Gold Sprints / Open Sprints: Anyone have experience?
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Gold Sprints / Open Sprints: Anyone have experience?
My co-op is working with a local bar to get an OpenSprints rig setup. Trying to figure out what works and what doesn't over a three month period, and I'm looking for ideas on how to work out a competition. We're considering doing something like a single- or double-elimination tournament, a general points classification based on participation, W-L ratio, and top speed, and of course setting aside time for individual "grudge matches".
We're thinking something like a $5 entry fee for the general classification, and $2 grudge matches. The income will be used for prizes and trophies.
Anyone have any ideas? Do you race locally? What have you found works and what doesn't?
We're thinking something like a $5 entry fee for the general classification, and $2 grudge matches. The income will be used for prizes and trophies.
Anyone have any ideas? Do you race locally? What have you found works and what doesn't?
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I would consider making your first try at setting one up a "grudge match" only. That way nobody gets butthurt if a mistake is made and you can learn a lot just from actually putting it on and doing it.
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Competition's going to start in January, and we'll have Thursday nights until mid-December to get all the kinks worked out regarding setup and whatnot. The modules just got here today, and the rollers should be here in a week or so. For the time being, we'll have bikes built with a standard gearing (probably 52x16 or equivalent) in several different sizes.
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Never put one on, but have participated in a couple. We had three people in the first sprints, the fastest two moving on. After all of the first stage races were over it moved to head to head until there was a winner. Different classes help too. Each night the winner took home a prize, and there was a prize for the season points leader at the end. Prizes were usually small items, pedals, bars ect... but it was set up to where one could build a bike with the winnings if he or she won every night. It was a $5 entry, like you suggested. Idk if any of this helps or if Im just rambling lol.
Oh and obviously use quick release seat post clamps
Oh and obviously use quick release seat post clamps
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52/16 sounds huge, we usually do a 46/16 or something lowish. By the time you start a 52/16, it'll be already be over but then, depends what distance you guys are planning to do.
For our goldsprints, the first heat is usually a head to head qualifying round, and top 20/whatever amount with the fastest time gets to advance, then first against worst...playoffs style.
For our goldsprints, the first heat is usually a head to head qualifying round, and top 20/whatever amount with the fastest time gets to advance, then first against worst...playoffs style.
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I don't know that I would want to do first against worst, only because I do believe that people have the ability to improve over a six week season. Then again, with qualifiers the difference in top speed and distance might be so small that it doesn't matter.
@Doomride: I love the idea of weekly prizes, starting with pedals/bars and moving up to a frameset. Sounds like a great way to keep people coming back, IF you know you can provide those prizes throughout the season. In a town like this, that's not really something I can guarantee.
Thank you guys for the input. I'd love to hear more ideas.
@Doomride: I love the idea of weekly prizes, starting with pedals/bars and moving up to a frameset. Sounds like a great way to keep people coming back, IF you know you can provide those prizes throughout the season. In a town like this, that's not really something I can guarantee.
Thank you guys for the input. I'd love to hear more ideas.
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