Cam Zink and Luca Shaw Fined $20 by USAC for Peeing in the Woods

sspomer
Profile picture for user sspomer
Posts
6193
Joined
6/26/2009
Location
Boise, ID US
Fantasy
13th
sspomer


Can't make this stuff up. Zink and Shaw fined for public urination at National Champs in Mammoth this weekend.

I'm all for being respectful to the venue and not turning trails into toilets, but an actual fine is pretty rich. Way to make the kids wanna race!

from USAC email
--------------------------------
Communique #3

FINES:

1. The following downhill riders are fined $20 for violation of rule 8A5(m).

Pro Men plate #3 – SHAW Luca
Pro Men plate #40 – ZINK Cameron

--------------------------------
download the rulebook here - http://www.usacycling.org/usa-cycling-rule-book.htm
screenshot of 8a5(m)



it's also being reported that racers who bought "bike" lift tickets aren't allowed up the lift to track walk/spectate w/o an additional $10 spectator ticket. bummer if true.

|
Bigburd
Profile picture for user Bigburd
Posts
45
Joined
6/7/2014
Location
GB
Bigburd 7/15/2016 9:54am
7/15/2016 9:54am Edited Date/Time 7/15/2016 9:55am
I bet loads of people, especially blokes pissed in the woods probably hundreds of times over the weekend, it's one of the great things about being a bloke is the ability to piss anywhere.

Though people should make an effort to be out of sight when at an event like this if they choose to take a hedge ticket, with women and kids around you need to be very careful where you choose to release.

At our local trails there are no toilets so it's a bush toilet every time, but the woods are also very popular with walkers and families so some times you end up holding out for ages as the last thing you want is a kid to be there just as you get to business.

Got a feeling they were made an example of as they are big names in the bike world and can probably afford the fine more than your average non pro racer and make more headlines and awareness at the same time.
jeff.brines
Profile picture for user jeff.brines
Posts
1266
Joined
8/29/2010
Location
Grand Junction, CO US
jeff.brines 7/15/2016 10:39am
7/15/2016 10:39am
Blake_Motley
Profile picture for user Blake_Motley
Posts
217
Joined
11/14/2013
Location
Chula Vista, CA US
Blake_Motley 7/15/2016 10:57am
7/15/2016 10:57am
The rumors about paying extra to track walk are 100% true
sspomer
Profile picture for user sspomer
Posts
6193
Joined
6/26/2009
Location
Boise, ID US
Fantasy
13th
sspomer 7/15/2016 11:00am
7/15/2016 11:00am
northwestdhdad 7/15/2016 11:22am
7/15/2016 11:22am
We do need to police our own families and friends. But an actual fine. C'mon. All the beer/water drinking spectators did more damage. Bravo USA Cycling bosses. Kooks.
bokdoos
Profile picture for user bokdoos
Posts
8
Joined
1/31/2015
Location
Studio City, CA US
bokdoos 7/15/2016 11:54am
7/15/2016 11:54am
Ridiculous! Fun police out in full force. Lets be reasonable people!
Whattheheel
Profile picture for user Whattheheel
Posts
192
Joined
6/11/2014
Location
Spearfish, SD US
Whattheheel 7/15/2016 12:54pm
7/15/2016 12:54pm
Should we start up a gofundme to help them with the fines?
oldmandave
Profile picture for user oldmandave
Posts
13
Joined
12/28/2009
Location
Salt Lake City, UT US
oldmandave 7/15/2016 1:50pm
7/15/2016 1:50pm
Vital - new t-shirt? No longer "NORBA hates you", but maybe "USAC hates you"?

I'd buy one.
Stiksandstones 7/15/2016 2:20pm
7/15/2016 2:20pm
I am going to have to figure out how to give them a bonus for this. I've been around a long time, too long, and this caps the scale of ridiculousness.
Stiksandstones 7/15/2016 2:26pm
7/15/2016 2:26pm
"What if NORBA and UCI had a baby?"....."It would be called USA CYCLING".
Skidz
Profile picture for user Skidz
Posts
14
Joined
11/5/2010
Location
Seattle, WA US
Skidz 7/15/2016 2:46pm
7/15/2016 2:46pm
Can we stage a "pee in" before the race where everybody visits the woods 15 min before they drop in?
bizutch
Profile picture for user bizutch
Posts
1463
Joined
8/1/2009
Location
Fletcher, NC US
Fantasy
855th
bizutch 7/15/2016 9:09pm
7/15/2016 9:09pm Edited Date/Time 7/15/2016 9:09pm
Stiksandstones wrote:
I am going to have to figure out how to give them a bonus for this. I've been around a long time, too long, and this...
I am going to have to figure out how to give them a bonus for this. I've been around a long time, too long, and this caps the scale of ridiculousness.
But who won? I could see Luca busting out the zipper with a lightning quick stream of blinding speed and effortless arc. But then Zink might scope out the target, clear a few twigs out of his path and just blast the bullseye by just raining down pure power and liquid sunshine would disintegrate that pile of grass with a PBR fueled fury.

Post a reply to: Cam Zink and Luca Shaw Fined $20 by USAC for Peeing in the Woods