MTB-BFK Posted October 12, 2014 Share Race entries - approx R2 million (R375 per 52 K - VERY EXPENSIVE)Hollard sponsorship - R1.5 million Other sponsors? who knows how much more these okes milked out of this race Income: minimum R3.5 million Costs:Prizes - R370,000Goodie Bags - R0, absolute rubbishCourse build? The half-baked course design with a few scaffolds (some of which failed early on), but lets be generous, lets say R500,000Marshalls - these were not marshals, they were people paid to stand (in most cases lie) around looking disinterested, certainly contributing in no way to race flow, pointing out dangers etc etc - minimum wage stuff - prob cost less than R20,000 in totalwater tables/refreshments? a DISGRACE - 1 minging water table at 16K, nothing else, not even at the finish - cost? R1000 at the most. This was the most startling, as you cannot attribute this to a first time race mistake - races always have water/drinks at multiple points. Even children know this Profit: well over R2 million - lekka business This whole thing was a racket. The course was designed by amateurs, with unbelievable bottlenecks after the first 3 groups. Even for a first attempt it was poor. I saw more injuries in this race than in many other series such Nissan Trailseekers, etc etc over a whole year. Amazed that Hollard put their name on this - pretty cr@ppy marketing if you ask me KRosenberg, Jo Han Solo, Dexter-morgan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpOkeD Posted October 12, 2014 Share I agree 100%. Bottlenecks galore, no lighting in the tunnel. Definitely not a race suitable for 5000 riders... Redness22, Jo Han Solo and scubes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honkdonk Posted October 12, 2014 Share Sigh. you cant please all the people all the time What else did you expect for, what was guaranteed to be a popular event on a course that has its limitations? Let it go guy, most people seem to have enjoyed it MTBc, mtbsmurf, Danger Dassie and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted October 12, 2014 Share Did not ride, all my mates said they had a blast, Tonybul, Escapee.. and mrbaker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udxcob Posted October 12, 2014 Share What? First race and they have 5000 entries? That's a damn good turnout Undun and MTBc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted October 12, 2014 Share I don't know what happened but you left off a pile of costs:FencingStandby ParamedicsAffiliation feesOnline entries feesRegistration costsJoburg metro feesEvent organiser feesEtc etc etc I'm not saying 375 was worth it or not..but if you want to rant then make sure you know your facts and understand how managing and running an event works dracs, JustAgar, mrbaker and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggone Posted October 12, 2014 Share I am sure they will learn and respond appropriately for next year. Great to see corporate money coming to the sport. The 94.7 which has a long history had similar issues last year. Thiscwas billed as an adventure not a race. I also felt that safety needs to be upgraded, especially in the dark tunnels where some ofthe drop iffs were surprising . Inexperienced riders could get hurt. I would still rather that this type of event grows and improves than to just write it off. arendoog, Brandon P and L.T.G 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTB-BFK Posted October 12, 2014 Share Sigh. you cant please all the people all the time What else did you expect for, what was guaranteed to be a popular event on a course that has its limitations? Let it go guy, most people seem to have enjoyed itYou are right, and it was a bit of a whinge, but don't you also just get tired of being ripped off? I saw dozens of riders wiping out badly due to some really foolish course design, in spite of this thing being a big money spinner for the organisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted October 12, 2014 Share Hated every metre of the anatomic tunnel. Far to dark and lightning was basically non existent . To easy to come a cropper. As for the rest of the race was cool,luckily started early enough to almost avoid most bottle necks. 2 mates started just before 7am total time 5h30. Riding time 3h50. That's not exceptable. Sister & brother and brother in law did the 22km,one bottle neck 45 min!!! Seriously. Jo Han Solo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted October 12, 2014 Share I thought the course design was great. What did you wanna ride, a road? Please man. It's a mountain bike event you need challenging things and this was awesome. I understand the tunnels were dark and spooky but fully rideable. Some of the things you mentioned I agree on, lack of water tables, no drink at the end, the terrible marshals in the open veld area (I distinguish them as the ones manning the road crossings were great) L.T.G, Flippa, I FLY and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftTail Posted October 12, 2014 Share Awsome event. Yes things can be improved but allround a blast! Tonybul and mtbsmurf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odinson Posted October 12, 2014 Share OP - I don't agree with your assessment. I did the 52km and can say that the greatest single contributor to the bottlenecks was not the course design, but rather lesser skilled riders who couldn't negotiate technical terrain/descents. I was caught for almost half an hour at the bottleneck before the descent leading past the RedBull stand, because most people couldn't ride that section. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, as I had accepted that there were going to be bottlenecks, large crowds, etc., etc. Peach., Tonybul, L.T.G and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted October 12, 2014 Share OP - I I did the 52km and can say that the greatest single contributor to the bottlenecks was not the course design, but rather lesser skilled riders who couldn't negotiate technical terrain/descents. I agree 100% some very basic rideable sections,lots ppl jumped of and walked causing the bottle neck. Surely that's a seeding issue? hansiemyburgh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted October 12, 2014 Share Had a blast, crashed like a boss but nothing broken. Started early & had the first cold one before 9. Thx Mike, Ross, Chukky, Escapee, Travis, shaper & everyone else. Great day out. Need more SkilZzz & training RossW, MTBc and Andrew Steer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted October 12, 2014 Share . Need more SkilZzz & training+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbe Posted October 12, 2014 Share 22km (definitely not a pro rider!) - Bottle necks aside the concept was great. There needs to be a way to split beginners from the intermediate and advanced riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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