not much going on the past couple of weeks, just easy/moderate riding to recover from big bear and then off today to:
6 HOURS OF POWER
great race for me to do - somewhat shorter distance, el cheapo to race and the big benefit was my sister and brother-in-law's condo right at the venue. sweet.
course starts off with a decent climb (oh, darn!) and then is mostly tight rocky/off camber twisty turny single track, with a couple of shorter single track climbs thrown in. lap times should be around 50 minutes'ish. this year i'll be coming into the race in better conidtion overall (not beatup, not tired, etc) so i am hoping for some good legs this weekend.
after that, i am heading out to the wilderness 101 near the penn state area in my home state of pennsylvania. been wanting to do this race for years, but i never went out because of one silly reason or another. the big guns will more than likely be out there as usual. course is rocky, has a lot of single track, is one big massive loop and should run about 10 hours'ish. ton's o fun. as a side note, this race is being put on by chris scott, which, if you look back in the granny gear days back at snowshoe and canaan, was a fellow enduro freak -- before being an enduro freak was cool.
his race can be found here:
WILDERNESS 101
then...
i actually found another race to do this month - inbetween the 101 and the 6 hour. should fit in nicely with my schedule and looks to be a decent course in length and is not a killer 24 hour. check back for more info in the weeks to come, though i can tell you i will race it as i have made all the plans to be there...
hmmmmmmmmm.....
been considering purchasing a little trailer/3rd wheel called a scamp. there's a local yocal with one for sale. small enough to pull using my subaru outback, but i don't know if it is worth it or not. would be interested to here from any riders out there whom has a little trailer on the pro's/con's of it. the trailer i am looking at is 16 feet long.
the trailer web site is here:
SCAMP TRAILER
that's about it - out to new york to study the course today, more tomorrow, and then race on sunday. i have ridden/raced on this course at least 5 times in the past - now it is time to really study my lines.
gotta run - more microsoft SQL training... fun, fun.
see you in new york.
sologoat out.
1 comment:
Been thinking of similar set up if funds increase by next year. I like the 13.
Cons for me might be: Can my garage store it? Will my Element or Subaru Outback Sport haul it? But the convenience would be hella sweet (especially since I usually haul my wife & baby too). I'll be anxious to see some feedback from those who might have one.
Good luck at the 6HofP.
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