Ride Report 6hrs of OC

[LBmtb]

RR: 6hrs of OC

Another warm/hot race at the flying B ranch. I rode on a 3man team with Jeffry and his friend Matt. The course was pretty loose and dusty in some spots and they cut out a few short trails. Not sure if they added anything - I couldn't tell. Anyhoo - we reached out goal of getting on the podium with a 3rd place finish. :bang: We battled for 2nd place early on but a flat on Matt's second lap (we were about a minute apart before that) made us focus on locking up third place. Sho-air team ended up in 1st in our category. Thanks to Jeff and Matt - we all rode as hard as we could and although it was painful for all of us, the race was a lot of fun looking back at it.

some other STR finishers (I can't remember everyone, sorry!):

• Matt (ocrider) came in 1st
• Pete (pshloss) came in 2nd
• Craig (koke) came in 1st
• Doug (trekker) came in 2nd

I forgot my camera #-obut Jeff had his so they'll be a few pics up later. The warrior's society site will probably have podium photos later too. Others will also post their stories too ( i think ).

Pete, I have your medal. You'll get it next time I see you.

Bret and Rob - thanks for coming out to support the str folk. Really.

I wanna go celebrate tonight so if anyone wants to hit the yardhouse at 8 (or 9 if that works better?), let me know!

 

[CalEpic]

Great job to all the STR racers!

I'd join you at Yard House if I didn't already have plans.

Let's hear how many laps/times from everyone

C

 

[singletrakk]

these are the lap times over a 6 hour spread.Solid lap times.You can't even tell that matt got a flat on the second lap.He must've really took off after fixing it.notice the first two lap times were the fastest yes it was because of the early morning weather.I think George's first lap was when it started getting hot.Thanks George and Matt for being part of the team.Lot more fun doin the race with friends rather than doin it solo.Definitely an honor being up there on the podium with the sho air guys.I would go to celebrate George but got plans.I'd go tomorrow though.

lap name time
1 Matt 39 min
2 Jeff 37min
3 George 46 min
4 Matt 46min
5 Jeff 40min
6 George 47min
7 Matt 46min
8 Jeff 46min

 

[jfromlv]

Nice job everyone! We really need to get some STR gear!

 

[roadkillross]

true to rep the STR coast to coast

 

[LBmtb]

lap name time
1 Matt 39 min
2 Jeff 37min
3 George 46 min
4 Matt 46min
5 Jeff 40min
6 George 47min
7 Matt 46min
8 Jeff 46min

Haha, I like using my bike added 6 minutes to Jeff's time. And yeah . . . I was kind of envious of Matt and Jeff on those first two cold laps.

 

[mtnbikej]

Haha, I like using my bike added 6 minutes to Jeff's time. And yeah . . . I was kind of envious of Matt and Jeff on those first two cold laps.

Hey now......at least it was 15-20 degrees cooler than at the 24hr.\\/\\/

mtnbikej

 

[LBmtb]

Hey now......at least it was 15-20 degrees cooler than at the 24hr.\\/\\/

mtnbikej

So true :-k :lol:

 

[sauce]

props to ya all! you guys are fast. if I hadn't spent the day recovering from a post-ride migraine, I'd be there! I can't wait till the day ill be good enough to team up with you!

 

[PHAT TIRE]

Good STR representation guys. I did four laps and cramped up. Wanted to do five. I'm sure that I placed last. Next year! Buddies Kevin Brown (6 laps) got first in Intermediate solo and Fionna (7 laps) was awarded 2nd after correction with judges since they had her listed as female! Got some pics but don't really know how to post them....

STR trio making podium....

 

[JamR]

Nice ride today, and nice seeing everyone again.

The course was a little loose for my liking in some places for the SS.

Ride recap from what I remember. Think I got 4th.....but will wait for the results on the website.

lap 1 - 49
lap 2 - 51
lap 3 - 55
lap 4 - 66 with a flat, then a food break
lap 5 - don't have a clue. But I knew I had less than 2 hours to finish two more laps, so I opted to cruise the last lap. Ended up walking most of the climbs on the last lap with Keith Eckstein (another SS) talking about trail issues.

I think I finished right around 1:28pm, then hit the food line.

Looking forward to the next one.

Congrats to all the STR Riders today.

 

[Keith B]

Well done guys! Me and my friend rounded up the week with 2 out of the top 5 places going to the UK on Geoladders

 

[Pain Freak]

Well done George and crew. I don't think it's fair to put us in against those Sho-Air guys as they'd give the pro's a run for their money. Kind of like an all star team. You guys did great.

 

[PHAT TIRE]

JamR- Did I see you on the single speed at this event? I saw you a couple of times. I was in the Toyota lycra.

Matt