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dorney lake tri
pacman2102
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I did the dorney lake tri at the weekend and as a BTA member paid £50 , what a rip off
there was no timing chip, no marked bike racking and the marsalls didn't now what they were doing and to top it all the tee shirt was the same one they hand out at every event and not aimed at the event.
I have done 5 events this season and this is the worst organized and most expensive event by far
what does everybody else think about these rip off merchants
there was no timing chip, no marked bike racking and the marsalls didn't now what they were doing and to top it all the tee shirt was the same one they hand out at every event and not aimed at the event.
I have done 5 events this season and this is the worst organized and most expensive event by far
what does everybody else think about these rip off merchants
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It is a rip off if you compare to other well organised events!
I wouldn't recommend anybody to do one of there events
the worst and thickiest marsalls I have ever meet and on such as easy course apart from the turn round on the run
very disappointing really. I heard they ran out of bike stickers later in the day so basically there was no security on the bikes as there could be no number on them.
didds
F3 cut corners to keep their overheads down from what I can see and therefore you get a p*ss poor race. They will lose out eventually. They made a hash of their first evening tri this year and the second one was almost empty people just stayed away.
Don't think results are out yet either
This year the cost put me off and also the fact that in three of the previous races "timing" consisted of me shouting my number at the random person with a clipboard. Triathlon is a great sport, but the costs of racing seem to be getting more and more without any thing back from the event organiser, I'll gladly swap a t-shirt that won't last the season for good organisation and accurate timing. (although of course t-shirt as well as good organisation and accurate timing would be better)
It's a real pity as dorney is such a good course and if they tried to make it more like the club relays or nottingham they will attract a great deal of people and make more money .
At the weekend due to no timing chips , you had to shout your number out as you went through each section , how p!!SS poor is that for such a big entry fee
I have done 5 races this year all below £40 with a decent free gift and timing chips
Maybe we should start a anti f3 event club or thread