24 Hours of Mat RESULTS

Well, it was an epic weekend out at Kepler-Bradley. Thanks to all that came out and joined in the fun (and rain)! Nice job everyone!

UPDATED RESULTS can be found here. We had several errors in the first set of results, so this is the second (and hopefully final) set. Please check it out and make sure your lap count/time is correct. If not, please email me at megpiersma@gmail.com. Thanks!

There is a great article in the Anchorage Daily News about the race!

If you have pictures that you wouldn't mind sharing, please email them to megpiersma@gmail.com.

Everyone lined up to start! In front (l-r) is Jason Hill, Will Ross, Brent Gorman & John Lackey.














Chet Fehrmann (24 solo winner) getting ready to go out on his 21st (and last) lap of the race.

Kincaid XC #2 RESULTS

It was another fabulous evening at Kincaid! Perfect weather, awesome race course and a very large group of pumped up racers! Thanks to you all for coming out and an extra big THANK YOU to the flag pullers (Darcy, Petra, Amber, Sheryl, Eeva, Nathan, Chet, Marge, John, Carey, Tana and more!). We've also got two amazing women helping me with registration each race- Gina & Tana. Thank you! Man, what an awesome biking community we have!

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD THE RESULTS:

1) Masters are 50+ years old (some of you spring chickens are trying to race in the masters category when you should be in SPORT- please register as sport next race). Juniors are under 18 years old (we had some juniors race as beginners - please make sure you register as a junior if you are under 18 and only want to do one lap). It gets very confusing when your race number does not correlate to the category you registered under!
2) As you will see on the race results, we had some folks miss sections of the course last night. I still recorded your time, but you are not officially entered into the results or the points series (basically a DNF). It is YOUR responsibility to follow the flagging (always on your right). If you know you missed a section of the course last night, please be honest and shoot me an email letting me know. I will adjust the results accordingly. megpiersma@gmail.com
3) PLEASE KEEP YOUR RACE NUMBER FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON!!! It's $5 if you need a new one.
4) There were some folks riding around the parking lot last night without a helmet on. Please know that once you sign your name on the sign-in sheet, you MUST wear your helmet ANY time you are on your bike, or it will be an automatic DQ. We're VERY strict about this. Seriously.

OK, here are the results!

Awesome job, everyone! Hope to see you all at the next race: Tuesday, July 6, Kincaid XC #3!

Kincaid XC #2

Tuesday, June 22, 7pm

• Race Registration: 6-6:45pm (I will shut down race registration at 6:45pm SHARP, which means that you will NOT be allowed to register after that time. We're going to stay on time as much as possible from here on out...)
  
• Pre-Race Meeting: 6:45pm
  
• Race Start: 7pm sharp
  
• Adults $15, under 18 race free!
• Helmets are required.
• You must be an ABC member to race - $20 for an annual membership. Please fill out the membership form, found here, and mail it in with a check. I will not be providing race registration forms at the race- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECOMING A MEMBER BEFORE THE RACE. You may bring your COMPLETED membership forms to the race, with payment and save a stamp.
  
• RACE MAP
  

Directions to parking and race start:
From Minnesota, head west on Raspberry Road. Follow Raspberry through Jewel Lake Rd, past Sand Lake Rd. and past the big Kincaid Park sign. Wind your way through Kincaid Park, past the Raspberry parking lot (which will be on your right) and under the big ski bridge. Parking will be in the big lot below the Chalet on your right (the stadium lot). Registration will be in the western most corner of the lot. The race start and finish will be in the stadium below the chalet.

Race format:
Experts ride 3 laps and depart at 7:00pm. Sport/Master riders have 2 laps and depart at 7:01pm. Beginners/Juniors ride 1 lap and depart at 7:02pm. If we have as many racers as the last Kincaid race, we'll split up start times even further (for example: send men out, then women).

Points Series:
This race is the second race that will count in a series of races for POINTS. All of the Kincaid and Hillside XC races and all the races in the championships (10 races total) will earn you points depending on how well you place in the race. After the state championships, all points will be tallied and the racer with the most cumulative points will be crowned the state mountain bike racing champion! More information will be available as we progress into the season.

