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Archive for March, 2011

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Call Out For Volunteers

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

To all Gorge Cyclists:

We have an opportunity to volunteer at the Hood River Port Crit races in April. Obra and the race organizers need 4-5 people on each night of racing to marshal the corners on the course. It’s a great chance to get involved and should qualify us to get a partial refund on our team dues. One stipulation is that, if volunteering for the evening, you can’t race. Tony will be working with Candi during the series in order to become an OBRA official (another team requirement). It would be great to get several people willing to help out as well who were not planning to race.

The schedule looks like this:

April 7, 14, 21 & 28 from 4:45 to 7:00-30ish.  4-5 people needed each night.

Volunteers can come from within our ranks or from other family members, friends, etc.

Please e-mail Tony (tony_dirks@hotmail.com) if you or any of your family/friends can help with any of these dates.  It would be great if we could fill all the needed slots. 

Please forward this to anyone you think might be willing to help out.

Thanks very much.

Mountain View Racing Team

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Strong Start for Mountain View Road Racing!

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011


Mountain View riders are starting to rack up some good early season points and experience.  Brad is currently in the BAR lead for 40+ cat 4, although I expect some folks will have to cat up to 3 this spring.  Good work to everybody that’s been to the races so far!
http://obra.org/teams/7719/2011
With Brad and David having the top two spots at the first Banana Belt 40+ 4/5 race, one of them should really be able to win the series for the team (1-2 for the series would be awesome!).  If anyone else is eligible to compete in that category and have any interest at all in coming out (now’s your big chance, Kosmo!), they could definitely use some help against the larger  teams.   I’m sure Brad and David would also appreciate some strategy tips from any of you more experienced racers.  It would be good to go into the next two races with a real solid plan.  Let’s continue to get some carpools together, too.  Driving both ways by yourself and racing makes for a long day.
David took some shots early in the morning at BB#1.  Check here if you’re interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmackintosh/sets/72157626213590948/
How many are doing Cherry Blossom in three weeks?  Let’s start talking and do some specific training rides.
Nice job Mountain View!

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2011 is Ramping Up!!

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Thanks to everyone who came out to the team meeting this past Monday night.  We have a great group of cyclists and all seem enthusiastic about the upcoming year and having our team registered with OBRA.

We’ve already had some good results in the first race of the year with Brad pulling in a win in the Cherry Pie cat 4-5 40+ race!!  Way to go Brad!  Tony and Andrew both had strong showings as well in their fields.  Pretty good for such an early race.

Daylight savings is March 13th – Let’s get the Monday night rides started up on the 14th!!  This will be a “No-drop” ride for all those who want to join so spread the word.

Is it time to schedule Saturday team rides?   Maybe a little later than normal 8 am start time until the weather warms up?

Check back for updates on other rides.  Be sure to check the calendar for upcoming races/rides.

http://www.mtviewcycles.com/index.php/team/event-calendar

Any team members planning on races that are not on our calendar please post a comment here and I will get it added.  Check the OBRA calendar for additional races:

http://obra.org/schedule


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