I wonder how many solo spots will be reserved. It would be great to see 500+ people having a go!It'll be interesting to see whether there will be similar qualifying procedures here to what the States and Canada have to do... i.e. the whole x% of laps applies but if you don't win (or place?) then your name goes into a lottery and the spots left after event winners and previous riders take up their spots are randomly distributed
Pretty good system IMHO, makes it 'fair' in that if you win / place at a major event then you're pretty much guaranteed a spot if you want it, otherwise you have as much chance of racing as anyone else who qualified.
367 days to go!
was hoping to, but was banking on trying to qualify at easter...what do we do now? Race Kona in November? Thats not an option for me...Surely there will be another qualifier? (other than the scott this weekend)I wonder how many solo spots will be reserved. It would be great to see 500+ people having a go!
Geez - 500 soloists. You'd get a bit sick of shouting "track" by the end of that race after you lap each of them 87 times ?I wonder how many solo spots will be reserved. It would be great to see 500+ people having a go!
There's what, 500+ on track for the scott? I dare say it's be no different to what it's like now...Geez - 500 soloists. You'd get a bit sick of shouting "track" by the end of that race ?
Ummm press release says first qualifying event is the Scott this year so solo nats at Easter (09) probably won't do it...I qualified at this years Easter solo nationals for my age category so hopefully that gets me in.
But the grandfather clause for previous qualifiers probably will cover that race ...Ummm press release says first qualifying event is the Scott this year so solo nats at Easter (09) probably won't do it...
Wow. 400 is a BIG number for just solos alone.On a straight numerical issue, I don't think getting a spot will be a problem. I have a "comfortable" solo rider of figure of 400 in mind but there are ways that could be increased.
Will prob also mean a completely separate course for the solo riders (instead of having solo only sections mixed in between sections with team's riders).Wow. 400 is a BIG number for just solos alone.
For the previous World Solo Champs, the riders tend to get seeded based on their overall position from previous years, and the Women are interspersed. For example, in the 2009 World Solo Champs start grid, Rebecca Rusch (on Jason's left) was seeded #1 and was on the front row in amongst the Men, because she was the highest placed rider from the previous champs. Kris Cannon (far left of picture in the Stinger jersey) and Jari Kirkland (behind Rebecca in the white Scott kit) were also up there with the high ranking male riders.... I'd hope those that have competed in the WSC in previous years get a good seeding regardless of their category.
There are several different options that could be used. Stromlo has the event village areas and the tracks to support them. At the 2009 World Solo Champs, the Solos and Teams rode some common sections of the course, and some that were unique to their category. Not dissimilar to what is being done for the 2009 Scott with the day and night laps.Don't the soloist and teams split and ride different track to avoid the speed differences and passing issues?
Expect le matelot to know that?
Depends on what you mean though... (not saying that $500 is how much I'm prepared to pay Le Matelot! )...Good to see this becoming an international event! Any word on costs? Is it gong to be as prohibitive has past 24hr Adrenaline events? $500AUD is a bit steep. If so, it will be out of my reach.