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Friday, June 14, 2013

off road bike race

SCORE: Factory FMF/KTM Racing Takes on Baja 500 (Video)

FMF Racing Press Release:

Check out the Factory FMF/KTM Off Road team as they race their way to a podium finish at the 2013 SCORE/Baja 500. Featuring Kurt Caselli, Mike Brown, and Ivan Ramirez.

The Factory Team took off in 3rd position at the start of the race. Team rider Kurt Caselli was the first rider out. By the 105 mile marker he had already moved the team into the lead by 2 seconds with the adjusted time. Caselli then got hung up in a large wash section and lost the lead. At race mile 190 he was approximately two minutes down from the leaders when he suffered a hard crash. The team got quickly got him medical attention, while the spare rider, Justin Jones, took off on the bike to get to the next pit area for repairs.

2013 SCORE/Baja 500 Race Footage:

Approximately 30 miles later, Jones got to the pit where the mechanics quickly set to work to repair the damage to the bike. After the repairs were made, Jones got back on course now in 3rd place. He rode another 30 miles at which point he handed the bike to Mike Brown. Brown quickly started making back time lost from the crash and repairs, and was able to move the team back to 2nd position at mile marker 345.

Shortly after moving into 2nd, Brown encountered a front brake issue which had stemmed from the earlier crash. He stopped at the next pit around mile marker 380 to have it repaired and to pass the bike to the final member of the team, Ivan Ramirez.

The bike was mended once more and Ramirez charged onward to the finish. The team crossed the line in 2nd place approximately 22 minutes down from the winning team. “We are obviously bummed that Caselli crashed, but thankful he was not seriously injured in the high-speed crash,” commented Team Manager Antti Kallonen. “Considering our crash and a few mechanical issues, we are happy to walk away with a 2nd place finish. We are also proud of the KTM support team of Kendall Norman and Ryan Abbatoye for finishing 3rd and putting another KTM team on the podium. We have to look at where we can improve on this ride and set our focus now on the SCORE/Baja 1000 where we hope to pull off a victory.”

2013 Baja 500 Pro Motorcycle Results:

1. Timmy Weigand / Colton Udall / David Kamo (Honda)
2. Kurt Caselli / Ivan Ramirez / Mike Brown (KTM)
3. Kendall Norman / Ryan Abbatoye (Honda)
4. A.J. Stewart / Justin Morgan / Chris Brown (Honda)
5. Robby Bell / David Pearson / Steve Hengeveld / Taylor Robert (Kawasaki)
6. Francisco Arredondo / Ryan Dudek (Honda)
7. Mike Johnson / Rex Cameron / Francisco Septien / Shane Esposito (Honda)
8. Adam Neuwirth (Honda)
9. Jim O’Neal / Roberto Villalobos / Ricky Brabec / Max Eddy (Honda)
10. Mark Samuels / Cory Freeman (Honda)

For more information: www.fmfracing.com

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endurance mountain bike rides

WOD: Endurance Mountain Biking

Get outside while you still can! This is the time to set that alarm clock for 4am and drive out to your favorite spot with the bike in tow. Don’t forget plenty of water and nutrition, whether it’s just energy gels or actual food. We have lots of trails available in Estrella, but also love the trails in Verrado, too. Maybe ride one of each today?

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Endurance WOD

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Domnarski Farm XC MTB Race 2013: Squishy Tire Sprint Finish

Photo Courtesy of Matt Domnarski - Joanne Grogan, me, and Ellen Noble

In 2009, I raced one of my first "expert" races at Domnarski Farm - back before we called it cat 1. This was the first year that the Root 66 Series visited the venue, and it was same the year I got the iron rider award for finishing every race in the series. Racing sport (now cat 2) all season, I moved up to expert after nationals (which were at Mt. Snow), and finished the season out at the Farm after having completed the Marathon race at Landmine the week before. It was an awesome start to what has become a real passion in my life. It took me 2 hours and 53 minutes to complete two laps on the course that year. Last year, I finished at about 2 hours and 16 minutes, and this year it took almost two minutes longer... regardless, this was by far my best performance there.

There were only three of us in the pro/open field at the starting line, but as usual, it was a stacked field. Ellen Noble is the junior national cyclocross champion, and Joanne Grogan is a strong racer on the cyclocross scene as well. My goal for the race, as usual, was to stay with the leaders. As always with my starts, I chose to ease into it. The course starts out with a fair amount of climbing, at it was over 80 degrees out, so I didn't want to make myself sick on the first lap. Joanne was having some trouble settling in, so I made a pass as soon as we hit double track and tried to make my way up to Ellen who had already put a decent gap on us. I kept her in sight on the double track, but when we hit the singletrack, I managed to loose site of her. In the past, I've found that area to get bottlenecked with racers, but this year, I rode that section without anyone to pass or anyone trying to pass me - it was nice and I was able to relax and settle in.

The first lap went pretty well. I rode a little bit sloppy and flubbed some stuff I should have rode smoothly, but I managed to keep my pace in check and stop myself from overheating. The loose rocky fireroad downhills had lines made by the many sets of tires plowing down them, so I was able to relax in those sections where I normally ride horribly. As I came towards the end of the first lap, I was told that Ellen was only about a minute ahead of me. Hearing that and knowing that I was feeling pretty good, I knew it was time to get moving.

I went into the second lap telling myself to relax and ride strong. As I started the climb up "halfway hill," I looked ahead and saw a rider in the distance. I immediately honed in on the bright pink socks and knew that it was Ellen. Telling myself not to count my eggs before they hatch, I tried not to get too excited as I consistently closed the gap. I kept the heat on, but tried to prevent myself from blowing up. As I came into the singletrack before the infamous power line climb, I was mentally preparing myself to close the gap and take the lead. Unfortunately, I made a sloppy move in the singletrack and burped my rear tire... as I started to climb, I could hear a strange hissing sound. Coincidentally, a cicada was buzzing right in time with the air leaking from my tire so I let myself think that's all it was. As I completed the series of climbs and cornered back into the woods, I knew that I had a problem. At that point, I started deliberating on whether or not I should stop and put air in or just be careful and keep going. It was really squishy.

Skyler in the background
(photo courtesy of M. Domnarski)

Definitely lost 50% of my air. 10 psi is a little too soft.

Ultimately, what prevented me from putting air in my tire was the fact that my CO2 pump was in the bag hanging under my saddle, and it's a complete pain in the ass to get that thing unzipped. It would have taken me twice as long as normal because I would have been so flustered at having to stop. Well I think about it now, I should have stopped... or better yet, I should have just been carrying that pump in my pocket like I used to do... anyhow, I did not stop. I kept going - cursing every time I felt my rim hit a rock. Somehow, I managed to stay with Ellen. When I was finally able to pass her, I should have been aggressive and stayed in the lead, but I was worried I would make my situation worse if I got too crazy. Being as gentle as I could, I kept up with her... right down the very last downhill. I don't usually ride close to other riders - especially going down hill, but I knew I was close enough that even if the tire gave out, I could run if I had to. We ended up coming into the finish area for an epic sprint to the line. Bummer about that tire...

Regardless of the tire issue, that was one of the most exciting races I've had to date. It was nice to be able to actually race someone at the end. We were actually back and forth a bit, and I had to make decisions that I knew would affect the outcome of the race for me... THAT is what makes racing extraordinarily fun!!

results
(photo courtesy of M. Domnarski)

Domnarski Farm always has the best payout! $200 for 2nd!
Thanks, Matt!!

Ladie's podium: Joanne Grogan 3rd, Ellen Noble 1st, and me 2nd
(photo courtesy of M. Domnarski)

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