It's Here!!!!

Hey Casper, Wyoming, and anyone else paying any attention. :)


Registration is open for the 2014 Fat Fish Racing summer series!


We are stoked and have another fantastic season lined up for you. Once again our sponsors have come through with much generosity and support and we encourage you to support them by patronizing their business's and also giving them a verbal thanks for all that they do for Fat Fish Racing.


We will once again be using Webscorer this year and hope that it proves beneficial for you as well as us. Some things to note are that for Series registration this year, you must sign up for all 7 races. We know that some may not be able to make all 7 and that's ok. We can adjust very easily for that and it won't be a problem. You will pay a $20 fee for the first race and the next 6 after that will be free. "SERIES" registration will be open until just before the first race. After that closes you will be able to register for each race individually for $5 a race. After filling in your info for the first race, Webscorer will populate all of your info for the next races. Just keep hitting the "proceed to next race" button until it confirms all of your registrations. All racers under the age of 18 will race for free just as in years past. When choosing categories please keep in mind that distances will be such that race times expected are: A class will be between 1-1.5 hours, B class between 45 minutes to an hour, and c class around 30 min. We encourage you to choose wisely and stick to the category you fit best, but also to challenge yourself and move up a category as you get better.


When registering for the races(series or individual) you will have an option to enter a team name. A team will consist of  1 rider from each  category(A, B men, B women, and C) being scored. Each persons individual score from the race will be added up for a team score. When registering your team, each individual will need to enter the exact same team name. Be creative have fun with it and please remember we do have kids  at our races. Please keep names "kid appropriate".


This year for a little extra cash you may purchase a FFR moisture wicking  t-shirt. If you register for the series you qualify for 1 shirt @ $12. You may purchase additional shirts also. 1 for $15, 2 for $26, and 3 for $36. We are hoping to have these to you by the 2nd race of the series.  Please make sure you let us know the sizes that you would like.( 1- Mens M, 2- Womens S, etc).


As a last incentive to register for the series before race day, we are offering all pre-registered riders a FREE pair of custom Fat Fish Racing mountain bike socks!  They are awesome and custom made by a brand all cyclists know, Sock Guy.  


Payment- Webscorer will tally up your grand total and you will have 2 payment options.   You may pay with a credit card through PayPal or if you are uncomfortable with that you may select the "alternative payment method" and send a check to:


                                                            Fat Fish Racing 
                                                            4474 Antelope Dr.
                                                            Bar Nunn, Wy. 82601.


When we receive your check we will  confirm your registration and you will be ready to race.


Keep looking at the blog and Facebook as we will have dates and places set up for you to get your new bib #'s. Have you seen the picture of them? They are fantastic!!


We hope you are as excited to ride and race this year as we are. The weather should just keep getting nicer as we inch our way toward spring. Hopefully everyone is starting to get out and enjoy the spring air on their bikes and get some good rides in.


Here is your link to register:


           http://www.webscorer.com/registerseries?pid=1&seriesid=20149


Good Luck and Have Fun!!
Thanks,
FFR

Online registration for the Fat Fish Racing mountain bike series opens next week!!

New this year is TEAM RACING!!

A team can be as big as you want, but your fastest overall A rider, fastest B man, fastest B women and fastest C rider will get their points combined to give you an overall team score.  It would be good to have a few extra folks on your team in case someone can't make it to every race.

Gather your buddies at work, gather your friends, gather your family and create a team for some playful competition throughout the season.

Gravel? I think so!

Call it a ride or a race or a tour.  Call it whatever you want.  For me, it is going to be great training for the upcoming race season.  Pack on the big miles to get fast and build up your endurance.  There will be just a few prizes to be given away which we've received from peopleforbikes.org.  

Rides start at 8am on the dates indicated on the flyer.  The milage on the flyer are the "short" distances and the "long" distances are double.  For rides 1 and 2, just do the course twice.  For race #3, we have a completely different 120 mile loop around the Rattlesnake mtn range just west of casper.

SELF SUPPORTED!!  This ride is all on your own or you and you buddies if you want to use it as a group ride.  All we are providing is a route.  There area a few minimum requirements to ride however....  

-2 spare tubes

-Tire pump (pumps are preferred over many Co2 cartriges in case you want to adjust tire pressures during the ride)

-Tire levers

-Chain tool (know how to use it!)

-2 quick links for  your chain

-items to fix a huge cut in the sidewalls of your tires (Just in case)

-Helmet

-Food

-At least 70 ounces of water (more for "long" distance riders

Course descriptions:

#1- This 35 mile loop has a mix of pavement and gravel that starts at Crossroads Park (by the baseball fields where the Cutthroats play).  Here is a link to the map http://www.strava.com/routes/217433

The map is downloadable, exportable to your own GPS, and you can even print out the route with turn by turn help.   The long distance dudes will do 2 laps.

#2- The 48 mile out and back is going to be amazing!!  Great terrain and a very cool hill climb.  Nearly all gravel.  Here is a link to the course  http://www.strava.com/clubs/59067/group_events/1054  

The long course riders will do this course twice minus going into town for the second time around.  Starting point is the pizza cafe in downtown Glenrock.  

#3- The 63 mile out and back is a historic route.  The Old Oregon Trail Road.  http://www.strava.com/routes/206561      The "short" distance takes you from poison spider school southwest to highway 220.  Its a beautifully quiet ride and you'll be lucky to even see one vehicle the whole day sharing the road with you.  The same goes for the 120 mile Rattlesnake Rally route.  Also starting from poison spider school this route goes straight west to the old site of Ervay (somehow it is still on a WY map).  15 miles of this course are on pavement while the rest is on gravel.  The road conditions vary from fast hardpack, to rough and rutted.  Be prepared.  NO AID AT ALL on the whole 120 mile route.   Course can be found here http://www.strava.com/routes/206572

Race 1 registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossroads-gravel-grinder-tickets-2888614925?aff=eorg

Race 2 registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/mormon-canyon-gravel-grinder-tickets-11029556701?aff=eorg

Race 3 registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/oregon-trail-rattlesnake-rally-gravel-grinders-tickets-11029592809?aff=eorg

If you're not into the gravel road riding on April 5th, support Southridge Elementary School by having some running fun with the whole family!!