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bjammin

Wow, what a day!
We packed the car and were off to the Wine country at 6 in the morning stopping by Ralphs to pick up some last minute items. We pulled into the campsite around 7:30 and thats when those old feelings of nervousness and butterflies made there return to my stomach. I went for a spin thru the campground and they went away...a little.
STR was representing well as I saw Pho'dUp, 1x1Clyde, Surlygal, Maddie, and one of Surly's friends (sorry I didn't get your name).
The kids race in the afternoon was awesome and Maddie immediately took the lead only to get K.O.'d the the first turn my a lesser skilled rider

. It was her first big OTB but she handled it like a champ.

The course was awesome, and I like it a ton. The sand wasn't that bad if you held your lines and I'm definitely coming back to ride here more.

So, for my 1st. competion in 4 years, and 1st 12hrs. ever I am hooked again.
WE TOOK 2nd PLACE!!!

The first place team beat us by 2 laps and we beat the third place team by one.
To sum it up, these 12hr. events are awesome for both the competitors and our families. I didn't hear or feel a negative vibe the whole time we were there. This won't be the last 12hrs. and if we get a toy hauler/camper, look out 24hrs.!

Here's some pics:

m210

yup. great event. my rr/photos coming soon.
bjammin-what team were you? 4 person?
i think my 4 person team took 7th or 8th. there were 18 4 person teams!
pretty solid turn out...

lkn2ryd

Love your recap. Yeah, the race was killer. I was standing at that corner when the monkies took their spills by the bathrooms. Was your little one the second one down when their tires crossed? I was the Nimrod fetching the water. Anyway, hope they are all stoked on their first battle scars now that the pain has subsided. Jason really is a hands on promoter. This was the Nimrods 2nd race and we suffered through it laughing all the way. I think we came in 6th in the three man cat. Did you find the soft spots were not such an issue in the dark? I kinda forgot about them and everything flowed like butter. (Crazy how the mind messes with you.) Thanks again for your stoke filled analyses.

bjammin

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sladnas

So awesome dude.... congrats on 2nd place!!

bjammin

We were in the 5 person catagory. The night lap was easier because you didn't see the climbs ahead of you. What you don't know won't hurt you.
It was Surlygal/1x1clyde's daughter that played supergirl!

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genusmtbkr5

Congrats guys and gals on your finishes. I know that Hurkey Creek will have another 24hr event in Spring. I may be putting a 5 man team together if the team I raced with in Sept isn't going to enter. I'll keep you all posted. Ben, congrats on your 2nd place finish and Tim and Michelle on your 7th.

bjammin

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nomad

What a day . It was my first race & I didnt know what to expect . I caught a cold the week before & raced sick , made it four laps in the solo old guys division . Its probably the most fun you can have with your clothes on.Every one is so helpful & nice . Thanks Niel & tracy for the cliff shots & the advise . Ill be back there for the race in January .

lukewiens

Man....I am destroyed today!! Bootleg last weekend....12 hours of Tem this weekend...I need a break!!

Showed up at the campgrounds at about 630 or so to find it pretty dang cold. By the time of the race it was beginning to warm up nicely. I started first in rotation and was anaerobic for at least the first 30 minutes of the race. The two other Xterra guys that I raced with did an awesome job...one guy on our team laid down 49 minute lap w/o a pre-ride...MONSTER!!

The course got nastier and looser as the day went on. Once the sun dropped it got really bad. The course was pretty shredded and finding the perfect line was impossible.

We ended up 2nd behind the mighty Cytomax team....those guys are destroyers!!

Thanks to all the STR peeps that were out and especially for cheering me out on my last lap....needed that!!

Pho'dUp

Yeah it was cold at night. Down in the 30's, and inside my car it was about 50 degrees.

That course was pretty tough. But way fun. My 4 person team "The Usual Dustpects" were all sporting the bright green tube socks. Dust and sand was a very fitting description. It made the climbs and hike a bikes even tougher. Hidden sandpits on the second half of the course definitely kept me on my toes.

