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| ===== The future of racing? Let's discuss... and do something BIG. ===== | ===== The future of racing? Let's discuss... and do something BIG. ===== | ||
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| The first ideas that spring to my mind in terms of how one might approach the weather window challenge: | The first ideas that spring to my mind in terms of how one might approach the weather window challenge: | ||
| - | 1) Have an organized series of races which increase the odds that at least one of the series races will hit on favorable conditions. Maybe for the organizer's economics people would have to sign up for at least several if not all of the races? (Ironically 2 of the 3 Gorge Vortex races last year turned out to be flat water, although if you were there you did get some wind on some other days) | + | 1) Have an organized series of races which increase the odds that at least one of the series races will hit on favorable conditions. Maybe for the organizer's economics people would have to sign up for at least several if not all of the races? (Ironically 2 of the 3 [[:races:columbia_gorge_races|Gorge Vortex races]] last year turned out to be flat water, although if you were there you did get some wind on some other days) |
| 2) Virtual downwind races with wide windows (allowing as many attempts as one can manage) before the final data compilation. | 2) Virtual downwind races with wide windows (allowing as many attempts as one can manage) before the final data compilation. | ||