San Luis is over..!!! Now what??

This is all it needs It has everything else already: Organization, local support, climate, mountains and pretty impressive participation.

I hope that they can continue to do so.

Big names => big sponsors => more interest => better coverage for fans.

WTF – Don’t they realize a race is on?!?

1) TV coverage. I know it costs a lot to have cameras on motos with a plane flying up high to radio link to etc, but the thrill of seeing a blistering attack, or a lot of grinta on display as someone responds and refuses to give up is a joy to behold. They have the terrain right and had that kind of action, I just want to see it.

2) As much as I love the Spanish speaking announcers, I would love to have some english speakers doing the commentary too for the live stream. (No offense, Pablo, you were phenomenal with what you were able to do, just wish you could have been there and given it to us live, as a spoken in english call!!)

3) Taped replays of TV coverage of the stages. (I can’t always watch live, would love to have access to wonderful races like this to load and watch when I have some free time.)

4) I think the idea of keeping the stages shorter (ish) is a good one. It is early in the season, don’t want to put off the good riders from coming because we are asking them to go too far too early in their preparations. (Then again, I don’t know much about their training schedules, maybe the organizers should ask them what THEY want.)

5) A week long race is nice, if you go longer then you have to start in the middle of the week to end on a weekend. I guess that is ok, It was a great race as it was and I would hate to make it something that riders don’t want to come too because it takes too much out of the while preparing for the major races of the season.

Just my 2 cents worth.

http://redkiteprayer.com/?p=7612

(actually a fun read)

1.) Do a tourtracker and at least and have a ticker frequently updating during the race. Video can come along in baby steps, just as long as it comes along.

2.) Don’t worry about shortening the stages, the riders will keep their speed in check This race is used primarily for training, should they hop on a trainer after each stage to get the extra work they need?

3.) Maybe for extra racing they could run a circuit race or two along with the stage race like they do in Australia.

4.) Put Pablo on the payroll.

I mean, no disrespect but its a fairly obscure race, in south america, very early on in the season. The fact I was able to follow it on here, biccilsmo (sp), twitter and even radio, well that was enough for me, I’m very appreciative of that.

So thanks for “hosting” these live threads pablo :)