Why do all these things need to be "organized?"

If they want to race, just go there, meet and do it. That's what the Great Divide mountain bike race is like: they race each other, don't need no stinking organization to make sure the sponsor dollars come in and all that other BS. Honor system. Nothing to win, nothing to organize, nothing to get a permit for. It's just that simple, but we all know they do it for reasons other than the honor system.