Well it was a beautiful day for a race, as John Pellan and Tom Prendergast discuss the days events. Weather was great....
Well it was a beautiful day for a race, as John Pellan and Tom Prendergast discuss the days events. Weather was great....
The track was great.....
And the riders were getting ready. Although the turnout was far less than expected. Final count was 20 teams, including 3 Ironman entries. The morning youth race was cancelled due to lack of entries also.... so the 2 youth teams would be running with the older crowd.
Half an hour before the scheduled 11:00 start time, Tom called a riders meeting. Rules were discussed...
And track owner Mike Burkhart talked about the new sections of the track, which included many grass covered fields and trails.
The talking was done, and the bikes were lined up....
And the riders took there positions across from the quads....
Waiting for Mike to fire the starting gun..... or shotgun in this case.
The race starts with a sprint to the bikes... although one Ironman competitor had the 'long haul' in mind and walked to his quad.
And then headed down the gravel drive infront of the pits and into the woods.