Questions? Email or call the race director: megpiersma@gmail.com, 440-9928. ALWAYS call the hotline before each race! It has the most up-to-date information! 566-0177, #2

Hillside Short Track RESULTS

Thanks to all of you who came out to this great race! It was a much smaller showing this time around, but that didn't affect the good race vibe. It was especially nice that the rain held off for just a couple hours so that the course wasn't too sloppy & muddy. Comments from racers included "That was awesome!" and "Sweet, man!" Results are below.

Men: (includes all categories), 30 minutes + 1 lap
1) James Stull, 9 laps, 37.08
2) Will Ross, 9 laps, 37.17
3) Chet Fehrmann, 9 laps, 37.51
4) Dan Nordendale, 9 laps, 39.59
5) Adam Miller, 9 laps, 40.10
6) Andy Pohl, 9 laps, 40.36
7) Carl Smith, 9 laps, 42.36
8) David Valdes, 8 laps, 37.56
9) Stacey Moon, 8 laps, 38.05
10) Jacob Wahry, 8 laps, 39.03
11) Mike Howard, 8 laps, 42.01
12) Mark Smith, 7 laps, 37.17
13) Kurt Schaaf, 7 laps, 38.06
14) Connor Scher, 7 laps, 41.19
15) Bill Theobald, 6 laps, 37.53
16) Jake Davis, 5 laps, 44.49
17) Darren Mattingly, DNF

Women: (includes all categories), 30 minutes + 1 lap
1) Eeva Latosuo, 8 laps, 39.03
2) Rebecca Bieri, 8 laps, 43.17
3) Allison Ross, 7 laps, 42.25

Hillside Short Track

Saturday, June 19, Noon

THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE AWESOME RACE!!!

What the heck is a short track race? Well, it's fast and furious, for one. Racers ride laps around a short, technical course (our course is just over 1 mile long) for 30 minutes, plus one more lap around. Our course involves ski trails plus a bit of rooty single track (read: cross bikes not appropriate or allowed) with some ups and downs. This race is GREAT for spectators because racers will be flying through the start/finish area all the time- no waiting 30 or more minutes to see your rider! We expect the expert riders to do one lap in about 5 minutes or so.

Race Format
Expert/Masters/Sport Men: 12:00-12:30pm, plus one lap
Expert/Masters/Sport Women + Beginner Men: 12:45-1:15pm, plus one lap
Beginner Women + All Juniors: 1:30-2:00pm, plus one lap

Race course map can be found here.

Registration: will open at 11:00am and will close right before the beginner women & juniors go out (around 1:20pm). MAKE SURE TO REGISTER BEFORE YOUR RACE.

Adults $15, under 18 race free.

You MUST be a member of the Arctic Bike Club to race. Please fill out the membership form and mail it in, or bring it to the race with your payment (with everything already filled out). We will NOT be providing membership forms at registration- it creates way too much congestion and slows things down. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECOMING A MEMBER BEFORE THE RACE. Membership forms can be found here.

Pre-race meeting: will be right before your group goes out on the course

Parking & Registration will be at the far north end of the Hilltop Ski Area parking lot (where you park to access the big gas line trail). From the Seward HWY, go east onto Abbott Road through Elmore and past Service High School. You'll take a left into the Hilltop Ski Area and drive through the gate, past the chalet and lifts to the very back of the parking lot.

To ease your minds about the bears in the area: We kept the course as far away from the creek as possible and we will be racing during the middle of the day (few sightings occur during these hours) PLUS the course is very short and you will always be within a few minutes of the parking lot, and you will always be surrounded by other racers and trail users. If you would like to ride with a bear bell on your bike, please feel free. I have personally spoken to the bear experts with the Muni (the people in charge of closing trails due to bears) and Fish & Game. No one thought is was necessary to cancel or move the race. Your safety is of utmost concern to us here at ABC and we would never knowingly put anyone in harms way (well, beside giving you tough race courses...). :)

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL OUT AT THE RACE THIS SATURDAY!!! It's going to be a great course and it'll be even better if it's raining, so don't shy away due to weather- there's nothing better than getting wet and dirty with fellow racers!

If you have any questions/concerns, please email or call the race director (Megan) at megpiersma@gmail.com or 440-9928.

