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04-06-07, 06:09 PM
WEBSITE (not really there yet, but it will be): www.scumbagcupboston.com (http://www.scumbagcupboston.com)
this is an idea i've been throwing around for a long time now, so i'm incredibly excited about what's going to happen in september!
6 races in 2 days (the last day is dedicated solely to drinking/partying - maybe we'll play polo. this is boston.). saturday will have 5 qualifiers, all different types of races (time trial, work simulation race, criterium, alleycat, scavenger hunt, or something like those). each of these races is being put on by a different rider who has organized successful events in the past. so far signed on we have myself, croth of the strangers, and the boston burnouts throwing down for ya'll.
you get points for entering a qualifier, and the top 5 get more points depending on their placing. there might also be ways to earn extra points in the races.
sunday is the main race. a "circuit race" with 5-6 checkpoints, making about a 7 mile loop. you'll have to run the loop 4 times. in order to enter the race sunday you will need to accumulate a certain number of points.
it'll basically work out that you have to either do really well in a race, or enter 4 out of the 5 qualifiers in order to race sunday.
prizes for the overall points winners, as well as the winners of each qualifier and the main race.
the overall points winner will probably have a bit more honest representation of all the different facets a messenger must have in order to really be called the winner.
i enjoy closed course championship style races. this isn't one. no streets will be closed, no city officials will be notified. the reason i called it the "scumbag cup" is to try and keep it as far from being "legitimate" as possible.
it'll be a huge party, come on out! sponsors and more info will be posted as the info floats in.
my extremely lofty goal/idea is also to have another city host this next year, so if that interests you, get in touch.
this is an idea i've been throwing around for a long time now, so i'm incredibly excited about what's going to happen in september!
6 races in 2 days (the last day is dedicated solely to drinking/partying - maybe we'll play polo. this is boston.). saturday will have 5 qualifiers, all different types of races (time trial, work simulation race, criterium, alleycat, scavenger hunt, or something like those). each of these races is being put on by a different rider who has organized successful events in the past. so far signed on we have myself, croth of the strangers, and the boston burnouts throwing down for ya'll.
you get points for entering a qualifier, and the top 5 get more points depending on their placing. there might also be ways to earn extra points in the races.
sunday is the main race. a "circuit race" with 5-6 checkpoints, making about a 7 mile loop. you'll have to run the loop 4 times. in order to enter the race sunday you will need to accumulate a certain number of points.
it'll basically work out that you have to either do really well in a race, or enter 4 out of the 5 qualifiers in order to race sunday.
prizes for the overall points winners, as well as the winners of each qualifier and the main race.
the overall points winner will probably have a bit more honest representation of all the different facets a messenger must have in order to really be called the winner.
i enjoy closed course championship style races. this isn't one. no streets will be closed, no city officials will be notified. the reason i called it the "scumbag cup" is to try and keep it as far from being "legitimate" as possible.
it'll be a huge party, come on out! sponsors and more info will be posted as the info floats in.
my extremely lofty goal/idea is also to have another city host this next year, so if that interests you, get in touch.