mid-week MTB racing. IN OC!!!

i signed uP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this will be my first ever mtb race, i can not wait. im in the beginner class . any pointers anybody? this sounds very exciting!

 

for those that signed up... did you realized that it's 34 days way? :-k

It didn't occur to me till this morning for whatever reason... i need to get my ass on my saddle and put in a lot of miles in the next few weeks...

 

Time for hill repeats and intervals. :bang:

 

the course

Just a quick weigh in before bed. John and I were out at the Irvine Lake track today. Still work to do on the trail, and we'll have some workdays, if you want a preview of the course (tools in hand). Thanks for all the interest. It's going to be a great race. We clocked approx 5 miles with almost 600 vertical (per lap) with what we did today. It's a great XC course.

Irvine Lake is the perfect venue. Along the lake, canopied single track, and some fun, fast Fire Road sprints. We'll run you by the staging area twice and you can see 1/2 to 2/3 the trail from the start.

My only complaint...John's too...we don't get to race.

I'll post pictures of a couple of the trails tomorrow on the site. See you at the races. -Matt

 

Hey Matt

I'm willing to get my hands dirty and help with the track (also dont mind the sneak peak of the track either). When are you guys out there working on it? Shoot me an email, [email protected]

 

Photos up, as promised

Just posted a couple photos and a brief trail description for those of you have been asking. http://overthehumpseries.com/news . I gave STR some much deserved link love to, back to this string, such a cool resource. We've been excited to see the widespread audience of beginner to full-blown race junky signing up.

Thanks http://twitter.com/overthehumpmtb and keep the feedback/questions coming on this forum. Every new post is helping us know who You, who own Over the Hump Mtn Bike Series, are.

 

course looks "easy enough" that most beginners should be able to do it. I'm feeling more confidence now!

 

Saturday, August 1, 8:00AM 1st trail workday on

Saturday, August 1, 8:00AM 1st trail workday

at Irvine Lake. Hoe, rake, pick, shovel, work gloves, machetes, and other trail tools welcome.

Let me know who's coming. I'll plan the day accordingly: [email protected]

 

Nice to meet ya yesterday Matt. Hope to make a couple of these races.

This will be a "sticky" in the Race Forum. The 1st 2 races are on the calendar.

http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=2381&day=2009-8-26

http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=2382&day=2009-9-17

 

Hey Clydesdale would be over 200 lbs right?

Dumb question, but I've seen it so many times I have to ask, what the hell are the sandbaggers?

 

Yep, 200+ for Clydesdales. Of course there are some like me that are 6'3" and 205 lbs. Some people would say I don't qualify but rules are rules. :beer:

 

just curious... is anyone on here coming out on Saturday morning for some trail work? My GF and I are going to pitch in a few hours. :bang:

Oh, matt, if youre reading this... can i bring my bike for a quick run or am i better off leaving it at home....?

 

yeah, bike's cool, Minh, see you there. Bring a shovel and clippers if available.

 

Has anyone mapped the course and posted on geoladders?

 

Trail is on private property so it more or less doesn't matter since you can't ride it anyways... That and the fact that the trail doesn't fully exists yet. Trail building is this sat, aug 1 (see above). I will be out there helping and will bring my garmin. I might be able to get a lap recorded.

 

I'll sign up for this.. sounds fun and the location is nice and close to home!..

Who will be sandbagging the beginner class (don't hesitate to rat out your buddy)?

 

Trail maintenance details

Details for Saturday August 1 workday-Tomorrow

8:00am
We will be meeting at Irvine Lake gate tomorrow, ; we need everyone to check in at the bait shop(no band, no entrance). Will be off to the far left of the property working on existing single track clean up.

My cell is 949 388-0764 if you get there much after 8. we'll be there till 12noon. -Matt

 

Thanks to Minhster, Nekit, Tran, Dave, Dalin, and John we cleaned up a 1/2 mile of existing single track on the course yesterday. 4 miles are clean and ready to race. 25 days till race day, and the course is nearly ready. Good work.

 

My gf and I did the trail workday on saturday and got to meet John and Matt. They're great guys and know what they're doing! I was able to snap a few quick pics of the trail on the way out. The majority of the course will be fireroads and the singletracks that we worked on is suppose to be one of the most technical part of the course. It definitely seems easy enough (technical-wise) for newbs to do it, nothing too extreme. As long you have the endurance to ride the miles, you'll finish just fine.





The rest of the pictures are on my blog... www.crankoc.com

 

so who's going? RSVP doesn't have much going on yet


I'm going to try to be there for sport men. Age groups?