[Borregokid]

Ok all you RM's who said you wanted to race but Whidbey, Bellingham and Leavenworth were too far away the Indie Series moves back to Pierce County. This Saturday-July 23 its out along highway 410 somewhere between Greenwater and Crystal. I know there were other reasons for not racing-Bellingham was muddy, Whidbey was muddy and raining, Leavenworth you had to pedal up a hill, this time the weather should be good and I dont think the hill is that high. Although they did say 1.6 miles of climbing. Time to dust off the old hardtail.

Heres a link to the race

http://home.comcast.net/~indieseries/wicksgreenwaterflyer.doc

 

[mattv2099]

undecided... Not sure if I want to get up that early and drive 3 hours to spend 5$ on parking, 30$ on entry fee, and ~30$ on gas...

I will probably decide on thursday or friday if I am going to go.


How was Schweitzer, keith???

 

[Borregokid]

I got spanked-I think on the second time through the rock garden all of the women on the course had enough and decided to bury me in the rock garden--he he. On the lighter side I finished third in my age group- of course I had that when I showed up. The overall time was a little disappointing.

Schweitzer is a pretty rugged course-tough on hardtails. A nice light FS rig might be the way to go. If you ever do Schweitzer you have to do expert just because it puts you in with a good portion of the top riders in the west coast. The down side is that it cost a little more for the license.

Hopefully you could find someone else from Bellingham to hook a ride with. I am not sure on the parking I am thinking its probably just a forest service pass and I have one of those already.

 

[Bikecrasher]

I'll decide Friday. A XC race would complete my 3 week race trifecta (road, DH and XC)!

 

[Borregokid]

I'll decide Friday. A XC race would complete my 3 week race trifecta (road, DH and XC)!

Looks like you will have to do it. How many people can do all three? I havent seen many around here. You must have started out racing BMX, that would be the best "bridge" between the three. I read where Tinker Juarez started out racing BMX, now races XC and does almost all his training on the road.

 

[Bikecrasher]

OK, I'm in. Looking forward to beer at the Naches Tavern after the race!

 

[Bikecrasher]

Great course and perfect weather...boy, did I get spanked!
Some fast riders out there.

 

[mattv2099]

That course kicked ass. Very fun.

 

[Borregokid]

Great course and perfect weather...boy, did I get spanked!
Some fast riders out there.

It was pretty lightly attended at the beginner level but most of the expert riders were there. It was a nice course and preferable to the Padden course for me. There was mud and roots but there was also a nice hill climb and a really nice downhill section.

Bikecrasher I dont know if you raced expert but thats a pretty good way to get spanked. Next race the Hairdresser Classic.