[NCNCA] McLane Pacific Cancelled for 07

[Tad Borek]

Fowlkes, John wrote:
> Casey,
>
> Can you explain what this means?
>
> "McLane Pacific did offer to continue to sponsor the event at the level
> of the previous years, but that level was not enough to meet the
> requirements currently set by USA Cycling."

Speculating here, but it sounds like USAC set some stricter rules for 
making it onto the NRC and I guess they couldn't meet them. 
http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=496
I wonder what NRC event is taking its place.

Hopefully they'll do that with all levels of races, so we can free up a 
more weekends during the year, for golf and shuffleboard. Maybe they 
should try to ixnay Cat's hill and Nevada city next - something to shoot 
for in 2008?

On USAC's side of things, why would they change the rules for an 
11-year-old, barely-relevant race series, if it means killing off a 14 
year old event with a great sponsor (Warren Buffett! indirectly) that 
draws what, over a thousand entries over the two days? Isn't that one of 
the most successful CA race weekends on the calendar?

On promoter's side, why didn't they just run it as a non-NRC race? Hell 
drop Pro/1 entirely and it's still going to be a huge event, and the 
parking will be better. Does anyone really give a rat's ass whether it's 
on the NRC? Other than those racing the NRC of course. Maybe the sponsor 
does?

The concept of Colorado dictating standards to races seems backwards. 
USAC needs all the Mclane-pacifics it can get and the board should be 
meeting this weekend to keep it alive.

At least, in my imaginary world where USAC is the governing body for 
weekend amateurs too. You know, the ones who generate 98% of USAC 
revenues...

-Tad