Subject: RE: WTC and USAT thing? OldAg92 - 2005-06-15 11:18 AM What net effect, if any, will thi shave on those of us who are planning on doing an IM?? It appears that if you regularly do shorter races and have USAT membership, you will now have to add $9 to the price of you IM registration to cover their insurance - or join this GTG (if that's an option). The other unknown is the enforcement of rules in IM events. USAT claims the genesis of the split is racer safety and fairness. IM wants to administer penalties real time. This means if you're caught drafting, you pull over to some "penalty box" (I assume) and serve your penalty before continuing. This is different than USAT, where they pride themselves on giving the athlete the chance to appeal to the head referee. There are likely other rule differences that could trip up the occaisional IM AG athlete. (USAT specifically notes that it will be dangerous for motorcycle mounted refs to pull over athletes in traffic) |