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Mark Dotson, CEO of A All Animal and competitive motorcyclist, competed in The Ohio Mile.

| June 13, 2013

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Editor’s note: Mark Dotson, CEO of A All Animal and competitive motorcyclist, competed in The Ohio Mile, in June. Dotson contributed the following first-person account of race.

The June 2013 race at The Ohio Mile was a time when everything came together for A Animal Control Racing. The weather on Saturday was picture perfect. We normally battle a headwind on this track, but this day the wind was calm and great speeds were to be had.

We wanted to get out on the track early and be one of the first to make a pass. The density altitude was 1260 feet when it was time to make our first pass and we threw everything at it to make a great launch. The bike pulled hard in the crisp cool air and at the half mile trapped 202.3381 mph. The back half of the track was even better and the bike picked up a ton of speed to hit the traps at 229.3578!

This pass became the official Fastest Nitrous Bike in The Standing Mile in the World, previously held by Guy Caputo of Tiger Racing Products at a speed of 228.803 and was a 9 year old record.

Sunday came and provided some decent weather with sun and some wind. The density altitude was over 2000 feet on our first run and the bike clicked off a 226.9269 for another record in the Modified Partial Streamlined Blown Fuel 1650 class.

The next pass up the bike slowed down a mile per hour as the winds were picking up and the bike went through the traps at a brisk 225.7903.

The final pass of the meet developed an issue with the bike breaking up when the nitrous came in and we had to shut it down and coast through the traps. That certainly is the way it is in motorcycle racing!

This weekend added another 3 Land Speed Records to the rider, Mark E. Dotson’s credit and bumped him up the list 14 spots to land 39th in the Top 50 Fastest Bikes in The Standing Mile in The World.

With a 202.3381half mile speed, Mark will be #9 on the list of those over 200 in the half mile. There are only 13 riders to have ever achieved this record.

Mark E. Dotson now holds all 4 of the Modified Partial Streamlined Fuel Non Pushrod records in the 1350cc and above category and 2 of the 4 Modified Partial Streamlined Blown Fuel Non Pushrod records, the 1650 and 2000cc.
A All Animal Control Racing now has 12 Land Speed Records and will be chasing after many more in the future.

Thank you to our many great sponsors who make our racing program a winning team: Applied Racing Components, Brisk Racing, Brock’s Performance, Canaan Printing, Casto’s Motorcycle Sales, Catalyst Racing Composites, DW Photos, Fish’s Customs, Parton Signs, Pin Point Auto, Port-Tech Heads, Schnitz Racing, Tiger Racing, Two Wheel Werkz, Web Cam Racing Cams and Worldwide Bearings.

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Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Racing (2013)

The Wednesday Night MTB Races will have a 1-lap Novice and Junior division, a Sport and Single Speed division with 2-laps, and a 3-lap Expert/Pro division. Each lap is 4 miles of challenging, scenic, fast single track trails, up and down the foothills surrounding Folsom Lake. The Wednesday Night MTB Races are a great way to enjoy weeknight mountain biking. The fun course has a mixture of downhills and climbs combined with beautiful single track through the woods and along the lakeshore at Folsom Lake State Park.

Web registration is available. Opens on 2013-06-12. Closes on 2013-07-24.

Cross Country

Cost: $20/$25 race day
License: none
Course Description: The Wednesday Night MTB race course is on multi-use trails within the Granite Bay State Park on Folsom Lake. The course features a fun, challenging combination of twisting single-track, wide double track, rolling cross-country with some sand and a bit of pavement. The course is perfect for first-timers and exciting fun for all levels. Please be respectful of other trail users including hikers and equestrian riders in this state park. All events are rain or shine, the course is great to ride in all weather.

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MTB Thursday - No Cyclocross bikes at this years Winter Park Hill Climb

Submitted by Kris Thompson on Thu, 06/06/2013 - 06:32

Winds of change are coming to the Winter Park Hill Climb this year as any bike besides a mountain bike is being strongly discouraged according to their marketing email. As a former winner of the Winter Park Hill Climb myself while using a cross bike I feel this is a good public statement for them to make to clear up any ambiguity of what bike to use however I'd rather prefer to see them alter the course to make cx bikes at a disadvantage then to simply request for no CX bikes - think of it as a more Darwin approach to the solution than a marketing one.

From Marketing Email from Epic Series

"The Epic Hill Climb is in just a few weeks. Please note that this series is a MOUNTAIN BIKE race series, so let's have people racing on mountain bikes: Leave the road, the hybrid, the cross bike, the unicycle at home, and race the hill climb on your mountain bike. We are not the bike police but you guys know the difference. If it's advertised as, sold as, and called a mountain bike, it probably is one. Please bring the mountain bike!"