I loved the little down hill rock garden by the first aid station. None of us pre-rode the course so when I hit that section and saw a racer walking it I thought oooh this must be bad. But I yelled at a race marshall to see if this was a hike-a-bike section and he said "Naw man! Just stay left". I let off the brakes, passed the guy walking it, and just let the bike flow that section. Hit the banked turn at the bottom and was off!

But man that course seemed long. My back was stiffening up after my second lap. I was suited up and dreading my 3rd go around but buddy took a wrong turn and didn't make it back till 8:15pm. Our other teammate came by, she handed us two Newcastles and ended our teams night. Sweet! Time for Tri-tip and beer! I struggled to turn two 1 hour laps, there's no way I way I could turn a 45min. lap at night and make the 9pm cutoff.

It was good seeing Luke, Neil, Tracy, Maddie (man I missed her digger in the kid's race!), Jared, Megan, BJammin, Shudder/Willie, Nam, and Steven out there! Thanks everyone for coming and racing, and supporting, and hanging out! A big shout out to the race organizers for putting on a fun event, and for handing out all bonus cash out on the race course. That extra $20 bucks I picked up on lap #2 was sweet!

Neil (1x1Clyde) you're an animal turning 32:16 singlespeed Solo!

Luke, good job on your team's finish. That Cytomax team was inhuman.

Here's a few pics. Keith B should be happy, I've got a few of my signature pain-face shots below.

Mass Start.

My buddy Eric. The guy behind must be hidding out in the witness protection program.

Our signature green tube socks.

First transition.

Off for my first lap.

Coming in 1 hour later.

Pain Face #1

Pain Freak

Dood, thanks for sportin the colors!!!

Pho'dUp

1x1Clyde hammering home a loop. Nice jersey!

Path Jersey rider on a Siren bike.

Full Face XC racing. Dam, I cut off the bike. It was an old GT LTS I think.

LoisMustDie coming in. Sorry Scott, I missed your big air on the jump.

Last turn for LoisMustDie.

LoisMustDie and his 35lb. XC racer. Nice outfit dude!

1x1clyde

Good times!
Thanks to Simon for being there when Maddie went down on that turn. She told me the "other" girl would not move over even though she was slow

so she hit the curb and flew thru the air.
She has the usual nicks and cuts with a handlebar imprint on her forehead and some scratches on her chin but overall she is ready to get back on the bike!

It was another great event with the nice vibe that I love, no attitudes just riding!
I was able to move up a slot in the overall and got 2nd in the 3 race series in the clyde division and actually got on the podium for yesterday's race with a 3rd place, that was pretty cool!
Huge thanks to Steven, Jared, Megan, Nam, Zack and of course my wife Traci and Maddie for all the killer support and encouragement...by the 5th lap I was cramping pretty bad in my left calf muscle and you can only eat so many Margarita Clif Blocks!
I was only going to use the SS for a lap or 2 but ended up using it for all 6 laps, it was brutal pushing a 32x16, emphasis on pushing

, but all in all I wasn't that far off the top 3 SS racers so that was pretty satisfying since I think I outweighed the SS solo winner by 80 lbs!

Here are some pix Traci got, thanks to all that said hello and great to meet some faces!

Myself and Mr. Moore-Nomad- at the start

Me and Maddie!

The roll out

Jared and Megan

Jared, Megan and Steven, the super support crew!

Carl getting ready to go

Luke getting ready

Carl heading out and Robert's wife Tracy

Coming in!

The crew hanging out

Robert and his wife, Tracy

Michael-Shudder-

Willie, Michael's Son, with some carnage. He ended up winning the overall for his age so he got the series winner's jersey!

