t want to penalize anyone who came out for the first race by not giving them a chance to have their points counted.
on 15 Aug 2008 at 8:28 am 3.ZACH JORDAN said …
I HAVE A CONCERN FOR THE LACK OF RECOGNITION FOR THE ONLY JUNIOR RIDER YOU HAD SHOW UP. HE AND I CAME TO THE JOIN IN ON THE RACING FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE THIRD RACE. ONE RACE WAS RAINED OUT THAT WE COULD NOT RACE. MY BEST FRIEND WAS BURIED AT 4pm ON THE DAY OF THE 4th RACE ON 8/07/08. OBVIOUSLY WE ATTENTED THE FUNERAL OF A 43 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS MY BEST FRIEND FOR 37 YEARS AND LEFT FOUR CHILDREN BEHIND. I FEEL FOR MY THIRTEEN YEAR OLD SON WHO KNOCKED WELL OVER A SECOND OFF HIS TIME DUE TO HIS COMPETITIVE NATURE. I UNDERSTAND WE WERE TO TAKE THE BEST OUT OF 3 OF 4 RACES. IF A INDIVIDUAL SHOWED UP FOR TWO OF THE THREE ONLY RACES HE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY PARTICIPATED IN AND MISSED ONE RACE FOR OBVIOUS RACES WHO ARE WE REALLY PENALIZING. REMEMBER OUR YOUTH IS OUR FUTURE IN THIS SPORT. LOOK AROUND AND SEE HOW MANY YOUTH ARE RIDING AROUND YOU AND HOW MANY COMPETED IN THIS EVENT. LET YOUR HEART AND SOUL BE THE JUDGE OF THIS DECISION. THANKS LJ LARRYJORDAN222@MSN.COM
on 15 Aug 2008 at 12:12 pm 4.sjohnston said …
Larry and Zach – First of all, I’m sorry for your loss. I’m glad that you made it out to some of the TNT events and I hope you enjoyed it. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t make it to a 3rd event and get in the points for the overall series awards. Last year we had a 14 and under class but did not have anyone race so we decided not to have an official 14 and under class this year. If Zach had made it to 2 of the first 4 events I would have ordered a medal for the class. I agree that the youth are the future of this sport that I enjoy so much and we need to work to bring more kids into cycling. I hope to see you and Zach again next year and hopefully we’ll have more kids out to race.
on 01 Aug 2008 at 9:19 am 1.Norma said …
Hey, Steve. I didn’t realize we were using points for the TNT. This will be a problem. We only had 7 people get to ride the first night. They will have extra points if we let them ride the make-up night as well. Are they going to have to come to the make-up night and NOT ride?
on 01 Aug 2008 at 10:21 am 2.SteveJ said …
We’ll just take the best 3 scores for each person for the whole 5 races. Usually we take the best 3 of the 4 races. We didn’t want to penalize anyone who came out for the first race by not giving them a chance to have their points counted.
on 15 Aug 2008 at 8:28 am 3.ZACH JORDAN said …
I HAVE A CONCERN FOR THE LACK OF RECOGNITION FOR THE ONLY JUNIOR RIDER YOU HAD SHOW UP. HE AND I CAME TO THE JOIN IN ON THE RACING FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE THIRD RACE. ONE RACE WAS RAINED OUT THAT WE COULD NOT RACE. MY BEST FRIEND WAS BURIED AT 4pm ON THE DAY OF THE 4th RACE ON 8/07/08. OBVIOUSLY WE ATTENTED THE FUNERAL OF A 43 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS MY BEST FRIEND FOR 37 YEARS AND LEFT FOUR CHILDREN BEHIND. I FEEL FOR MY THIRTEEN YEAR OLD SON WHO KNOCKED WELL OVER A SECOND OFF HIS TIME DUE TO HIS COMPETITIVE NATURE. I UNDERSTAND WE WERE TO TAKE THE BEST OUT OF 3 OF 4 RACES. IF A INDIVIDUAL SHOWED UP FOR TWO OF THE THREE ONLY RACES HE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY PARTICIPATED IN AND MISSED ONE RACE FOR OBVIOUS RACES WHO ARE WE REALLY PENALIZING. REMEMBER OUR YOUTH IS OUR FUTURE IN THIS SPORT. LOOK AROUND AND SEE HOW MANY YOUTH ARE RIDING AROUND YOU AND HOW MANY COMPETED IN THIS EVENT. LET YOUR HEART AND SOUL BE THE JUDGE OF THIS DECISION. THANKS LJ LARRYJORDAN222@MSN.COM
on 15 Aug 2008 at 12:12 pm 4.sjohnston said …
Larry and Zach – First of all, I’m sorry for your loss. I’m glad that you made it out to some of the TNT events and I hope you enjoyed it. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t make it to a 3rd event and get in the points for the overall series awards. Last year we had a 14 and under class but did not have anyone race so we decided not to have an official 14 and under class this year. If Zach had made it to 2 of the first 4 events I would have ordered a medal for the class. I agree that the youth are the future of this sport that I enjoy so much and we need to work to bring more kids into cycling. I hope to see you and Zach again next year and hopefully we’ll have more kids out to race.
Steve Johnston – Secretary – Gainesville SORBA