BiknBen
Well-Known Member
Monkey suits are encouraged!
2013 Horseshoe Scramble
- Thread starter Norm
- Start date
Monkey suits are encouraged!
bigW
Well-Known Member
VEGAN?
I will set up a free gorgonzola and baco-bits table nearby for folks who need to kick the vegan offerings up a notch.
Participate!
If one of the race directors would be kind enough to switch me from cat 5->cat 4/40+..thanks.
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This in an MTBNJ.com/WW sponsored event!
I'm looking at the number of registered participants and not seeing alot of love from our "community" - A couple of people have assured me that the numbers will go up as race day approaches, since weather plays a factor at this point in the season, and the call-up protocol isn't as dependent on time of registration.
ok, can accept that - but when the community center holds a pancake breakfast, you buy your tickets and then decide if you are going. It should take one of those serious fire/flood/pestilence/plague things to stop you!
the focus here isn't on the "racers" - they do what they do - it is the big number here that ride just to ride. There is no reason that the cat 5/cat 4-40+/women's B/Fat Bikes races aren't packed with a bunch of us that can just laugh at each other before/during/after the race. Sure, we are going to get obliterated by some Cat 1 Roadie sandbagger, so what.
Ensure the success of this event.
Go register - now. You'll get to pin on a race number just like on TV! Get your heart rate up, and might even earn a year of bragging rights over those trash talking riding mates...
Looking at the weather forecast, it appears There will be Mud - so get the gopro rolling, for some great footage. Going over the barrier gnar-gnar??
If one of the race directors would be kind enough to switch me from cat 5->cat 4/40+..thanks.
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This in an MTBNJ.com/WW sponsored event!
I'm looking at the number of registered participants and not seeing alot of love from our "community" - A couple of people have assured me that the numbers will go up as race day approaches, since weather plays a factor at this point in the season, and the call-up protocol isn't as dependent on time of registration.
ok, can accept that - but when the community center holds a pancake breakfast, you buy your tickets and then decide if you are going. It should take one of those serious fire/flood/pestilence/plague things to stop you!
the focus here isn't on the "racers" - they do what they do - it is the big number here that ride just to ride. There is no reason that the cat 5/cat 4-40+/women's B/Fat Bikes races aren't packed with a bunch of us that can just laugh at each other before/during/after the race. Sure, we are going to get obliterated by some Cat 1 Roadie sandbagger, so what.
Ensure the success of this event.
Go register - now. You'll get to pin on a race number just like on TV! Get your heart rate up, and might even earn a year of bragging rights over those trash talking riding mates...
Looking at the weather forecast, it appears There will be Mud - so get the gopro rolling, for some great footage. Going over the barrier gnar-gnar??
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bigW
Well-Known Member
Last years HorseShoe slop fest:
I'll be attempting to avoid last weekends CAT4 40+ DFL performance. I think I have put on 10 lbs in the last week so I may be in for a repeat. I'm thinking the first race or two may be mud free until things warm up.
PS: Stirling Diner nearby is excellent and has a menu with options other than diner-fare....
bigW
Well-Known Member
Got mud?
If all the stars are in alignment: Epic mud with a light coating of snow.....
:getsome:
If all the stars are in alignment: Epic mud with a light coating of snow.....
:getsome:
odiazmtb
Member
+1 on mud/sloppy conditions. The race courses this entire season have been dry.
There will be some mud.
bigW
Well-Known Member
Nice!
Perfect conditions for the 8:00am men's 40+ cat4 and mens cat5.
Started mostly frozen with a few softer spots and after a few laps became some frozen with assorted mud in spots.
Great course, thought there would be traffic issues but a squeeze in the very beginning spread folks out. A fair number of wipe outs on the course but everyone seemed to get back on and continue.
Nice seeing MTBNJ peeps out there, hoping to reverse my slowing trend and be faster next year but not betting on it....
- Warren
Perfect conditions for the 8:00am men's 40+ cat4 and mens cat5.
Started mostly frozen with a few softer spots and after a few laps became some frozen with assorted mud in spots.
Great course, thought there would be traffic issues but a squeeze in the very beginning spread folks out. A fair number of wipe outs on the course but everyone seemed to get back on and continue.
Nice seeing MTBNJ peeps out there, hoping to reverse my slowing trend and be faster next year but not betting on it....
- Warren
Great job organizing/setting up !! TY Norm, Kirt, and others.
Got to meet of few of the guys too.
much fun sweeping the course with bigW!
Should have know it was going to be interesting after blowing through the tape with an OTB in warm-up.......
tooks some pics, and shot some vid, will get them organized shortly.
Got to meet of few of the guys too.
much fun sweeping the course with bigW!
Should have know it was going to be interesting after blowing through the tape with an OTB in warm-up.......
tooks some pics, and shot some vid, will get them organized shortly.
Thanks for coming out everybody. I have always liked the Horseshoe course but we were lucky this year to have more land to work with in the back fields so we took advantage of it. This venue is really viable for CX and has a ton of untapped potential. We have some big ideas for 2014.