Fort Custer

Cool morning bike ride on Saturday, October 13. John, JP, Tim, Brad & Harv. Red loop twice, green loop once, trenches one more time. New for us: the loop-da-loops. A great ride day except maybe for Tim, who noticed a crack in his bike frame. He sat out the last loop. Mexican lunch at Nina's in Augusta. Yes!

Cannonsburg Ski Hill

Check out these hearty souls! Brad, JP, Brian, Tim, Matt, & Hugo ready to take a second loop of the trails at Cannonsburg Ski Hill. Notice Hugo is laughing because he didn't have lights like the others and decided not to ride again.

Also there were Harv (taking photo) and Marc (already on the trail).

Calling the Nutty Crazies Out There...

There is an Adventure Race sponsored by Grand Rapids Area Adventure Racing. I'm not into it, but didn't know how nutty crazy anyone else out there is... so here is the LINK.

October 20th... Orienteering, MTBing, canoing and possible a ropes course (yikes!). $140 per 2-person team plus a $20 "late fee"... heck, I just heard about it!

I'd throw in some pics, but the site is all Flash... which means no sharing :(.

Priority Health Cycling Classic

Not exactly a "Dirt" function but Bob entered the First Annual Priority Health Cycling Classic criterium on Saturday, September 9 in downtown Grand Rapids. JP, HP, Tim & Kim, Brian & Joanie. Bob was involved in a crash but was not hurt. Even though he didn't finish, Bob said he'd love to race again here next year. HP & JP volunteered as course marshalls and blew whistles as the pace cars and riders raced by.

Dirt Dad HP posted photos of the event. Here's more info about the event:

http://www.priorityhealthclassic.com/

The pro race was especially exciting. Check the newspaper for results.

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Brad's Pando Pic... from another team...

Say, I found Brad in a pile photos from MTB-Life/Soul Cycles' site. I think that dab was a point...

12 Hours of Pando!

August 18, 2007. It started with perfect weather for a mountain bike race. Dirt Dads 1 team riders were Bob, Brad, Brian, & Roque. Dirt Dads 2 team riders were Marc, Tim, Harv, & JP. Rusty took off for solo ride! Team 2 led with a strong ride by Marc. But Bob, Brad, & Roque had some great laps and took the lead. The teams held close all day. The trail was dry & dusty. Then the rain started. It was a light rain but it never really ended. The dust diminished but by night it got messy. Check out the PHOTOS!

JP tried to get in before midnight so Marc could take the 29th lap but missed it by less than 2 minutes. Marc was heartbroken but cooled off by taking a shower. Dirt Dads 2 finished 28 laps. Bob made the 29th lap and put Dirt Dads 1 ahead of Dirt Dads 2 by 1 lap. Rusty finished 10 solo laps thanks to strong family support. The taco bar at the finish was great! Do you guys remember how we placed? 5th & 6th?

For you guys who didn't camp at Pando that night, yeah, it rained all night. We slept well anyway.