Public Service Announcement #5

Race season starts this Saturday with the Hell of the North race. I couldn't be more stoked! Bring on the snow and mud and gravel! Yeah!!!

The following message is for all of you who are planning to road race this year:

"Saturday is our first UCA points race for 2009. Things will be different than years past. Because we are using timing chips, the registration process is a little more involved. We now have to list each rider’s information with the timing chip ID. We all can mitigate much if this by making sure that everyone’s chip has been properly registered at www.sportsbaseonline.com. If you have yet to register you chip, please go to the website, open your profile and enter your chip ID. The instructions should have been mailed with your chip. Believe it or not, of the hundreds of chips sold so far more than 25% of them have not been properly registered with SBO.

I would ask everyone to open the attachment and look it over. It explains how the registration will be handled on Saturday and for most all of the races this year.

If you do not have a Winning Time chip, you will be able to rent one onsite for $10. It must be done with a credit card. If you want to purchase one, you can do so at www.sportsbaseonline.com. Just look for the “Winning Time” link. However, there is a good chance that you will not receive it by Saturday. But, you will be able to use
it for almost all of our future races and for RMR.

On Saturday and for most all races, REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE THIRTY MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF YOUR RACE! Please be there in plenty of time to register. Please don’t wait until the last minute.

The new process will ensure accurate and quick results. The extra work that we need to do prior to the races will pay huge dividends after the race.

I hope that all of you are as excited for the start of the season as I am.

Ferg
Executive Director
UCA"