covie Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) R200 for a 56km Race in civilization, FTW? this is not the Atta, i can understand races like that being expensive, they have brilliant water points, its in the middle of nowhere and it takes money to travel and setup and to facilitate all the little extra's they do. At that price PPA I would rather book accomodation for a Saturday Night in Harkerville, Homtini, Lebanon or one of the other places with awesome trails and enjoy a weekend away. That do a 50km of jeeptrack with maybe 6km of singletrack if I am lucky. Do us all a favour and get with the bloody program. OK feelig so much better now. Register Now | Vineyard Ride Race Fees 56km Mountain Bike: R200 (R230 for non CSA members)29km Mountain Bike: R150 (R180 for non CSA members) Edited March 2, 2012 by covie
Tiny K Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 You sure it's a PPA organised race? Might just be advertised by PPA as a cycling interest but not organised by them or run by them.
Tumbleweed Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Massage included at the end? Hopefully with "happy ending" at that price. I love working out these things at R/km. The short race of over R5/km.
Red Zone Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 This is not a PPA ride, it is organised by Lourensford wine estate to coincide with the end of the Cape Epic. Sure it is a bit of a money maker, but then it is part of the whole Epic finale thing, so there are all sorts of bells and whistles. No one is forcing you to do it if you dont want to cough up 200 bucks dont.
covie Posted March 2, 2012 Author Posted March 2, 2012 quite right how the hell do i change the topic to PPA CSA and bloody organizers.
Zula Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Just stop supporting the races and they will get the idea. I dont know who in their right mind would pay that kind of money for such a short race with probably a half ass attempt at a water point. I have said it before and I will say it again, far better to spend money on the bigger, well organised events, or the events with a small field who is looked after. These one day weekend races are a waste of cash.
Tumbleweed Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 quite right how the hell do i change the topic to PPA CSA and bloody organizers. Edit you original post. Will give you the option to edit the title.
covie Posted March 2, 2012 Author Posted March 2, 2012 This is not a PPA ride, it is organised by Lourensford wine estate to coincide with the end of the Cape Epic. Sure it is a bit of a money maker, but then it is part of the whole Epic finale thing, so there are all sorts of bells and whistles. No one is forcing you to do it if you dont want to cough up 200 bucks dont. Sure no-one is forcing me to do it and at that price i sure as **** wont do it.
Red Zone Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 I see they have a 15 km trail run for R90, which is good value considering the 2Oceans 22 km trail run was R450
Grantc Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 I see they have a 15 km trail run for R90, which is good value no it's not - that's just plain crazy.
covie Posted March 2, 2012 Author Posted March 2, 2012 I see they have a 15 km trail run for R90, which is good value considering the 2Oceans 22 km trail run was R450 Thats the runners equivelant of the Argus, you expect to get ripped.
Garfield2010 Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Ja the worst is that thye dont even need road closures....Try triathlon, R760 for 02h30 of racing
Shebeen Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 that's only R4/km.waaay cheaper than anything else to do with the epic
BigGuy Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Why do you pay more for the 56/29km mtb than for the 19km trail run?
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