Thanks again to everyone, it was blast!
Some stats from yesterday:
lap 1- 1:10. lap 2-1:15. lap 3-1:13, lap 4-1:15, lap 5-1:18, lap 6 1:27
18 Maragarita Blocks, 6 Cliff shots, 2 70 oz bladders, 9 water bottles, 3 Newcastles, 4 Oreo Cakesters, 1 PB&J, mashed potatoes and 1 shot of Jameson!
Total was 60 miles with 8250 feet of climbing...I am tired today!!


m210 Senior Member	yup. great event. my rr/photos coming soon. bjammin-what team were you? 4 person? i think my 4 person team took 7th or 8th. there were 18 4 person teams! pretty solid turn out... __________________ trouperacingco.com


lkn2ryd Member	Love your recap. Yeah, the race was killer. I was standing at that corner when the monkies took their spills by the bathrooms. Was your little one the second one down when their tires crossed? I was the Nimrod fetching the water. Anyway, hope they are all stoked on their first battle scars now that the pain has subsided. Jason really is a hands on promoter. This was the Nimrods 2nd race and we suffered through it laughing all the way. I think we came in 6th in the three man cat. Did you find the soft spots were not such an issue in the dark? I kinda forgot about them and everything flowed like butter. (Crazy how the mind messes with you.) Thanks again for your stoke filled analyses. __________________ Member of the ELITE (yet lazy) Nimrod Racing Team... If you can read this You are definitely not FIRST! (Desired slogan on the back of my jersey.)


sladnas </sarcasm>	So awesome dude.... congrats on 2nd place!!


genusmtbkr5 Single Track Mind	Congrats guys and gals on your finishes. I know that Hurkey Creek will have another 24hr event in Spring. I may be putting a 5 man team together if the team I raced with in Sept isn't going to enter. I'll keep you all posted. Ben, congrats on your 2nd place finish and Tim and Michelle on your 7th. __________________ Gene"GuidesNewWarriors" *http://www.warriorssociety.org/* *http://www.sharemtb.com/*


nomad Senior Member	What a day . It was my first race & I didnt know what to expect . I caught a cold the week before & raced sick , made it four laps in the solo old guys division . Its probably the most fun you can have with your clothes on.Every one is so helpful & nice . Thanks Niel & tracy for the cliff shots & the advise . Ill be back there for the race in January .


lukewiens Reformed Triathlete	Man....I am destroyed today!! Bootleg last weekend....12 hours of Tem this weekend...I need a break!! Showed up at the campgrounds at about 630 or so to find it pretty dang cold. By the time of the race it was beginning to warm up nicely. I started first in rotation and was anaerobic for at least the first 30 minutes of the race. The two other Xterra guys that I raced with did an awesome job...one guy on our team laid down 49 minute lap w/o a pre-ride...MONSTER!! The course got nastier and looser as the day went on. Once the sun dropped it got really bad. The course was pretty shredded and finding the perfect line was impossible. We ended up 2nd behind the mighty Cytomax team....those guys are destroyers!! Thanks to all the STR peeps that were out and especially for cheering me out on my last lap....needed that!! __________________ "when you get hurt and all of your sacrifice adds up to nothing, are you willing to put it all on the line again?" - conrad stoltz MY BLOG - EMTB Quest for 24 hours solo


