Race Report: Day 2 and 3 Media
We are happy to report there is a new crop of Divide media to check out. Be sure to look at Marni Plesko's photo gallery of racer's at the start in Banff.
Also check out Joe Polk's latest Divide podcast over at MTBcast. If you haven't already, be sure to donate to MTBcast and get yourself in the running for their Siren Bicycle giveaway. Joe kindly donates a significant amount of time and resources to help make the call-ins and podcasts happen, so, if you are able, please help support MTBcast and keep it online for years to come.
Finally, Scott Morris over at Topofusion has put together another installment of the SPOT-powered race animations:
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Jamie's SPOT -- YES!!!
Good Spot. Love that Spot. Keep Up.
This website is fabulous fun -- so exciting to read and hear everyone's updates!
See You!
Aunt Candy -- Prayers for You Brave Mountain Riders (from Los Alamos, NM)
Short cuts
Hi outthere,
when seeing this, I suggest, some riders did not found the right route the last days or even short cutting ...
Greetings GuF
smartypants:)
Well.....tell us more...where? And why be anonymous? GuF?
Course cutting
The apparent short cutting is due to certain riders not getting SPOT points for a while. The software interpolates their position, making it look like they are shooting straight across a turn, for example.
SPOT issues???
Looks like others are having SPOT issues as well. Ray Porter's has been "stuck" in one position for the last 5 hours. Did the same thing yesterday too. His initial "OK" message came through this morning around 6:15, but it stopped tracking this morning around 9am. Same thing yesterday. Going to try and call SPOT tonight to see what is going on with this.
SPOT issues
When looking at the SPOTs and seeing some drop off for hours, keep in mind that if they have the SPOT in a pack or bag, sometimes they'll get shuffled around and not transmit a signal directly. Chris's spot was really "spotty" (haha, appropriately named) the first day and when I talked to him he simply laughed and said he spaced out and put it in his little pack upside down. Once he fixed that, it transmitted much more frequently. Also, if they are in an area with a lot of trees, often the SPOT won't be able to send out a signal for a while.
If you talk to Ray at some point, remind him to put it in a position where it can have a clear shot at the sky (it'll usually go through a layer or two of fabric, but not much more).
Hope that helps! I've been on the worrying side of a stalled SPOT many times!
-Marni Plesko
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