Thought I wasn't going to be able to race at Clearwater on 11/11 due to work but now it looks like there is a possibility I could get free to fly down Friday morning, race Saturday and then fly back to NY that night. Defeinitely kind of nuts but since I qualified (which was a surprise) I really hoped I could do the race and I am in shape to do it, I think. Here are my issues as I see it:
=Usually I'd get to the race at least 2 days ahead of time. Is it realistically possible to fly down on Friday morning (flight I found would get me to Tampa around 11:30 am), collect my bike at the airport check in hotel, unpack + put together together bike + test ride and register on Friday? Anyone else doing that for this race? Anyone done this for a previous race with good or distrastrous results?
=Anyone know of any hotels with availability which are very close to the race site? I need something close so I could pack up after the race and catch a flight out of Tampa around 7:00 that night?
Any and all help, advice and counsel will be greatly appreciated.
Jack Smith
=Usually I'd get to the race at least 2 days ahead of time. Is it realistically possible to fly down on Friday morning (flight I found would get me to Tampa around 11:30 am), collect my bike at the airport check in hotel, unpack + put together together bike + test ride and register on Friday? Anyone else doing that for this race? Anyone done this for a previous race with good or distrastrous results?
=Anyone know of any hotels with availability which are very close to the race site? I need something close so I could pack up after the race and catch a flight out of Tampa around 7:00 that night?
Any and all help, advice and counsel will be greatly appreciated.
Jack Smith