Pho'dUp Put MBenga in!	Yeah it was cold at night. Down in the 30's, and inside my car it was about 50 degrees. That course was pretty tough. But way fun. My 4 person team "The Usual Dustpects" were all sporting the bright green tube socks. Dust and sand was a very fitting description. It made the climbs and hike a bikes even tougher. Hidden sandpits on the second half of the course definitely kept me on my toes. I loved the little down hill rock garden by the first aid station. None of us pre-rode the course so when I hit that section and saw a racer walking it I thought oooh this must be bad. But I yelled at a race marshall to see if this was a hike-a-bike section and he said "Naw man! Just stay left". I let off the brakes, passed the guy walking it, and just let the bike flow that section. Hit the banked turn at the bottom and was off! But man that course seemed long. My back was stiffening up after my second lap. I was suited up and dreading my 3rd go around but buddy took a wrong turn and didn't make it back till 8:15pm. Our other teammate came by, she handed us two Newcastles and ended our teams night. Sweet! Time for Tri-tip and beer! I struggled to turn two 1 hour laps, there's no way I way I could turn a 45min. lap at night and make the 9pm cutoff. It was good seeing Luke, Neil, Tracy, Maddie (man I missed her digger in the kid's race!), Jared, Megan, BJammin, Shudder/Willie, Nam, and Steven out there! Thanks everyone for coming and racing, and supporting, and hanging out! A big shout out to the race organizers for putting on a fun event, and for handing out all bonus cash out on the race course. That extra $20 bucks I picked up on lap #2 was sweet! Neil (1x1Clyde) you're an animal turning 32:16 singlespeed Solo! Luke, good job on your team's finish. That Cytomax team was inhuman. Here's a few pics. Keith B should be happy, I've got a few of my signature pain-face shots below. Mass Start. My buddy Eric. The guy behind must be hidding out in the witness protection program. Our signature green tube socks. First transition. Off for my first lap. Coming in 1 hour later. Pain Face #1


Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	Dood, thanks for sportin the colors!!! __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips


Pho'dUp Put MBenga in!	More pics... 1x1Clyde hammering home a loop. Nice jersey! Path Jersey rider on a Siren bike. Full Face XC racing. Dam, I cut off the bike. It was an old GT LTS I think. LoisMustDie coming in. Sorry Scott, I missed your big air on the jump. Last turn for LoisMustDie. LoisMustDie and his 35lb. XC racer. Nice outfit dude!


1x1clyde G.I. Joe is There!!	Good times! Thanks to Simon for being there when Maddie went down on that turn. She told me the "other" girl would not move over even though she was slow so she hit the curb and flew thru the air. She has the usual nicks and cuts with a handlebar imprint on her forehead and some scratches on her chin but overall she is ready to get back on the bike! It was another great event with the nice vibe that I love, no attitudes just riding! I was able to move up a slot in the overall and got 2nd in the 3 race series in the clyde division and actually got on the podium for yesterday's race with a 3rd place, that was pretty cool! Huge thanks to Steven, Jared, Megan, Nam, Zack and of course my wife Traci and Maddie for all the killer support and encouragement...by the 5th lap I was cramping pretty bad in my left calf muscle and you can only eat so many Margarita Clif Blocks! I was only going to use the SS for a lap or 2 but ended up using it for all 6 laps, it was brutal pushing a 32x16, emphasis on pushing, but all in all I wasn't that far off the top 3 SS racers so that was pretty satisfying since I think I outweighed the SS solo winner by 80 lbs! Here are some pix Traci got, thanks to all that said hello and great to meet some faces! Myself and Mr. Moore-Nomad- at the start Me and Maddie! The roll out Jared and Megan Jared, Megan and Steven, the super support crew! Carl getting ready to go Luke getting ready Carl heading out and Robert's wife Tracy Coming in! The crew hanging out Robert and his wife, Tracy Michael-Shudder- Willie, Michael's Son, with some carnage. He ended up winning the overall for his age so he got the series winner's jersey! Thanks again to everyone, it was blast! Some stats from yesterday: lap 1- 1:10. lap 2-1:15. lap 3-1:13, lap 4-1:15, lap 5-1:18, lap 6 1:27 18 Maragarita Blocks, 6 Cliff shots, 2 70 oz bladders, 9 water bottles, 3 Newcastles, 4 Oreo Cakesters, 1 PB&J, mashed potatoes and 1 shot of Jameson! Total was 60 miles with 8250 feet of climbing...I am tired today!! __________________ Painfreak: "With that headline I thought we were going to see CC riding in the buff or something along those lines. That's very misleading ." PacMan: "I always love the view of you looking over your shoulder."

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