I see cross people

You know what the toughest part about putting on a cross race is?

Its not the advertising, or the sponsor procuring, or even dealing with USA Cycling.

Its finding a venue.

In this litigious society, people don't want crazy cyclists racing all over their grounds. They also are waaay too worried about what we'll do to their fine grass. But they are right on that front. We can "f" up some grass real good in a cross race.

Remember Napa during the monsoon? Those vineyards were thrashed. I wonder what the faces of the Domaine Chandon folks were when they arrived at the offices that Monday morning and saw the carnage left behind.

So, I have been spending time thinking about new venues for Surf City. Course design is the #1 priority for the series. We want to find cool places. But man, is that ever hard.

I find myself driving around and eyeing potential locations. I see potential cross courses everywhere. I can imagine the course streaking across some lot and into the trees, I can imagine the specators, I can eve hear the clanging bells. But sadly, most of those places are not available to us. And you know what I think would make an ideal location and there are a shitload of them around here?

Golf courses.

Man, I would love to throw a kick ass cross race on a golf course.

They have undulating elevation changes, woods to scamper in, cart paths to go fast on, sand traps to bog down in, and luscious green green grass to beat all to hell. We'd just need to make certain they stock their bars that day with plenty of Pabst.

So if you know of any golf courses, that would be willing to give up a day of earning ungodly green fees off of golfers, to allow a bunch of wacked out cyclists to careen around and generally make havoc with their hallowed grounds, let me know.