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fourames · Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 47

Gang, VERY sorry for the delay on the road champs flyer! It will be up ASAP. TOC has taken over my life.... Smile

Flyer has been approved and will get posted ASAP. Check so cal reg. SOON!

Same course, times, info. as last year. Please join us, will be great! Thank you in advance for your support.

TOC hitting the climb and part of the course we use for districts... adds to the flavor!

Sam

archiracer · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 67 Location: Laguna Niguel

Why are states held in June?
Why not earlier in the season like May or even late April. Most people have already been racing for 3 months at that time and the conditions would be perfect for a race rather than absolutely oppressive. I really liked the course and the race was great but I think that race would be incredible with 80 degree temps.

Maybe next year?

redbike2001 · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 265 Location: SoCal

It is very difficult to select a date in May. There are already established races earlier in the month (Barrio Logan, San Luis Rey, TT and TTT champs) and then you start getting into the Amgen Tour of California taking up the middle of the month.

The ATOC is the biggest "culprit here". The promoters of the State Champs were also key players with the Local Organizing Committee in Bakersfield for the finish of Stage 5. Four of the primary officials are also working the ATOC. Lastly, racing against the final weekend of the ATOC proved to be something the promoters this year had wish they hadn't done.

May is also no guarantee that the weather is going to be any better. Two days after the Tour left Big Bear Lake, the temp dropped 40 degrees and it snowed!

mkultra22 · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 153

We've had good weather in 2008 and 2009.

The Bakersfield course is a good course and we'd be fools to lose it. We've seen a lot of good road and circuit races disappear in the past 3 years.

The heat is a part of racing. Yeah it sucks, but I'd rather see Districts stay in Bakersfield on that weekend as opposed to moving it to April and or combining states with an existing RR like Boulevard, Devils Punchbowl (ugh-never again; and yes I'm aware it was Districts once), or San Luis Rey.

Our season is slooowwwly migrating the way of Arizona and we should be afraid of that. And road races and circuit races are disappearing and we should be afraid of that too.

B-Dub · Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 152

What do you mean migrating the way of Arizona. How are things out there?

I agree on the road and circuit race thing. Maybe any CR or SR should get priority on the calendar, as long as they pay a hefty deposit to reserve the spot and loose it if they don't come through. The deposit can be used for something better to benefit the clubs that do come through.

SMPress · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 10

I've been telling racing team members of LaGrange that I am going to eliminate Bakersfield/State Road Race championships as a target race from now on. It was put in place as an emergency replacement for Vandenberg like 5 years ago. It's idiotic to have a road race in the central valley in June. The course is great, but it should either be moved up to April or back to October. Plus there's much bigger races like Mt. Hood and Tulsa Tough the same weekend that make more sense to go to.

-Stu Press (Herbalife LaGrange Race Director)

oldschool · Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 103

TTFN · Joined: 16 Nov 2010 Posts: 1 Location: Irvine

Should the District Road Championship race be held in Bakersfiels again, two requests: (1) Move course to the one used in last years April RR. The race needs to be more challenging. And (2) PLEASE make 50+ and 55+ at minimum 50 miles as 31 miles is an insult.

razor_sprinter · Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 36 Location: Colorado

No body respects the 50+ until they BECOME 50+