Cocodona Adopts Lottery for 2027

Aravaipa with the press announcement:

Due to the rapid growth in the race’s popularity, starting with the 2027 Cocodona 250 presented by Altra, we will be transitioning to a lottery system.

This was inevitable in some ways but what sticks out here, compared to other lotteries is the “gender balance” of the system they created:

The lottery odds will be determined based on the percentage breakdown of the lottery entrants, with 7% added to the women’s application percentage.

Read the whole thing if you’re interested in running Cocodona next year, it all feels well thought out and the right move.