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Below you can read the stories of some of our committee members. Have fun!
Karsten Hilbrands - WL
After several participations in the Bata, I was hooked on this great event. I enjoyed it so much that I even organized the 50th edition. After this year I was asked to join the Race Official. Of course I found it a great honor to join this fun and challenging committee. As Race Official we coordinate the race, we make sure everything runs smoothly and safely. So this means that during the race we are involved in everything and we are especially busy solving all the small and big problems in the race. These problems can range from angry local residents or a stray Batabink to an accident involving a participant. But as race officials, we especially hope that we have as little to do during the race as possible, because then everything goes well! Of course, the best part of being race official is the cooperation with all the race crew, This year we are all optimally prepared to make it another successful race. I am really looking forward to it. See you at the race!
Marcel Vliem- RVD
Since this year I get to call myself chairman of the most fun committee of all: the RVD. That means I should actually be delegating things mostly (so former chairman Tim tells me). So for the past two weeks I've been doing route scouting (chasing the fast motorcycle team leaders), I've done a super cool control room exercise, I've been to the OC office practically every day and most of all I've been meeting with lots of people. Delegating can be improved, but experiencing the Bata virus was successful. During that time, my committee mates secured radio coverage of the race, practiced with the safety region and maintained all the custom IT. What an incredibly cool job they put in and what confidence that gives for a great Bata. "Bata-254 out"
Jolien Kessels - Icie
After participating myself and being a volunteer once, I organized this fantastic event last year. After spending a year on the Organizingcommittee, I couldn't let go of the Batavierenrace. That's why I joined the Internet Committee (Icie). With this committee, we've been busy all year keeping all the online systems of the Batavierenrace up to date. This year, we've made some changes to the registrations and have been mainly working behind the scenes. During the race, we have a bit of a quieter time, and you can find me somewhere else within the race. See you at the race!