Come join us, DJ. You'll have a blast. The LSR gang is cool, with 2 notable exceptions. Apparently Bill Fox has just gotten a Napoleonic Complex.
here is my current draft reply. Tell me if I've left anything out:
We have a recumbent club that has an online forum. I had been signed up for a pay ride when Ray Torrey and Nelson Ralls posted a message that they were doing the permanent. I mentioned that if I could arrange it, and if my baseball coaching didn't keep me out until 2am, I'd love to do the ride, but wouldn't know until last minute. Nelson said he'd get copies of everything for me so I could ride.
I never thought it'd be an issue since I've just showed up to brevets and populaires unannounced and rode before. I had no idea there was any difference in protocol. Nor any reason to expect so, since the permanent owner knew the route was being ridden that day.
It is unfair for each member to have to jump through different hoops for different rides. Same rules should apply. As I understand it, RUSA rules state that waivers must be signed prior to the ride and turned in to the ride leader, and that's what all of us have done. I've talked to other members and they've never had to do anything different from what we've done, and they've all been given credit. I can't even find any mention of requirements that everything must be proved in advance. Here are the links to the texas permanents site as well as the waiver. I can find no place where it specifically states that one must have the waiver signed and approved in advnace.
http://www.texaspermanents.org/route.php?rusa_number=128 http://www.texaspermanents.org/files/waiver/GP2CLE%20waiver.pdf