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It is not, but it is posted so that if someone gets hit they can say that the racer violated the rules.
The number thing was dropped.
The police are always a concern, but even with close to 200 racers (it is a relay, so only a few are on the route and they get spread out as the fast teams leave the drunk teams in the dust) things fly pretty much beneath their radar. Htr biggest issue is the place where everything starts because that is where the teams congragate.
The race has the potential to get huge because it is fun if you want it to be (beer), serious if you want it to be (some sponsored teams joined last year and the lap times got blistering fast), grueling (some people do it solo) or reasonably easy (I did about 40 miles last time in between rounds of beer and pizza).