Cycle Bingo Alleycat Race 11/24/2007 Rochester, MN

Rochester Flyers is NOT Rochester Minnesota's bicycle messenger service. Rochester Flyers is NOT a cycling club or race team. Rochester Flyers is NOT a bike shop or a company. Rochester Flyers is just me, going on rides, attempting to return to racing, doing alleycats and spewing my opinion online.

Gunnar Soroos A lifelong cyclist born on the tropical island of Oahu, racing in Minnesota. His passion of cycling is combined with his faith in God to keep him focused on the real mission - the golden rule, love others as you would want to be loved. Peace.

Try not...
Do... or do not.
There is no try. -Jedi Master Yoda

November 24, 12:00 noon at Central Park, Rochester, MN. A bicycle bingo alleycat race. $5 buys a card. You may purchase multiple cards. Benefits Ronald McDonald House Rochester.

Flier to be posted soon.

Update:
FAQ:
What bike to bring? - Any. Road, mountain, singlespeed, beach cruiser, fixedgear. No one will be turned away.
Is it dangerous? - Cycling on open roads with traffic is dangerous. Wearing a helmet helps. Making sure your bike is in working order and you can stop is good too. But you will be responsible for yourself and your equipment.
I saw those videos of riders in traffic running lights and riding reckless, is this like that? - No. This is Rochester. We don't have traffic like large cities do. The law is the law, I'm not gonna bail anyone out or pay for any tickets. Again, you are responsible for youself, this includes riding safely. I'm not your mom (or a cop).
How exactly will this work? - I will give you a bingo card/checkpoint manifest. The checkpoints will have some sort of marker with at least one bingo number in a specific color. You record on your card what the color is of the numbers (if they are on your card). When you get five numbers in a row (horozontal, verticle or diagonal) return to the start. Color doesn't matter, it's just a means to verify that you rode to the location with that number.
Where are the checkpoints? - You'll find out with everyone else. But I'll tell you that it will cover pretty much the whole city.
What are the prizes? - Money. Cash. All the money collected will be pooled together. Then divided in half. One half goes to the winner.
Where does the rest of the money go? - Part of it will go to the cost to put on the race (shouldn't be much other than printing cost for bingo cards/checkpoint manifests). Everything else will go to the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester.