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Maria

09-13-2006, 11:14 AM

This is one of the last chances to race your mountain bike before the snow flies!

Join the University of Minnesota Cycling team at the Conference Champioships race at Memorial Park in Red Wing on October 7th and 8th.

Open Downhill race on Saturday Oct 7th (inspection starts at 9:30am), Entry fee is only $15!

The race flyer is posted at:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~umnct/resources/mtb/mtb2006/UMCT_Race_Flyer_2006.pdf

For more info, visit www.umct.org (http://www.umct.org/) or contact stew0257@umn.edu

All proceeds from this race benefit the University of Minnesota Cycling Team and will help cover travel costs for the 2006-2007 season.

Buck

09-13-2006, 11:25 AM

I'm in...get flyers to all the local shops, there are alot of DHers out there, they just don't know that races are going on!

Thanks!
Buck

PS: Glad ya found a home in MN for the event!

RRWilso

09-13-2006, 04:58 PM

u have to be kidding me, i LIVE in red wing and wont be able to be there for this... i will be in europe though... bummer none the less

wildkona

09-13-2006, 09:48 PM

Its going to be awesome lets get a huge turnout for this one

TrailSquirell

09-13-2006, 09:53 PM

we'll see what happens with my jeep before i start makein promises, i'm startin to doubt that i'm guna make it to platts... and its makein me mad lol

ufisher

09-21-2006, 06:13 AM

hockeynut

09-21-2006, 06:39 AM

does any one have any more info on this race. vertical, approx. course time, what the course consists of, pics?? we may make the drive out from WI but would like to know what we are driving to before heading out for a 5 hour drive
thanks
andy

http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17293&highlight=muddy+river+downhill

This at least has a few pics... times and elevation I don't know....

Isaac

Buck

09-21-2006, 09:51 AM

does any one have any more info on this race. vertical, approx. course time, what the course consists of, pics?? we may make the drive out from WI but would like to know what we are driving to before heading out for a 5 hour drive
thanks
andy

Hey Andy!

This course is much different then the Devil's Head course. No rocks. Drops, jumps, and berms is the name of the game at this location. Fast and pretty smooth. Biggest drop you'll encounter is like 5'. There is a roll a round for it. Other then its a course full of floaters and berms. Not crazy long but damn it's fun!

Thanks!
Buck

Buck

10-06-2006, 09:26 PM

Bump Bump BUmp.

This is tomorrow!!!

L8Rz
Buck

RichZilla

10-06-2006, 11:19 PM

See y'all there!

hockeynut

10-07-2006, 04:24 PM

I wasn't racing, but it sure seemed everyone who raced had a good time. The course has been holding up awesomely... hopefully we can keep holding events in Red Wing... maybe tweak a few things... add a little....

Thanks to Buck for helping shore up a few spots before the race.

wildkona

10-07-2006, 05:27 PM

winners from the race...

Buck

10-07-2006, 07:41 PM

TrailSquirell

10-07-2006, 07:56 PM

to bad buck, were hittin big dirt jumps tomarow at 1... and you broke your finger? on a tree?? i see were it comes from, they don't call me tree squirrel for nothin lol

RichZilla

10-07-2006, 08:27 PM

Yeah, that race was great! I had a blast. The Demo 9 was treatin' me well on the drops. The course held up great. We thought some of the berms might not hold up too well, but they stayed consistent through the whole day. Props to the fellas with the shovels and rakes touching it up this morning. I think the added 'kick' to a couple of the jumps worked out well. Huge thanks to Maria for making the whole thing happen. Let's keep having races here!

Trouble

10-08-2006, 12:37 AM

ya the race was great, i got to try something new and had a balst. i sjut wish they put me into a bigger category. . atleast withteh other women, then i would of taken 2nd oh well all is good.

Buck

10-08-2006, 11:46 AM

Here are some pics of Jed and Thor tossin' it on the hip jump.

Nice guys!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/Buck0250/DSC_0856.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/Buck0250/DSC_0853.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/Buck0250/DSC_0850.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/Buck0250/DSC_0843.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/Buck0250/DSC_0837.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/Buck0250/DSC_0821.jpg

More to come as I get time...these were my favs though!
L8Rz
Buck

RichZilla

10-08-2006, 10:31 PM

Here's a vid of the race winner, Tom Miller (yes, the expert XC guy!), making a free run from top to bottom.
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More to come...

bakkeb

10-08-2006, 11:29 PM

Awesome time guys!

Thanks to everyone that showed up 34 riders I think was the final count!

Mad props to Maria for pulling this all together! Great job!

Thanks to Red Bull for sending out a truck to energize the racers! :jumpy:

I'll be posting some pics from post race fun. Right now I am icing both my shoulders and my broken finger. tree tag isn't all its cracked up to be :hit: :laugh: :D

werd.

Buck

That sucks to here you broke something Buck. Oh well makes for good stories later in life. Glad to see more participants this time. Hope it gets bigger. Hell...maybe I will even give it a run next time.:etard:

kidinthecorner

10-09-2006, 07:54 AM

Thanks Maria, for putting on a great race!

jp_photog

10-09-2006, 11:27 AM

Hey everyone,

I put some photos from the race up at:

www.photoshelter.com/user/johnpedersen

There's a link to them in the recent galleries section, just scroll down, it's on the left.

Buck - great shots! I wish I could have stayed longer to shoot after the race, but, alas, I needed to pay the bills...

Take it easy,
John.

www.JohnPedersenPhotography.com

RichZilla

10-09-2006, 08:28 PM

Here are some pics of Jed and Thor tossin' it on the hip jump.
Buck

Man, watching those two boostin' off that hip was cool. Jed can shred!

Goldie

10-09-2006, 10:08 PM

Thanks to everyone who showed up! This event was a big success,
both because of the people who came and ripped the course, and because of Maria's dedication to making it happen. Big ups to Buck and the folks at Red Wing for keeping the course sweet, Red Bull for keeping our energy high, and mother nature for holding off on winter til Sunday afternoon!

I also want to personally thank everyone for giving me the chance to try some fun DH in such a great environment. I was riding a total gimmick bike that I had no idea how to ride, but I loved it so much, I'm building my freeride bike already!

Check out the article and vid here:

http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/10/09/69301

Keep it real,
Andrew Rosch (on the GT IT-1)
President, UMCT