Kincaid XC #1 & #2 Mighty Bikes RESULTS

KINCAID #1 RESULTS:

Males: 1. Chase Lentfer 10:26, 2. Jonah Rogers 10:28, 3. Charles Lamb 10:46, 4. Jack Newhouse 11:16, 5. Braden Nieder 11:33, 6. Seth De'Ath 11:40 7. Caleb Wood 11:53 8. Cabell Hildreth 12:00, 9. Oskar Anderson 12:09, 10. Olli Anderson 12:13, 11. Josh Novakovich 12:24, 12. Branson Bustoffson 12:34, 13. Paul Boutet 12:40, 14. Kye Jeffries 12:44, 15. Zack Steinberg 12:46, 16. Taylor Mapes 12:57, 17. Conner McLeon 13:13, 18. Connor Homan 13:27, 19. Zanden McMullen 13:40, 20. Hatcher Manning 13:45, 21. Janpal LaChapelle 13:46, 22. Enzo Bruzzi 13:48, 23. Lyle Johnson 14:06, 24. Sage Hildreth 14:09, 25. Quinn Musgrave 14:32, 26l Rohon Silbaugh 14:44, 27. Ryan Williams 14:46, 28. Aidan Blessing 14:51, 29. Stas Monroe 14:52, 30. Zane Jeffries 15:00, 31. Jack Hale 15:16, 32. Bek Haywood 15:28, 33. Abraham Nygren 16:23, 34. Kenan Metzger 16:27, 35. Cole Jones 16:34, 36. Dylan Eck 16:41, 37. Eddie Maker 17:16, 38. Everett Manning 17:23, 39. Daniel Kling 17:35, 40. Will Wrigley 18:50, 41. Erik Lougland 19:07, 42. Warren Metzger 19:21, 43. Talis Colberg 21:32, 44. Oksana Monroe 22:19, 45. William Roberson 22:46.

Females: 1. Gabby Anderson 9:57, 2. Zoe Xavier 11:44, 3. Dee Monroe 11:57, 4. Kaylee Heck 12:04, 5. Kelli Thomas 12:55, 6. Camryn Williams 13:59, 7. Heather Jensen 14:00, 8. Ellie Mitchell 14:35, 9. Abigail Thomas 14:50, 10. Aleah Rohde 15:13, 11. Romy Bailey 15:52, 12. Elizabeth Johnson 16:15, 13. Grace Smith 16:33, 14. Yana Monroe 17:00, 15. Emma Wrigley 17:11, 16. Liz Novakovich 17:58, 17. Kennedy Wood 17:59, 18. Katie Peichel 18:46, 19. Annika Colberg 19:02, 20. Julia Johnson 19:30, 21. Emma Hale 19:34, 22. Claire Smith 20:20, 23. Isabelle Nygren 21:35, 24. Lara Eck 22:04.

KINCAID #2 RESULTS:

Males: 1. Zach Burris 10:37 2. Josh Novakovich 11:59 3. Elias Colberg 12:50 4. Peter Hinds 13:09 5. Zack Steinberg 13:27 6. Rohon Silbaugh 13:32 7. Paul Boutet 14:14 8. Kyle Wolner 14:19 9. Nicholas Post 14:35 10. Benjamin Post 14:50 11. Branson Gustoffson 15:07 12. Stas Monroe 15:12 13. Blake McBain 15:40 14. Connor Gries 15:52 15. Jack Fair 16:01 16. Kyle Fredenhagen 16:19 17. David Crowley 16:39 18. Quinn Musgrave 17:10 19. Dylan Eck 17:59 20. Cole Jones 18:32 21. Daniel Kling 18:34 22. Oksana Monroe 18:41 23. Kenan Metzger 18:59 24. Adam Blessing 19:05 25. Everett Manning 19:20 26. Warren Metzger 19:48 27. Reilly Gillis 21:05 28. Talis Colberg 21:34

