"My worry is the creation of local and regional DL races ..."
"That's what we CANNOT have, we cannot have a situation where we ask an RD to put on a DL event and then 1 person shows up."
I don't know if you were at Rev3 Rush in Richmond earlier this year, I thought it was a great attempt to expand the sport, in the direction of DL for age-groupers and also a different format. I liked the way they framed the DL concept, as something that was just part of the race without pushing it as the "main" feature. There were some logistical concerns that were discussed in this forum, but overall I thought the event was phenomenal.
Now, the level attendance wasn't the greatest, which, as you imply, will kill a race eventually. The event is being planned again for next year, hopefully participation will increase.
"That's what we CANNOT have, we cannot have a situation where we ask an RD to put on a DL event and then 1 person shows up."
I don't know if you were at Rev3 Rush in Richmond earlier this year, I thought it was a great attempt to expand the sport, in the direction of DL for age-groupers and also a different format. I liked the way they framed the DL concept, as something that was just part of the race without pushing it as the "main" feature. There were some logistical concerns that were discussed in this forum, but overall I thought the event was phenomenal.
Now, the level attendance wasn't the greatest, which, as you imply, will kill a race eventually. The event is being planned again for next year, hopefully participation will increase.