For me the Winter Park HC starts my season for Cyclocross training and that course is perfect for a cx bike but a lot of negative energy is focused on cross bike riders for that course as this race series is one for Mountain Bike riders. My win didn't matter much in the end for the series as I rarely did all the races and the others I did I got my ass kicked.

But with no course correction than why not let the best bike be used? Kind of saying no TT bikes can be used in a stage race. I imagine you will see some very stripped down hard-tails this year but at least they will be mountain bikes. Either way, hopefully this request from the promoter will clarify and bike issue and even the field for others as cross bike riders have a advantage because it is the perfect bike for the event.

Photo Credit Mountain Moon Photography

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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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Special to the Daily/Keystone Resort The Keystone Bike Park opens for the summer season today along with Copper Creek Golf Course at Copper Mountain Resort.

Summer’s kicking into high gear this week with more than just the Colorado BBQ Challenge. Here’s some more activities to add to the summer schedule.

Keystone

The lift-served Keystone Bike Park opens summer operations today. It lays claim to some of the best downhill terrain in the country, with trails for all ability levels. From beginer riders to those looking for big drops, Keystone’s got it. They also offer a variety of ride lesson options, starting with Bike 101 for newbies to the sport. There are a variety of pass options from single-day to full-season.

More information is available at www.Keystone Resort.com.

Copper Mountain

Copper Creek Golf Course is also kicking off summer operations today, joining Summit County’s other courses for the season. It lays claim to the highest tee box in North America. The course’s 18 holes wind through alpine terrain and old mining remains, with views of the Tenmile Range.

Rates and other information can be found at www.coppercolorado.com.

Salida

Not big on barbecuing in Frisco this weekend? Then head out of town for one of the nation’s biggest whitewater festivals at FIBArk in Salida.

“The town swells to 20,000 people,” said April Ralph, marketing director for Chaffee County. “It’s our biggest weekend.”

From kayak rodeos to whitewater races, it’s all things whitewater and more.

“Anything you can do on land or water is happening this weekend,”said Ralph.

There are also mountain bike and running races, and live music with a festival atmosphere.

One of FIBArks signature events, the Hooligan Race, takes place Saturday evening.

“It’s goofy fun,” said Ralph.

“Anything that floats” is the mantra for this race. Participants build their own water craft and dress up to run a stretch of river. Style points count as much as making it across the finish line.

More information and events schedules for FIBArk are available at www.FIBArk.net.

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Frank Arroyo Dismisses Bike Share Bluster, Focuses on Running His Business

The other day, we paid a visit to Frank Arroyo of Frank’s Bike Shop to see how the beloved (and now – bizarrely – controversial) Lower East Side businessman is weathering the Citi Bike storm.  Frank, operating on Grand Street for 37 years, found himself at the center of a bike share hullabaloo after the New York Post “exclusively” reported that he feared a nearby Citi Bike station could “run him out of business.”  A petition demanding that the city move the station has more than 1,000 signatures.  A counter petition has only attracted a couple dozen supporters, but commenters on The Lo-Down and elsewhere, longtime friends of Frank among them, have been arguing that Citi Bike is no threat to the local bike shop.

The Citi Bike station at Grand and Henry streets, near Frank Arroyo’s shop.

This week, Frank made it clear to us that the Post took a lot of liberties (shocking!) with their story, which fit nicely into their established narrative that Citi-Bike is evil.  There’s no question Frank has concerns about the impact of the bike share program on his rental business, which makes up 20-30% of the store’s revenue.  But he’s actually pretty circumspect about the situation.  Since the story was published May 27, the phone has been ringing off the hook from opponents of Citi Bike — people anxious to recruit him as the “poster boy” for the anti-bike share cause.  He has zero interest in that.

What he is focusing on is figuring out how to compete in a changed environment.  Frank said the biggest concern is not the Citi Bike docks near his shop but the ones located near hotels (there are two on Allen Street adjacent the Thompson LES).  Frank’s rental business comes almost entirely from referrals from hotels in the neighborhood.  He’s never sought out the tourist business — it’s just come to him.  Now, Frank is talking about reaching out to the hotels to make sure concierges don’t forget about his shop.

It’s probably a little early to tell whether Citi Bike is impacting Frank’s Bikes.   Last weekend, Frank said, rental business was down. That’s not too surprising. On Sunday, we noticed quite a few tourists checking out Citi Bike (it’s the talk of the town, after all).   Tourists may very well use bike share for short trips around the city, but they’ll soon find out that the Citi Bike fee structure makes longer excursions prohibitively expensive.

If there’s a bright side from the controversy of the past two weeks, Frank says, it’s this: 37 years in business has earned him intense loyalty on the Lower East Side. Longtime customers are extremely protective of a local businessman who’s established an abundance of good will over nearly four decades selling bikes to generations of families.