Evanston update

Jul 18
2008
Filed in: Race news, Superweek


Comments (7)

Your Superweek schedule has the 4/5’s race going 15 miles in 15 minutes.

I’m sorry, friends, but even on your best day, with the strongest tailwind and the steepest descent and the tuckiest tuck, that’s not bloody likely.

Superweek staff tell me that since the schedule was printed with this error, racing will not start any earlier than 9:30 a.m. The first few races of the day, therefore, will be abbreviated to accommodate.

Turin’s Chris Mailing, however, tells me that he expects the course to be ready at 9 and he hopes to stick to the original schedule.

My advice? Show up ready to race at 9, but don’t be surprised if you’re standing around for a long time.

Mailing says the city has bent over backwards to improve on last year’s success. Officials and businesses are as excited as we are, and the course has already been re-patched to remove any grooves. In addition, Mailing says the barrier system at Turn 5 is being reconfigured to provide more safety at the treacherous “BK Stacker.”

Mailing is also recruiting volunteers to help marshal the course and perform other duties. This is a pretty good deal: Volunteers get a free T-shirt and a coupon for credit at Whole Foods.

Two other notes:

  • » I forgot to include this in my Holy Hill preview, but don’t forget to bring your swimsuit Monday. The course starts on a lake, and after a long, hard day in the sun, you will welcome the chance for a satisfying dunk.
  • » Unrelated to Superweek, Tim Henry (Project 5) tells me that mountain bike pioneer Tom Ritchey will be appearing at Sammy’s Bikes in St. Charles on Monday to give a talk and go for a group ride. It starts at 5 p.m. at 602 1st St.

Comments

1.

Jul 18
2008

10:08 am

Brian Morrissey's avatar

Brian Morrissey (xXx Racing - AthletiCo)

Evanston, again
Turn five is coming on hard
No pickles, no cheese.

2.

Jul 18
2008

11:30 am

Choo Choo's avatar

Choo Choo (Burnham Racing)

Shorten the festivities later in the day or shorten the break.  I am frustrated that nearly every race I have been in or even watched before me has been abbreviated or cut down incredibly.  Get your act together and stay on time and not at the cost of my race time.  This is really starting to add up to SuperWEAK!

3.

Jul 18
2008

11:40 am

Julian (Burnham Racing)

So if they cut 1 hour race down by 15 mins would a rider be refunded 25% of his/her entry fee…?

4.

Jul 18
2008

11:49 am

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (ABD)

Superweek give back money??
Ha ha ha ha
thanks for the laugh.
Refund? REFUND? REFUND?!?!?!?

5.

Jul 18
2008

12:51 pm

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (xXx Racing-AthletiCo)

Bensenville Day 2 ran smoothly with the races starting right on time.

There’s obviously room for improvement in some areas, but let’s give the organizers some thanks for helping us burn that sick time that would otherwise go unused.

Thanks, Superweek. I hate seeing sick time go to waste. I just hate it.

6.

Jul 18
2008

6:56 pm

Choo Choo's avatar

Choo Choo (Burnham Racing)

SuperWEAK strikes again.  Evanston race now shortened to 30 miles from 40 for Cat 3s today.  Old race distance info on Evanston site http://www.enhgrandprix.com/schedule.html

7.

Jul 18
2008

11:08 pm

Luke Seemann's avatar

Luke Seemann (XXX Racing-AthletiCo)

But obviously there was a problem with that schedule posted on the Evanston site. Were you really expecting to go 40 miles in 75 minutes?

 

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