Pace Ben MTB Race, Austin, TX

Nathan Winkelmann pulled out a commanding win in the Pro class last weekend. He also keeps the $50 he offered to anyone who would match his lap time.

Mike Schwarzkopf took 2nd in his class. He’s still a race behind the leaders in the overall results, but should make up for that at the next race. Adding Pay Dirt points to that will most likely secure the series title for him.

Andy Puentes cracked another helmet when he crashed just two miles before the finish line. He lost two spots, but still got 7th place.

All of our riders that made it out to Pace Bend ended up in the top ten – congratulations.

Pro
1st Nathan Winkelmann

SingleSpeed 2/4
7th Andy Puentes

Cat 2 Men 50-99
8th Bob Sparacino

Cat 3 Men 30-39
2nd Mike Schwarzkopf

2012 Big Ring Challenge, Coldspring, TX

Mike Aguayo

The race that almost didn’t happen… on the eve of our race weekend, the National Forest Service decided to close all trails in the Sam Houston National Forest due to drought stricken hazard trees. That includes the Double Lake area. Fortunately GHORBA was able to receive a waiver for the race.

“We had 460 racers, none was hit by falling trees. Quite a few of us hit trees, but none fell down”, as Kevin Highfield wrote in an email this morning. Continue reading