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hippy in reply to @skinny

Strike while the ultra iron is hot. I'm expecting some huge corporate event with £5k per rider entry fees or something similar.

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frank9755 in reply to @hippy

It could happen, but isn't that going to be the supported, RAAM-type stuff? If I wanted to make money, I'd put on that type of event because people will pay more if they get a little bit more, and if they are paying for a crew, won't notice a big entry ticket. Obviously we wouldn't go for that because we are all a bit weird and revel in the hardship of unsupported, but most people are not like that! So I reckon the unsupported ultra segment should be safe. I hope!

There is the Race Across Europe, which is trying to be that kind of thing, with some high entry fees as well, but it's not really caught on.

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hippy in reply to @frank9755

Race Around Ireland is a RAAM qualifier and follows much the same style of rule-heavy, fully-supported racing that RAAM does. I see plenty of scope for both types of events. I'd still race RAAM if someone else organised it all.

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