Wobbegong
Well-Known Member
Dead F*in Last
Darkhorse gallop!
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Dead F*in Last
cyclocrossfool
New Member
just preroad the course. prolog plus 2 laps. the place kills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RacerChick
Hudson Valley Girl
Yes we did ride the marked race course yestereday and Stewart kills all right ...
The heavy mid June rains have turned Stewart into a swamp. The climb on Major Mike was a stream, the downhill was a horrible mess. Huge pond like puddles are everywhere, what was once fast and flowy is now slip, slide and splash. I have never got that muddy. If we don't get more rain the course should be OK with just a few small puddles, more rain and its going to a mess.
Ona brighter note I did get to meet Mike Montalbano while riding
and shortly after Roger Foco met him there. I was kinda tired after swimming, whoops! ...I mean riding 2 laps or I would have showed Mike and Roger a few of my secret lines 😛R to the C ... :lock:
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ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
...and wear your galoshes.
If it weren't for the prologue I think I would run the SS. But with it in there it's really the difference between entering the ST close to first versus close to last. I like challenges but I think that may be a bit tall for me.
Very true, if we get the rain that they say, this race will make tymor look dry.
bdmtb
Member
Mud-D
Just did a few laps on the course. Everything "low" is pretty good, just some big puddles to splash through. The top (major mike?) is a total mudfest. The trail is getting hammered, and if we get more rain that part of the course is going to get crushed. Bring your swimmies kids. I've got to go clean my bike......:cry: I should have all the mud off by race-day😀
Just did a few laps on the course. Everything "low" is pretty good, just some big puddles to splash through. The top (major mike?) is a total mudfest. The trail is getting hammered, and if we get more rain that part of the course is going to get crushed. Bring your swimmies kids. I've got to go clean my bike......:cry: I should have all the mud off by race-day😀
RacerChick
Hudson Valley Girl
Not Good
The latest Orange/Ulster counties weather for tonight (06-17) is rain, tomorrow is rain, heavy at times with a 1 1/2 inch of rain expected. I think the course will be a total mess, thats a shame b/c Stewart is one of the best areas to ride and George, Mike and the Darkhorse crew are the best. This will be my 5th mud race ina row. 😡
RC ... 😡
The latest Orange/Ulster counties weather for tonight (06-17) is rain, tomorrow is rain, heavy at times with a 1 1/2 inch of rain expected. I think the course will be a total mess, thats a shame b/c Stewart is one of the best areas to ride and George, Mike and the Darkhorse crew are the best. This will be my 5th mud race ina row. 😡
RC ... 😡
walter
Fourth Party
Well, I'm honored😱 I have been going back and forth if the race thing is for me, and with all the water heading this way I think I'm gonna sit this one out and think about it some more.
VelocityBoy
"Sleeveless Joe"
+1 on this.
Just got back and the first trail hit (Major Mike?) is a total quagmire; I can't imagine what it'll be like with 3 more days of rain. Once you get past that though there's only isolated sections of muck. It's a shame because under drier conditions, Stewart is one of the fastest and funnest places around.
Good to ride a bit with guava and to finally meet Pokgirl.
Pokgirl
Spork
Who is guava? Been trying to meet this guava... and little did I know he was with you!
Great to meet you! It was quite the social scene in the parking lot this evening. Guess everyone came out for the last dry day to preride!
VelocityBoy
"Sleeveless Joe"
JR Zano
Member
Mudslides are good.......
Road with the Beacon Bombers tonight. We did two laps of the mudslide. Was not that bad, but I am sure it is going to get a lot worse. With the full group of 18 we did 1 Lap in 1hr 20min, not bad with that many people. First lap with fewer people we did it in 45min. Just spent 20min cleaning mud off my shoes, bike and cloths, wife would not let me but them in washer until after I cleaned them...I am sure I will still do the race, whats a little mud in your eye anyways..........
http://www.beaconbombers.com
Road with the Beacon Bombers tonight. We did two laps of the mudslide. Was not that bad, but I am sure it is going to get a lot worse. With the full group of 18 we did 1 Lap in 1hr 20min, not bad with that many people. First lap with fewer people we did it in 45min. Just spent 20min cleaning mud off my shoes, bike and cloths, wife would not let me but them in washer until after I cleaned them...I am sure I will still do the race, whats a little mud in your eye anyways..........
http://www.beaconbombers.com