JayT
04-20-2004, 11:33 AM
The Road Racing Season is underway! The 2004 race schedule can be seen at www.mcf.net (http://www.mcf.net/)
The OPUS Crit Series starts Tuesday (4/20) night. All basic information is at www.loonstate.org (http://www.loonstate.org/).
Information to make racing at Opus more enjoyable read on.
This year you can purchase the series which will allow you to race twice per night for all six Tuesdays. If you plan on racing at least five nights you'll still be ahead. An added benefit to buying the series is quicker registration for weeks two through six. If you do buy the series package you must keep your number the entire series. If you lose your number or forget to bring it with you there will be a $5 replacement. Remember the series makes registration quicker and if you don't have your number you defeat the whole purpose.
This year we will be using computers for registration and the key for registration is having your license with you. Without your license you'll be forced to purchase a one day and only be able to race as a Cat 5! Don't forget your license.
New this year is a "miss and out" for the 1,2,3 race on weeks 2,4,6. If it is well received it may also be used in other races. Race times have changed from last year. First race goes off at 5:45pm with the Cat 4/5 race followed by the women and Master 35+ Cat 4/5.
Last year started out with a visit from the Minnetonka police
department. I don't want that to happen this year. When most of us will be getting into the OPUS complex the workers in the area will be on the way out. They'll be in a hurry and maybe aggressive. Please don't give them excuse to call the police be overly courteous to them and keep your hands on your handle bars. Ride single file and try to stay on the inside. You've heard it more than a zillion times but we are guests to
this area so we'll need to act like it.
Hope to see you all there,
The promoter,
Mike Delaney
Loon State Cyclists
The OPUS Crit Series starts Tuesday (4/20) night. All basic information is at www.loonstate.org (http://www.loonstate.org/).
Information to make racing at Opus more enjoyable read on.
This year you can purchase the series which will allow you to race twice per night for all six Tuesdays. If you plan on racing at least five nights you'll still be ahead. An added benefit to buying the series is quicker registration for weeks two through six. If you do buy the series package you must keep your number the entire series. If you lose your number or forget to bring it with you there will be a $5 replacement. Remember the series makes registration quicker and if you don't have your number you defeat the whole purpose.
This year we will be using computers for registration and the key for registration is having your license with you. Without your license you'll be forced to purchase a one day and only be able to race as a Cat 5! Don't forget your license.
New this year is a "miss and out" for the 1,2,3 race on weeks 2,4,6. If it is well received it may also be used in other races. Race times have changed from last year. First race goes off at 5:45pm with the Cat 4/5 race followed by the women and Master 35+ Cat 4/5.
Last year started out with a visit from the Minnetonka police
department. I don't want that to happen this year. When most of us will be getting into the OPUS complex the workers in the area will be on the way out. They'll be in a hurry and maybe aggressive. Please don't give them excuse to call the police be overly courteous to them and keep your hands on your handle bars. Ride single file and try to stay on the inside. You've heard it more than a zillion times but we are guests to
this area so we'll need to act like it.
Hope to see you all there,
The promoter,
Mike Delaney
Loon State Cyclists