SA Champs - Unorganised

[Underachiever]

Raait seeing no one is batting for CSA and for the sake of having a 2 sided argument let me step in

 

I start the defence with the old proverb:

 

"Before criticizing a man, walk a mile in his shoes..."

 

i.e. unless you have experience with organizing such an event be careful how you criticize.

 

Perhaps the sudden route changes and delays are a result of local Traffic Dept instructions?

 

My last recollection of SA road champs (2002 Pretoria Union buildings) was that they were pretty well organized.

 

But alas, it sure looks like they messed up this one….

 

Swiss

 

The motto is our company is: "A bad result, with a good excuse, is still a bad result" Leaving inexeperienced people organising the SA's is obviously a No-No. If the organisers planned properly. local traffic dept instructions would have been indentified in the planning stages as an issue that needed to be mitigated.

 

Back to my company: With a bad result, the sh!t flows uphill, and senior people takes the fall. I hope CSA is run along sound business principles, and that a good Performance Appraisal system is in place. What are the odds???

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Edited February 4, 2011 by lpeens

[Tumbleweed]

@Cycle_Nation: Just seen another bunch pulled off... Not sure what's happening...

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[gtr1]

principles, and that a good Performance Appraisal system is in place. What are the odds???

 

Is performance and CSA in the same sentence not an oxymoron ???????? Excuse the pun on the word Moron

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[SwissVan]

In my opinion if you accept the job, you accept the responsibilities associated with the job. Unless you are a previously disadvantaged south african, then you are allowed to if you so choose to, to accept the job although you have no idea how to do the job, and when you get exposed you just organise an illegal strike and go to the CCMA, youll be back on the job in a flash.........and you still wont be able to do the job.

 

I'm not sure there are any PDA's working at CSA.

Could be some involved further along in the chain i.e. local muncipal / traffic authorities.

 

In the 90's I was involved with organizing a few road running races and a triathlon, let me say the traffic authorities of those days could also be..urhmm.... problomatic at the worst possible moment i.e. during the race or a few minutes before the start.

Edited February 4, 2011 by SwissVan

[scotty]

Must be tough, Burry seems the only one smiling

[splat]

Cool pics.

 

What the hell is Burry smiling about?

[Tumbleweed]

Cool pics.

 

What the hell is Burry smiling about?

 

He's only racing tomorrow.

[Willehond]

Must be tough, Burry seems the only one smiling

 

Probably because he's not racing there today

Edited February 4, 2011 by Willehond

[gummibear]

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Thanks nice pics.

 

Guys you don't know how steep this hill is until you have ridden it.It's short but a killer

[LeTurbo]

the traffic authorities of those days could also be..urhmm.... problomatic at the worst possible moment i.e. during the race or a few minutes before the start.

 

 

Agreed, SwissVan. I've done a few (non cycling) events myself - 4 000 people waiting, knowing we have a 1+ hour registration process, and then the fire chief wanted the whole thing closed down. Would've been R3 million down the tubes because he was in a bad mood, being dragged out at 9pm on Saturday night.

[Willehond]

I see the guys are all getting a bit upset because they are being pulled off the course by the comms. Welcome to real racding guys! If you aint in it to win it, you're out! Euro-style!!!!