1. free Michigan IPA and Tifosi sunglasses to all pre registrants.
2. Fun aero-esq number plates 
3. 10 minute, 25 minute, 45 minute,60 minute, and 1.30 minute race length 
4. 100 mile option
5. An open fire hydrant corner for refreshing splash
6. Garbage strewn, dumpster filled alley single track section, hypodermic needles only add to the flair
7. Lemans Start
8. Crit specific shoes required 
9. No corner marshals
10. Off camber loose crumbling black top corners
11. All category's same start time.
12. Multitude of aide stations at every corner
13. Various rhythm section like speed bumps
14. Vast array of virtually same tire choice options 
15. No license required 
16. No wheel pit
17. If you need service, you have to someone’s house or business on the course
18. Unlimited amounts of free laps
19. Photo ops at nearly every corner 
20. No limits on the type of bike
21. Camelbacks aero bars and dropper seat posts are permitted 
22. KOM segments with special Strava awards to the winners 
23. Crit specific groupettos 

only gravel can save the modern day of crit racing