March 27th was Round 4 of the USRA Desert Series, presented by the Firebirds M/C. Saturday morning I headed out with Russ Webster. It was very cold when we got there, felt like about 20 degrees with the wind blowing and I was not looking forward to racing in cold weather. Even though there was a storm in the area two days before race day the dirt was looking very dry and dusty. By the time race time rolled around it had warmed up enough to be just about perfect temps. ...
What an awesome race. Now that’s how I remember the Rhino Rally races from about 10 years ago – fewer roads and more trails. I have nothing exciting to report, just my experiences. Saturday – Race day Greg, Steve, Preston and I drove down on Friday afternoon, grabbed some dinner at the Pizza Factory, hung out at the sign-ups for a while and then headed back to the room around 8:30. We watched the Olympics and the news, and then it was lights out at 10:30. ...
Updated 03-01-2010 at 10:03 PM by midlife
I was super pumped about this race- knowing we would have pits in a different spot meant we would be running a lot of my favorite trails down there, and not the same stuff as the last two years. Always nice to run new stuff. Though I haven't been able to get much time on the bike, I have been training really hard to get ready, and I was excited to see if my efforts would pay off. I had a number of goals set for this race, but one of my main priorities was to not get tired and keep ...
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