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BFloFoxRider. · 10-07-2007, 02:27 PM

So i woke up today at 6 AM , along with DDB@OCR, and got ready for my race. We headed out the door at seven or so and went straight to vons to get some CLIF bars, NAKED juice, banana's and apples. By the time we had parked at bonelli it was around 730 or so. We headed over and i filled out my registration forms and payed for my entry. We hung out at the truck for about an hour until SHARKY came and hung out with us too. My warm up started at 830 and i spun a bit around the parking lot until the announcement for staging started. i got in line for staging, got my leg marked and waited. Soon later the sport class went off which marked 5 minutes to my start. The 90 second marker went off and my heart rate soasred! but i think it was from the excitement... well the first lap went off good and before a drop onto a long rocky dh section, i snuck by a guy on the inside of a tight switchback. his response was, "hey man watch where your going we're in different classes" my response was, "sorry i couldnt be stuck behind a slow guy on the DH and after all its racing"

so i had the fastest lap time in my class... 30 minutes and 28 seconds. Well i had this race in my pocket with about 3 miles or so to go. well i guess i didnt have it in my pocket because on one of the longer climbs i heard a weird noise and looked back... my rear tire was flat. i finished out the climb and flipped my bike and ripped the wheel off... i grabbed my "race" kit and got ready to change the tube. had a bit of trouble getting the tire off to get the tube out but once i got it, i threw the tube on the track and got the new one in.... i got the tire back on quickly and then blasted a CO2 cartridge into it. It was pretty quick i have to say but i wish it were faster... well the only bad part was 2 people from my class passed me... they were too far ahead to reel them in but i tried as much as i could. I ended up a few minutes out of first but ended up third out of nine. not bad for getting a flat tire ehh??

well it was my first xc race but not my first mountain biike race howeve the thing that was new to me was a podium finish. Im so excited that im still wearing the medal i got and only took it off when i had to shower!

Well it was a great first XC race experience and i was glad to have help from my favorite people!!
i really have to give thanks to DDB@OCR, SHARKY, PHO'D up, Allison, Mechmann, JFromLV, CeeDubb, DenMother and Roger and if i forgot anyone else let me know

oh and i almost forgot! nice meeting all the STR people today and nice job with all the podiums =)

allison · 10-07-2007, 02:42 PM

Way to go, Brandon!! Glad you made it out there today. Keep it up and get tubeless, eh?

BFloFoxRider. · 10-07-2007, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allison

Keep it up and get tubeless, eh?

hmm it depends. not on this bike but im getiong a new XC bike
someday!
it wont be soon thoughh

SlowSpokes · 10-07-2007, 03:45 PM

A big shout out to Allison for her 3rd place finish in the sport class. She kicked butt against some tough competition.

Another big shout out to Carl for his very close 2nd then 3rd place finish in the beginner class. At the last minute..podium time...they kept shuffling the medals around. A mysterious racer placed 1st in his class.

It was great supporting and meeting the riders. Great job to all that raced!

slayer · 10-07-2007, 04:35 PM

congratulations to all, great job!!!!

denmother · 10-07-2007, 05:13 PM

Up early, stopped at Starbucks then headed out to the venue, water bottles, camera and cowbell in hand.

Up drives the Supermanns with Justin already in the doghouse. Seems he forgot the cooler at home (with all their water bottles). We managed to find 2 in our ice chest and borrowed 1 from a friend. Also set Justin up with our racing camelback. And then off we went to stage the replacement drinks in the feed zone. We took pictures there for the 1st 2 laps then headed up to the steep cactus lined downhill to watch some carnage (didn't see any, darn).

Good to meet so many new STR folks. Congrats to everyone who race. Got a few photos.

2wheel_lee · 10-07-2007, 05:17 PM

Right on Brandon! Congratulations! Although flat tires are part of racing, you had it, man!

Also, congrats to Allison!

Pho'dUp · 10-07-2007, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SlowSpokes

A big shout out to Allison for her 3rd place finish in the sport class. She kicked butt against some tough competition.

