Originally Posted by
furiousferret
but its also safer.
Is it? Safer than what? What's the crash rate with non-clinic riders vs. clinic riders? Now what's the cost to run the clinics and how does the impact of the additional hurdle to entry affect the sport at this level? Do we lose races? Does the reduction in races mean everyone is less experienced and more prone to crashing next year?
All this garbage is speculation. Real businesses that are going to implement a national program that affects thousands of participants know these answers before they act.
Want to make it safer? Mandate reporting of crashes to USAC and build a database and see where people are running safer races or unsafe races and figure out WHY those are safer. Maybe it's clinics. Maybe it's "else."