I really enjoyed the race overall, and thought it was different than most other CX races because of the venue and the atmosphere. It’s a shame that the turnout was so thin, but I will definitely race again next year if it goes down (I hope it does). The poor weather, the fact that it was a Friday in the Summer, and because many racers are still doing road rides were all definitely factors why people didn’t turn out for Specta Cross.

I have to add, that I had some major issues checking in and parking due to the people running the gate at the fair (not the Specta Sport folks). I told Ken about the problems I was having, and he took care of the problems in under 5 minutes, which in my eyes, makes him a great promoter. There are bound to be problems with any race or public event, but the way in which the promoter handles them is what will make or break the day.

As a racer it bums me out to see a promoter get trashed over $15 bucks in a negative way, because reading the above post it appears this was more a less miscommunication, not a malicious attempt to rip anyone off.

CX is still a fringe community in the US, and we need all the good promoters and sponsors we can get. It isn’t worth alienating a promoter over a petty squabble like this. Just my 2 cents.