Another big shout out to Carl for his very close 2nd then 3rd place finish in the beginner class. At the last minute..podium time...they kept shuffling the medals around. A mysterious racer placed 1st in his class.

It was great supporting and meeting the riders. Great job to all that raced!

Thanks Anne. Yeah there was some serious funky fish sauce going on with the finish. I guess that 1st place guy didn't have his leg numbered or something and finished way way ahead of us. None of the guys up there remember seeing him. He must of contested the original race results and they awarded him first and pushed everyone else down a notch. Oh well, still happy to make my first podium!

Podium shot. (Thanks Sharky!)

steviebfromtheoc · 10-07-2007, 05:57 PM

Congrats !! Sounds like a great race

jfromlv · 10-07-2007, 06:29 PM

Nice meeting you Carl, Ann and finally formally meeting denmother. Good time out there today, and Justin kicked my butt. Is it possible to have so much fun getting your butt kicked? I guess it is.

steviebfromtheoc · 10-07-2007, 06:35 PM

Jason , I was waiting for your results ..I know you had fun , you always do .. Did your bro race ? I hate to bet against Mad Man Maddox in November but your the National Champ , he's gonna be gunnin for you , I know your not worried ..huh.. good times ahead

jfromlv · 10-07-2007, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steviebfromtheoc

Jason , I was waiting for your results ..I know you had fun , you always do .. Did your bro race ? I hate to bet against Mad Man Maddox in November but your the National Champ , he's gonna be gunnin for you , I know your not worried ..huh.. good times ahead

Bro didn't race, I finished 10th out of 16, 2:30 off of Justin.

XC racing is such a different mind set for me, I guess it's because I suck!

steviebfromtheoc · 10-07-2007, 07:02 PM

Dude , you rock ! Next time bro , I know xc isnt your fortee ..

jfromlv · 10-07-2007, 07:10 PM

Maybe next time I'll do the leg shaving/lycra thing.....NOT!

BFloFoxRider. · 10-07-2007, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfromlv

Maybe next time I'll do the leg shaving/lycra thing.....NOT!

hey whats wrong with the lycra thing?
i did it and it worked. but i didnt shave my legs.

i cant help but to think if i would have shaved my legs i could have saved myself a bunch of minutes from changing my flat since i wouldnt have gotten one!

jfromlv · 10-07-2007, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BFloFoxRider.

hey whats wrong with the lycra thing?
i did it and it worked. but i didnt shave my legs

You don't weigh 220 lbs. either. Oh wait, I forgot, I do have a picture of me in lycra.

BFloFoxRider. · 10-07-2007, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfromlv

You don't weigh 220 lbs. either. Oh wait, I forgot, I do have a picture of me in lycra.

YEA BUT YOUR BIG HEAD WOULD HAVE TAKES EVERYONES EYES OFF OF YOUR LEGS

10-07-2007, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
allison Gone ridin'	Way to go, Brandon!! Glad you made it out there today. Keep it up and get tubeless, eh? __________________

10-07-2007, 05:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
2wheel_lee Old School BMXer	Right on Brandon! Congratulations! Although flat tires are part of racing, you had it, man! Also, congrats to Allison! __________________ Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... that's what gets you. May the air be filled with tires!

10-07-2007, 06:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
jfromlv trail sanitizer	Nice meeting you Carl, Ann and finally formally meeting denmother. Good time out there today, and Justin kicked my butt. Is it possible to have so much fun getting your butt kicked? I guess it is. __________________ “Tani, dude, them Incycle guys have matching pants, we’re screwed!”-Winston

10-07-2007, 07:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
jfromlv trail sanitizer	Maybe next time I'll do the leg shaving/lycra thing.....NOT! __________________ “Tani, dude, them Incycle guys have matching pants, we’re screwed!”-Winston

