I think there are many questions.  Some of which have come up trying to organize the State Championship Road Race.  Do we as a series have 40+, 50+ and 60+.  Are Cat.1 Masters aged racers permitted to race Masters.  Also the question has been raised about the possibility of having a Masters women’s race.  As for bringing in new racers, I think the challenge especially for the racers that have taken up the sport later in life is the reality of racing against others that are 20 to 30 years younger or racing against Cat. 3 masters and being dropped every race.  Not sure what the answer is.  It seems that there are few Cat. 1 and 2 Masters 50+.  It seems reasonable to pair Cat. 1,2,3 Masters together and pair Cat. 4 Masters with master age beginners along with Cat. 4’s. Then we need to determine whether Cat. 1 ,2 and 3’s race together or race the Cat. 3’s separate.  I have received feed back from both sides on this one.  It would be nice to decide on all of these questions and try to stick to the Categories through out the season.  The priority should be to do our best to provide a challenging race experience for all and do our best not to exclude riders of lesser skill levels.  It’s all about enjoying riding our bikes.

Tom






Wendell T. Egelhoff 
Director of Agronomy
The Club at Las Campanas 
437 Las Campanas Drive. Santa Fe 87506
Office 505-995-3612 Cell 505-699-8838


On Dec 18, 2018, at 7:01 PM, PJ LaMariana via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

Is masters 45+ or 50+? The survey refers to it as 50+. 

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 6:49 PM Dennis Chavez via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com wrote:
All of this is in it's infancy and we have not thought out every minute detail and possibility that might occur. We're trying to get a general consensus of how people feel if we mixed things up a bit.

It's supposed to be humor. :D

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 6:36 PM John Vance <adogapanicinapagoda@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can only hope we don't end up going to court over this.

That comes across as dismissive of any requests for clarification.  I'm sure that's not what you intended.

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 6:23 PM Dennis Chavez <dengchavez@gmail.com> wrote:
Answer based on the few options that have been mentioned. I can only hope we don't end up going to court over this.

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 4:32 PM John Vance <adogapanicinapagoda@gmail.com> wrote:
I'll answer the survey assuming the distinction above.  If the distinction is different, my answers may be different.  I think many of the current Masters racers would answer differently depending on the distinction too.

How many Cat 2 Masters racers who are 50+ were active in NM racing this year?  I'm thinking maybe 2?

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 2:30 PM Dennis Chavez <dengchavez@gmail.com> wrote:
We haven't nailed down the details but I'm thinking CAT2 will be "A" and 3/4 will be "B". Self regulated is also still a possibility; with some sandbagging rules in place.

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 2:14 PM John Vance via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
What is the difference between proposed Masters A and Masters B?

On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 8:58 PM Angel Chavez via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:


NMRS would like to thank everyone that participated in the previous survey. The overwhelming responses and feedback were valuable. A follow-up survey is necessary to help NMRS make decisions for the upcoming racing year. 

 

NMRS has a goal to increase racing participation across all categories. Much like the last survey, if you know of someone that may not be on this mailing list, we ask that you forward the link to them. 

 

NMRS would like to hear from the women's racing community, if you know of some women that are not on this email list, please forward the link to them. Team Directors, please forward this email or survey link to the women on your team. It is important that we get their feedback on a couple of the questions in this survey.



https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/55TQL55



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