Re: Attendance

[James Creasy <jcre@pacbell.net>]

why not combine this with a pro-solo concept of side-by-side starts.  then
we can root for the winner!

-james c


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Ochi <jochi@liquidaudio.com>

>Why use cones?  I think you should just put a line on the pavement where
>the start timer goes.  A set distance away (1/4 mile sounds about
>right...), put the finish timer.  To make it safer, let's also do away with
>the starter - just put something like a traffic light to let people know
>when to go.
>
>Just think of the amount of time we'd be able to save - very little setup,
>no course worker changeovers, very little teardown.  No DNF's, no cone
>penalties.  We could probably squeeze 3-400 people through in a day....
>
>Jim Ochi
>jochi@liquidaudio.com
>
>
>
>At 11:48 AM 9/7/00 -0700, Vernon Head wrote:
>>Yes, Katie and I have often talked about alternative styles of courses:
>>
>>1. A single cone in the middle of the pavement. You simply go around the
>>cone and come back.
>