To Kopp or Not to Kopp? - 03/29/07

Well, yesterday it was in the mid-60s. Today when I woke up at 6am, it was 28 and it had dumped 4-6 inches of snow. Here it is, 12:30pm, and it is still snowing. And tomorrow calls for rain at least, if not more snow. Given that Sunday's race is half off-road, these 2 days of bad weather will jeopardize our ability to race.

So, to do the Koppenberg or not to do the Koppenberg? That will be the $1M question to answer. A little wetness is OK; it packs the dirt down and actually makes the roads more rideable. However, the problem with the dirt roads is that a lot of moisture turns them to mucky clay. Unless the sun blazes and the temps soar, the roads will be a sloppy mess on Sunday and no one will be riding on the dirt.

It would be a shame if the race were cancelled. It's a good way to start off the season, and they just re-graded the road earlier this week. All possibly for naught.

Time will tell over the next few days, but it's not looking good right now . . .