Pros should race first
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:09 pm
Does anyone agree that that Pros should race first at the larger races? At MAIN - MAJOR races. If a race doesn't have a Pro section, then Class A can run first - Before Classes B and C.
At the large races with news coverage, the reporters/photographers are usually at the race early in the day. If there's an audience at a race, It's usually in the morning. If Pros ran their qualifying and eliminations first, the news and audience would have a much better chance of seeing some pro racing. I don't think it's like standing all day at an outdoor concert watching a bunch of warm up bands waiting for Led Zeppelin to play last. People just don't stick around at slalom races.
Typically Kids run first, then Women or Masters then AM/Open then Pros last. I've never seen audiences or news crews stick around to watch the pros run last.
Pros tend to be the ones who train/practice and travel to races the most. They should be given priority to encourage them to continue attending races.
Right now, when the Pros run last, Often time runs out. Or the road permit is about to expire. Then the pros don't get practice runs like all the other classes got earlier in the day. Or they have their finals in the dark. - Like this race which used car headlights to light the course. The cone judges were about the only ones left to watch the final brackets.
Here's a good tv report. Good that the young, future racers got coverage, - but no Pros. And this was a World Championship race. You'd think it was a casual kids event from the report. Let's make things easier the news crews - Run Pros earlier.
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/C ... OttawaHome
Organizers can arrive before racers and make sure the timers are working during the morning practice session. Then run the Pros.
Or set a time --- something like Noon. Start the day running another class. and then at noon. run the Pros no matter how far along the other class is. then everyone knows when the best racing will be.
The Pro class should take less time to run - they hit less cones - and they are faster!.
When extra classes are added with local racers starting at half-way down the hill (at their first ever race) - Let them run last. Let the serious racers who train hard and travel, race first. Thanks!!!!!
At the large races with news coverage, the reporters/photographers are usually at the race early in the day. If there's an audience at a race, It's usually in the morning. If Pros ran their qualifying and eliminations first, the news and audience would have a much better chance of seeing some pro racing. I don't think it's like standing all day at an outdoor concert watching a bunch of warm up bands waiting for Led Zeppelin to play last. People just don't stick around at slalom races.
Typically Kids run first, then Women or Masters then AM/Open then Pros last. I've never seen audiences or news crews stick around to watch the pros run last.
Pros tend to be the ones who train/practice and travel to races the most. They should be given priority to encourage them to continue attending races.
Right now, when the Pros run last, Often time runs out. Or the road permit is about to expire. Then the pros don't get practice runs like all the other classes got earlier in the day. Or they have their finals in the dark. - Like this race which used car headlights to light the course. The cone judges were about the only ones left to watch the final brackets.
Here's a good tv report. Good that the young, future racers got coverage, - but no Pros. And this was a World Championship race. You'd think it was a casual kids event from the report. Let's make things easier the news crews - Run Pros earlier.
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/C ... OttawaHome
Organizers can arrive before racers and make sure the timers are working during the morning practice session. Then run the Pros.
Or set a time --- something like Noon. Start the day running another class. and then at noon. run the Pros no matter how far along the other class is. then everyone knows when the best racing will be.
The Pro class should take less time to run - they hit less cones - and they are faster!.
When extra classes are added with local racers starting at half-way down the hill (at their first ever race) - Let them run last. Let the serious racers who train hard and travel, race first. Thanks!!!!!