ok a few points
bad luck that a crazy storm hit the area last nite, and it was pretty clear it was going to be unrideable conditions, i had to go off road in my car to avoid massive fallen trees crossing the road on the way to the event this morning, the wind was amazingly strong.
aroc make us wait from 630am on a freezing cold oval till 915 this morning before telling us there will be a 20 klm course possibly to ride at 1230lunchtime, to which someone in the crowd yells out what if we want a refund, to which aroc replied no refunds will be given. now i know its not arocs fault the course got destroyed but I/we paid good money to enter a 100klm amazing singletrack not some ammended 20klm fireorad, thats not what i paid to enter, aroc have a duty to provide to as damm near as what we paid for, and in the event of it not being possible to happen there should be a contingency in place and a 20 klm fireroad loop isnt a good enough backup or substitiute, i didnt pay good money nor drive from sydney for some 20 klm fireroad track. Surely aroc are insured for this kind of thing, i know itll be damm near impossible to get a refund but ill quite happily take a free entry to next years angry doctor, and il be writing to aroc to ask for it, if not dept of fair trade or whoever the relevant body may get a call
dissapointed
matt