Craig Slow Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Any Races in Gauteng this weekend? Bit bored with long training rides...
jcza Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 The clever folks in charge thought it better to have Berge & Dale on Saturday and Serengeti on Sunday on the same weekend rather than a week apart.
David Marshall Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 The clever folks in charge thought it better to have Berge & Dale on Saturday and Serengeti on Sunday on the same weekend rather than a week apart.So as not to clash with SA Road Champs.
Guest On Track Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Any Races in Gauteng this weekend? Bit bored with long training rides...no races that i know of, but definitely worth the trip to ride the cradle....
CyberSakkie Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 There's a Dual Cross race at Hakahana on Saturday. Great fun. Www.dualx.co.za
Craig Slow Posted February 6, 2015 Author Posted February 6, 2015 To luigat to drive from Pretoria. Reckon it's Klapperkop tomorrow....
TALUS Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 To luigat to drive from Pretoria. Reckon it's Klapperkop tomorrow....Ja, I am also going to ride out to Buffelsdrift and back. Maybe Sunday?
Frosty Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 The clever folks in charge thought it better to have Berge & Dale on Saturday and Serengeti on Sunday on the same weekend rather than a week apart.SA Champs is a national event. Not sure what the exclusivity rule is, but the next race category down from nationals (excluding provincials) is Cat-R1. That means no other sanctioned events are allowed within a 500km radius. Nelspruit is less than 400km from Joburg/PTA, so there's the reason for Gauteng race free weekend.
TALUS Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 SA Champs is a national event. Not sure what the exclusivity rule is, but the next race category down from nationals (excluding provincials) is Cat-R1.That means no other sanctioned events are allowed within a 500km radius. Nelspruit is less than 400km from Joburg/PTA, so there's the reason for Gauteng race free weekend.Thx for explaining. I still think it is silly. 99% of riders have no business at the champs.
Frosty Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Who do you please?The SPONSOR(S) who help make the event it is - and then the top guys are not there. Less media exposure, and whatever else that means. OR...The MASS PARTICIPANT - who brings most of the income that covers the expenses. I think that's where the sanctioning of the CTCT was in debate - the organisers were willing to pay sanction fees for the licensed section, and CSA didn't want to part-sanction an event. Perhaps a fun-ride that is timed, but with the prize money. A basic event, but then again as soon as a number is placed on bike/back then it turns into a race.
Loose cog Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Forgo my ride this morning hoping to catch some action, if only highlights from the SA Champs but to no avail! Poor show. I guess the sponsors don't feature against the likes of CL & Co.
TALUS Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Who do you please? The SPONSOR(S) who help make the event it is - and then the top guys are not there. Less media exposure, and whatever else that means. OR...The MASS PARTICIPANT - who brings most of the income that covers the expenses. I think that's where the sanctioning of the CTCT was in debate - the organisers were willing to pay sanction fees for the licensed section, and CSA didn't want to part-sanction an event. Perhaps a fun-ride that is timed, but with the prize money. A basic event, but then again as soon as a number is placed on bike/back then it turns into a race.Problem is that the sponsors aren't getting exposure and we aren't getting a race. I think this was not properly thought out.
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