[WrenchMonkey]

Originally Posted by Runoveru2

1 way or another we have to get this together, I constantly feel uncomfortable that someone needs help or is possibly being left behind, and this is not what we are about.

We did touch on that at the meeting, and I put it in the minutes. I'll copy it here for more attention. (Nobody ever reads the minutes...)

- Trail Etiquette
Closely related to the communication issue, this is a reminder of the "Watch Your Six" rule: Always, always keep the rig behind you in your mirror. If he stops, you stop. We never want to leave anyone behind in the woods.

Saturday evening, we made a clear decision to split the group on the way to HardCORE. But there were several times through the weekend, when someone had mechanical issues, or struggled with an obstacle, only to have the group ahead just ride off into the sunset. At one point, I had to go back and find Jeff, broken down and alone in the woods, because he just fell off the end of the line. That is not good.

So always watch the guy behind you. If the group is too big and progress too slow (like it got to be Saturday), we can always split into smaller groups, and usually will. But that has to be communicated and agreed upon. Never leave anyone in the woods.