Fat Fish Racing: The Results Show.

The first "timed ride" of the year has come and gone, and the Fish are so happy that all of you could make it. We had a very impressive turn out for advertising this ride in just 6 days. Thank you to everyone who expressed their gratitude towards the land owner who allowed us to ride through his property. Also, thank you everyone who came up to one of the Fish to shake our hand and say thanks. That means a lot to us and just motivates us more to do something like this again. So when is the next one???? Hopefully soon, but stay posted. Look for the flyers around town and check the blog once a week to see if we have any new information.

The results are at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!

Pre ride instructions

Pictures from the ride up. Some single track/cattle trail

Leif daddy hammering up the hill with his son Fisk enjoying his efforts from the comfort of the trailer.

Above and below: Picture of the riders sprinting the last 100 yards of the hill climb.

The ride down.

		Open Category
Name			Time	Place
Adam Leiferman			21:47	1
Ben Emery			21:51	2
Colby Frontiero			21:59	3
Chris Dowbin			23:15	4
Mikah Rush			23:18	5
Michael Belser			24:16:00	6
Eric Christensen			25:39:00	7
Steve Jagielo			25:58:00	8
Nathan Cook			27:21:00	9
Clint Conner			27:48:00	10
Nicole Gurnicz			29:20:00	11
Ben Smith			30:22:00	12
Leif Johanssen			38:05:00	13
		Beginner Category
Andrew Beamer			27:26:00	1
Mike McLemore			28:02:00	2
Kelly Rush			32:10:00	3
Eric Easton			32:43:00	4
Nick Eglseder			36:30:00	5
Dan Straks			37:50:00	6
Julianne Christensen			38:40:00	7
Frank Wagonger			41:57:00	8
Martin Frias			55:08:00	9
Rich Turville			56:52:00	10

Great job everyone!

See you at the next ride and remember,

keep the rubber side down....... ( Steve! )

Adam

The Hill Climb is still a GO folks!! I just talked with the landowner an hour ago and was told that the trail should be dry for tomorrow if we do not get any more rain. I'll be there setting the course tomorrow around 1 and it should be ready to ride by 4 or so.

DO NOT RIDE ANYWHERE until you have checked in with me or the homeowner and after you have signed the release form.

This is mountain biking, so a helmet must be worn or you will not be able to ride.

For those of you who want to watch, there is a beautiful pond that you could sit next to and watch the riders pass that is 1 mile into the ride (about a 20 minute walk/hike).

To get to the hill climb, drive west on hwy 220 towards Alcova. Approximately 8 miles out of town, turn left on Goose Egg Rd (at the Goose Egg Inn restaurant). Drive up the paved road about a quarter mile and turn left at the large metal horse arena. Inside the gate on the hard packed gravel is where you can park. The arena itself is off limits, but we can park around it and find a windless side to set up the grill when the ride is over.

First one back down the hill starts the grill :)

See you tomorrow.

If you have any questions, email me at fatfishracing@gmail.com and I will get back to you by noon tomorrow.

Adam

Jackson Canyon hill climb update

Oh yeah.......... only three days away to the the Jackson Canyon hill climb. We did receive some snow on Sunday, but the report this morning from the land owner was that the trail is clear and dry. So get ready for a great ride, starting at 6pm on Thursday.

Right now, everything is on schedule and the hill climb is going to be a 3 mile (give or take) rush. Lets hope for no rain and we will have a great time.

Enjoy the sunshine and remember,

keep the rubber side down.

Adam

Hello Racers, Riders and all you two-wheeled loving friends. Adam here from the Fat Fish mountain biking race team. Welcome to our team blog site. This is going to be the place for you to find out about local bike rides, races, trails, tips, race results and maybe even more.

If you are reading this post, chances are you noticed a flyer about a hill climb ride that we are hosting on Thursday, the 29th of April. That's awesome and I sure hope you can make it to this fun (AND FREE) event. If you can't make it to the hill climb, thats OK. The Fat Fish Racing team plans on hosting a bundle of other Thursday night throw-downs along with some big weekend events as the summer passes along.

For now, our Thursday night events will be free to all. All of us Fat Fish are feeling the drag from difficult economic times and we want to make it easy for everyone with a bike to get to one, or all, of our rides.

We are calling this event a Competitive Ride. The events will have the laid back atmosphere of your regular ol' Saturday morning ride with your best buds, but will be a little more competitive because you will be timed and there will be race results posted online.

The Fat Fish hope everyone who reads the flyer will be at the hill climb on Thursday. Please RSVP by voting on the questionaire to the right of this post. We are going to have a little bit of food for everyone there and something to drink as well. If you will not be able to make it there this Thursday but hope to make it to another one of our rides, please vote on the questionaire by choosing the no option.

Great things are coming to Casper in 2010 in the world of cycling! The Fat Fish will keep you updated them all.

So what about this hill climb????? Ha, it's about time I get to that.

It was literally last night that I was riding up this amazing trail and imagining a hill climb that would attract everyone with a bike in the Casper area. This 3 mile mixed trail (70% jeep trail and 30% cattle trail single track) is for absolutely ANYONE. The steepest part of the trail is within the first 3/4 mile, so you can attack that while you are fresh. The rest of the trail is short bursty type trail. If you are out to have fun and finish a 1000+ ft climb, then there are PLENTY of tame sections to rest between the steeper bursts. Don't worry, for all of you competitive folks out there, we will keep it interesting for you. Why??? Because the Fish will be there!!!! Leif, Nathan, Neil and I will push you as hard as you can go for 30 minutes of pain. If that's your thing.

Well, I'm headed to Fruita, CO in a few hours to compete in the first race with the MSC series. I'm pretty pumped that I get to race the same course as the Pro's. It will be good to gauge where I stand (rather, how far behind I stand) with the top dogs in the West.

I hope to have pictures and way more information about the ride by Monday. As for right now, here are the things you need to know about the competitive ride:

Who: Anyone who wants to challenge themselves and enjoys eating hotdogs after a workout.

What: This is going to be 3+ miles, but not over 4. If my GPS is right, around 1200ft elevation gain in 3 miles. We are thinking about adding up to another half a mile and maybe another 50ft of elevation or so.

WHEN: Thursday, April 29. 6pm Open wave starts. One minute later the beginner wave starts.

Where: 10 minutes West of the West-side Walmart. Left at the Goose Egg Inn Restaurant and up the road a half a mile. Plenty of parking. (No toilets.... sorry)

Why: Because you deserve to get outside and finish something difficult. You will feel so good about yourself and most importantly, because you CAN!!!

I'll post again this Monday with any new info. Until then, Enjoy and remember...

Keep the rubber side down.

Adam