Females: 1. Dee Monroe 13:03 2. Kate Crowley 14:09 3. Marie Kling 14:58 4. Katie Seybert 15:15 5. Naomi Stock 15:31 6. Victoria Johansen 15:32 7. Ellie Mitchell 15:51 8. Kelli Thomas 16:10 9. Graylin Simes 16:23 10. Riley McMahan 17:00 11. Abigail Thomas 17:10 12. Annika Wolner 17:29 13. Grace Smith 18:59 14. Claire Smith 19:10 15. Lara Eck 20:10 16. Liz Novakovich 20:17 17. Yana Monroe 21:00 18. Annika Colberg 21:47

Kincaid XC #1 RESULTS

WOWZERS! We had a fantastic turn-out tonight at the first Kincaid XC race! We had exactly 100 racers register and 86 racers finish the race, not to mention about 100 Mighty Bikers race on their own course (go mighty bikers!). It was a beautiful day- perfect weather. Carey, our race course designer, did a great job with this first course- it was challenging, interesting & fun! Thanks Carey, and congratulations for winning the race on your SINGLE SPEED!

KINCAID XC #1 RESULTS CAN BE FOUND HERE

Thank you all for coming out and making the first race so incredibly successful! I hope to see you all at future races (the next race is June 19 at Hillside!)...

If you have comments about how the race went or if you have questions concerning, well, anything really, please feel free to shoot me an email: megpiersma@gmail.com.

24 Hours of Matanuska

June 26-27, 2010

Where: Kepler-Bradley State Recreation Site, located approximately one mile east of the Parks HWY/Glenn HWY interchange (go towards Palmer). Entrance to the park is on the north side of the Glenn HWY (look for the brown state park signage).

Race Start: Saturday at noon

COURSE MAP can be found HERE

Please register & pick up your race number at Speedway Cycles by Friday, June 25. Race day registration will be allowed, but it is $120. SO REGISTER NOW FOR ONLY $100!!! You may also pick up your race number on race day, but this is highly discouraged as well because it makes it CRAZY the morning of the race. So, please please please stop by Speedway Cycles before Saturday and register and pick up your race number. If you're going to wait to register and/or pick up your race number until Saturday morning, you'd better be at Kepler-Bradley by 10am at the very LATEST.

Here are your options: 24 hour solo, 24 hour duo, 24 hour quad, 12 hour solo, or 6 hour solo
Entry fee: $100 per racer
Race day entry fee: $120 per racer

You MUST be over 18 years of age to compete (sorry, UAF landowner rules!).

Please fill out and send in (via mail or drop it off at Speedway Cycles on Spenard) the Registration Form and the Race Waiver, along with your payment (checks made out to Arctic Bike Club). Every member of your team must fill out a waiver and submit it along with the registration form.

Questions? Contact Greg at Speedway Cycles or email the race director.

Kincaid XC #1

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

• Race Registration: 6-6:45pm
• Pre-Race Meeting: 6:45pm
  
• Race Start: 7pm sharp
• Adults $15, under 18 race free!
• Helmets are required.
• You must be an ABC member to race - $20 for an annual membership. Please fill out the membership form, found here, and mail it in with a check.
  
• NEW RACE MAP CAN BE FOUND HERE!!!
  

Directions to parking and race start:
From Minnesota, head west on Raspberry Road. Follow Raspberry through Jewel Lake Rd, past Sand Lake Rd. and past the big Kincaid Park sign. Wind your way through Kincaid Park, past the Raspberry parking lot (which will be on your right) and under the big ski bridge. Parking will be in the big lot below the Chalet on your right (the stadium lot). Registration will be in the western most corner of the lot. The race start and finish will be in the stadium below the chalet.

Race format:
Experts ride 3 laps and depart at 7:00pm. Sport/Master riders have 2 laps and depart at 7:02pm. Beginners/Juniors ride 1 lap and depart at 7:06pm.

Points Series:
This race is the first race that will count in a series of races for POINTS. All of the Kincaid and Hillside XC races and all the races in the championships (10 races total) will earn you points depending on how well you place in the race. After the state championships, all points will be tallied and the racer with the most cumulative points will be crowned the state mountain bike racing champion! More information will be available as we progress into the season.

BONUS! An Ambassador from FRS Energy Co. will be handing out free samples at the race!

Questions? Contact the race director. ALWAYS call the hotline before each race! It has the most up-to-date information! 566-0177, #2