Really cool, historically significant venue. Great place to race and dig deep!!
Help save racing at Floyd Bennet
Not sure how many of you have experience with this race series, but there is normally Tuesday and Thursday crits at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. I know I’ve raced this many times, and outside of the crosswinds and sufferfest it was a chill run series that was more about the racing than profits. Now a for profit company has taken over park permits and hiked them up astronomically (a la Martin shkreli style). If you have a minute please sign the petition.
Even if you dont race or dont live near NYC, this should bother you and your signature would be greatly appreciated
https://www.change.org/p/aviator-sp...tt-field-5545640e-a471-43b0-ae2e-c1e841b34308
Even if you dont race or dont live near NYC, this should bother you and your signature would be greatly appreciated
https://www.change.org/p/aviator-sp...tt-field-5545640e-a471-43b0-ae2e-c1e841b34308
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Aviator Sports, a for-profit contractor that leases Floyd Bennett Field from the federal government, is increasing the price of a permit from $150 for the entire summer to $2,000 per race, which would bring the cost of the season to $34,000. The exorbitant price increase — roughly 22,567 percent — may prevent the long-running Tuesday Night Race Series from taking place this summer, cyclists say.
This is a for profit renting , renting a park and being granted utility/ monopoly status. they're supposed to be serving a public benefit. once they start charging exorbitant rates they are taking advantage of that license they have been given and simply being a bad actor and a bad neighbor. they either need to be regulated more closely or lose their license. nobody begrudges a corporation making a profit, but just like its wrong for a drug dompany to purchase the license of a $100 a bottle drug and raise it to $1,000 or more simply to make money at public expense this is wrong as well.
This is a for profit renting , renting a park and being granted utility/ monopoly status. they're supposed to be serving a public benefit. once they start charging exorbitant rates they are taking advantage of that license they have been given and simply being a bad actor and a bad neighbor. they either need to be regulated more closely or lose their license. nobody begrudges a corporation making a profit, but just like its wrong for a drug dompany to purchase the license of a $100 a bottle drug and raise it to $1,000 or more simply to make money at public expense this is wrong as well.
heard aviator sports backed down
They did, racing is back! Looking forward to hanging on for dear life at the rear of the peloton as usual.heard aviator sports backed down
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