Quote Originally Posted by gn7 View Post
Well there you have it folks, the race was a complete success because a first time spectator said it was, and thats want determines what is or is not a successful event. Lets hope that ALL 26 starters feel the same way so that ALL 26 of them return next year to make it another great success.
By the way, there was NOTHING first time about any of it. Only the guys pocketing the money are different.
I haven't responded to any of your posts. Let me preface by saying that you are very knowledgeable and I hope to meet you in person some day. With that said, you come off as the only way this race would have been a success "in your mind" was if the race was cancelled for some reason or if no racers showed up, or worse yet.... It is obvious to all of us that you are not happy with the situation and you are entitled to that, but it is starting to make it look like you just complain for the sake of complaining.

Much like RD I was in almost every pit area throughout the day shooting pictures and I casually asked for people's opinions. Some of these people were skeptics like yourself prior to the race...and some were actually GN racers The responses I got were a carbon copy of each other:

*They thought the race was well run and organized
*They liked that money was getting paid out to teams
*They said they will be back next year
*They LOVED the longer course (I can't emphasize this statement enough)

I did not get one negative comment and I asked. Like Wendi said, it is time to move on. The race happened and it is what it is. I hope to see you race next year.