Hello! Did you watch the video?:)
WTC's answer will be: "IF only the people in the penalty tent were on video tape, people would be more understanding".
I realize every year WTC will attempt to make things better. WTC and the officials will work on things, yet it'll be the same thing. Mass start, not enough officials, and lots of drafting. It is what it is.
I guess at this point, I've finally wised up to what this is. It's a business. IM FL is a draftfest that sells out every year, fills PC with people for week. Makes the local business happy, makes the competitors (it seems the majority) happy because they can do a fast race. It makes no sense for WTC to even try and attempt to change things. It'll change things when the money stops coming in. Not anytime before that. Sure, they will talk the talk about how they try and make things better, but in the end, it'll be the same ole same ole. So until people just stop going, it wont change (for me, I'm not interested in spending $500 on an IM race, when I can do B2B for cheaper and it's in my own back yard).
From people's comments it truely seems like the only course of action is to get more volunteers on the bike course. It's as if WTC is saying: If you want it fixed, YOU better do something about it, because we aint changing; all the while raking in the money each and every year. But alas, it's all business, and as such they are doing exactly what 99% of most businesses do. Making lots and lots of money, with the least amount of cost.
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@brooksdoughtie
USAT-L2,Y&J; USAC-L2
http://www.aomultisport.com
WTC's answer will be: "IF only the people in the penalty tent were on video tape, people would be more understanding".
I realize every year WTC will attempt to make things better. WTC and the officials will work on things, yet it'll be the same thing. Mass start, not enough officials, and lots of drafting. It is what it is.
I guess at this point, I've finally wised up to what this is. It's a business. IM FL is a draftfest that sells out every year, fills PC with people for week. Makes the local business happy, makes the competitors (it seems the majority) happy because they can do a fast race. It makes no sense for WTC to even try and attempt to change things. It'll change things when the money stops coming in. Not anytime before that. Sure, they will talk the talk about how they try and make things better, but in the end, it'll be the same ole same ole. So until people just stop going, it wont change (for me, I'm not interested in spending $500 on an IM race, when I can do B2B for cheaper and it's in my own back yard).
From people's comments it truely seems like the only course of action is to get more volunteers on the bike course. It's as if WTC is saying: If you want it fixed, YOU better do something about it, because we aint changing; all the while raking in the money each and every year. But alas, it's all business, and as such they are doing exactly what 99% of most businesses do. Making lots and lots of money, with the least amount of cost.
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@brooksdoughtie
USAT-L2,Y&J; USAC-L2
http://www.aomultisport.com