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[QUOTE="motometal, post: 668456, member: 24727"] Good stuff: 1. Name tags-mud-proof and didn't fall off 2. The free numbers for the races-sure beats black tape! 3. Porta krapper service was good for the most part 4. MX track layout (both tracks): very safe! I actually expected more changes since last year, but that's ok. The double double section was very cool. 5. Hare scrambles course: wow...very cool! We don't have anything like that here. Great job laying out the course, making the bridges, etc.!!! 6. Trials class and slow race: Huge thanks to Offroadwarrior, Patman, Lori, Randy, and Mike Snook for making this one of the highlights of the week! The handout materials are a great tool even though I don't have a trials bike. 7. Jack and Diannes-awesome food and thanks for brining ice! 8. The folks in the yellow trailers definitely saved the day for many. I needed an odd ball sprocket and they had not one but two on hand! These guys bring all the right stuff to an event/race. Anyone hear how many tires they changed/sold? 9. Nightly campfire: :flame: The perfect way to wind down each day of riding, with Saturday night being the absolute best! Times like these define "dirtweek" to me, possibly even more so than any of the events. It's the people! 10. Chili cookoff: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :flame: Possible improvements: 1. Meeting and event start times: Many folks didn't bring watches, get distracted, etc. Some of the meetings and events didn't start on time. Usually this is just another opportunity to socialize under the big top, but at times a person may be have work to do on their bike, cooking to do, etc. I would suggest a loud horn, p.a. system or just someone going through the pits announcing meetings. Give a 5 minute warning, then start the meeting at the scheduled time. 2. The dry erase board with the schedule for the day could be posted somewhere where it could be viewed from a bike. 3. Generators: this is a camping trip. My vision of camping doesn't include a loud generator droning in my ear. And many folks were unfortunate enough to be parked closer to generators than we were. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to talk without raising your voice, and maybe even hear a few coyotes at night? I never did get a good explanation on why so many folks were running the generators. Why does a $50,000-$200,000 RV have a $.79 muffler on the generator? Having separate areas for tents and RVs isn't the solution. The best solution I can come up with is for people to run the generators in the middle of the day during riding time, charge up the batteries, and shut them off around supper time. Quite honestly, if you are sitting in the RV you are missing out on possibly the best part of dirtweek: the socializing with all of the great people! 4. MX Track/campground garbage cans: Maybe the last two dirt week events spoiled me, but both at Casey in '01 and last year at Cooperland, the MX track was groomed on a regular basis (and watered if needed). I didn't see much of that this year. The tracks were definitely rideable, but not what I expected. Some of the jumps had some wicked kickers and ruts on the faces. Also it was tough keeping up with everyones garbage. I'm sure Kris was very busy all week with many things and it appeared he was trying to do about everything by himself-maybe next year he will want to hire a guy or two to help out during dirtweek to keep up. 5. Dirt Bag Band: Don't know all the details of why this didn't happen, but many folks would have enjoyed it! 6. This may only be a negative thing "in my opinion". As the event grows, what I would call "the core group" (those who post regularly and/or participate in other DRN events) gets watered down by other attendees and constitues a lower % of the total attendees. All else being equal, I would expect the trend to continue next year. Also, the bigger the event, the more difficult it is to organize events and everything else (great job folks!). For me, this begins to detract from the original concept (as I perceive it anyway) of the event. I still had a great time regardless. [/QUOTE]
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