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10-07-2007, 02:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
BFloFoxRider.	RR: 3rd Annual Incycle Challnge So i woke up today at 6 AM , along with DDB@OCR, and got ready for my race. We headed out the door at seven or so and went straight to vons to get some CLIF bars, NAKED juice, banana's and apples. By the time we had parked at bonelli it was around 730 or so. We headed over and i filled out my registration forms and payed for my entry. We hung out at the truck for about an hour until SHARKY came and hung out with us too. My warm up started at 830 and i spun a bit around the parking lot until the announcement for staging started. i got in line for staging, got my leg marked and waited. Soon later the sport class went off which marked 5 minutes to my start. The 90 second marker went off and my heart rate soasred! but i think it was from the excitement... well the first lap went off good and before a drop onto a long rocky dh section, i snuck by a guy on the inside of a tight switchback. his response was, "hey man watch where your going we're in different classes" my response was, "sorry i couldnt be stuck behind a slow guy on the DH and after all its racing" so i had the fastest lap time in my class... 30 minutes and 28 seconds. Well i had this race in my pocket with about 3 miles or so to go. well i guess i didnt have it in my pocket because on one of the longer climbs i heard a weird noise and looked back... my rear tire was flat. i finished out the climb and flipped my bike and ripped the wheel off... i grabbed my "race" kit and got ready to change the tube. had a bit of trouble getting the tire off to get the tube out but once i got it, i threw the tube on the track and got the new one in.... i got the tire back on quickly and then blasted a CO2 cartridge into it. It was pretty quick i have to say but i wish it were faster... well the only bad part was 2 people from my class passed me... they were too far ahead to reel them in but i tried as much as i could. I ended up a few minutes out of first but ended up third out of nine. not bad for getting a flat tire ehh?? well it was my first xc race but not my first mountain biike race howeve the thing that was new to me was a podium finish. Im so excited that im still wearing the medal i got and only took it off when i had to shower! Well it was a great first XC race experience and i was glad to have help from my favorite people!! i really have to give thanks to DDB@OCR, SHARKY, PHO'D up, Allison, Mechmann, JFromLV, CeeDubb, DenMother and Roger and if i forgot anyone else let me know oh and i almost forgot! nice meeting all the STR people today and nice job with all the podiums =) __________________ Brandon FLOres You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you. This is How we do it!

10-07-2007, 03:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
SlowSpokes aka HuckSpokes	A big shout out to Allison for her 3rd place finish in the sport class. She kicked butt against some tough competition. Another big shout out to Carl for his very close 2nd then 3rd place finish in the beginner class. At the last minute..podium time...they kept shuffling the medals around. A mysterious racer placed 1st in his class. It was great supporting and meeting the riders. Great job to all that raced!

10-07-2007, 04:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
slayer Senior Member	congratulations to all, great job!!!!

10-07-2007, 05:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
denmother	Up early, stopped at Starbucks then headed out to the venue, water bottles, camera and cowbell in hand. Up drives the Supermanns with Justin already in the doghouse. Seems he forgot the cooler at home (with all their water bottles). We managed to find 2 in our ice chest and borrowed 1 from a friend. Also set Justin up with our racing camelback. And then off we went to stage the replacement drinks in the feed zone. We took pictures there for the 1st 2 laps then headed up to the steep cactus lined downhill to watch some carnage (didn't see any, darn). Good to meet so many new STR folks. Congrats to everyone who race. Got a few photos. __________________ My Blog/My Sponsorhouse profile ~Weekends are like recess for adults so play hard until the bell rings Gene Hamilton: Happy, friendly people that may not be the best athletes are more fun than arrogant "experts".

10-07-2007, 05:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
steviebfromtheoc steviebfromtheoc	Congrats !! Sounds like a great race

10-07-2007, 06:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
steviebfromtheoc steviebfromtheoc	Jason , I was waiting for your results ..I know you had fun , you always do .. Did your bro race ? I hate to bet against Mad Man Maddox in November but your the National Champ , he's gonna be gunnin for you , I know your not worried ..huh.. good times ahead

10-07-2007, 07:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
steviebfromtheoc steviebfromtheoc	Dude , you rock ! Next time bro , I know xc isnt your fortee ..

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