RIM NORDICS CAL STATE SPIAL
Southern California is home to 40+ weekends of racing per year. Even in July, the year can feel long for the Norba racers who race 24-7. This was further made evident by the fact that eight Platinum Performance riders did not make it to the sixth race at Rim Nordic. It is a shame, considering that the Running Springs circuit ranks among the top in Southern California. It was also a great race.
You can consider three falls and getting beat up by the combination of steep singletrack climbs and tightly switchedback singletrack climbs as fun. Rim Nordic is an amazing course and a true mountain bike race course. The loop of 8.3 miles is 70% singletrack and 30% fireroad. There is a lot of singletrack climbing, which can be very steep and grindy. You reach the top just when your legs are tired. This gives you plenty of recovery time on a rolling ridge. It’s time to keep going, because riders will be navigating a technical singletrack that requires a lot of nerves and excellent bike handling skills. This is what I have seen firsthand, as I mentioned earlier.
Sports did two laps, experts did three, while beginners did one lap. It was a more difficult race than the average, with 445.9m of climbing per lap. Many Platinum riders, including Shigy Suzuki and Bud Donatoni, were able to secure their State Series titles with top results. John and Bud were awarded first-place finishes, while Shigy was fourth. This was all Shigy RMZ Suzuki had to do to win the dead. Perhaps most important, it was the pace he used to keep the tires on the ground throughout the race. I wish I had been as fortunate!
Rim Nordic racers who have never raced Rim Nordic before learned a valuable lesson. Rim Nordic is a place that riders love. Rim Nordic’s riding is among the best in the state.
The following Platinum Performance riders did not make MBAs Top 10 List: Bob Nisbet (4th 40-444 Expert); Shigy RMZ Suzuki (4th 45-49 Beginninger); Andy Osburn (6th 40-444 Expert); John Reveles (8th 40-444 Sport); Semipro Jamie Goldstein (40-44 Expert Doug Urbach), who both DNFed.
The SoCal State XC Championship racers will have two months to rest before the final event at Big Bears Snow Summit, September 9. It’s time to rest, then start training for the final event at Big Bears Snow Summit on September 9.
TOP TEN 3 LAPER RIDERS
1. Cameron BrennemanProSho-Air/Rock N Road 2. Mike HilemanExp 40-44Nuvision-Sport Ops 3. Ely WoodyExp 25-29Victorville Cycles 4. Scott MckelveySemiPalm Spring Cyclery 5. Nigel HillSemiTrek-vw 6. Hal HelbockProCytomax-KHS 7. Eric NeatProSchampa racing 8. Doug AndrewsSemiGeoladders 9. Romolo ForcinoSemiBear Valley Bikes 10. Nate WhitmanSemiHammer Nutrition Class Winners
17. Bobby LanginExp 45–49Amgen 19. Ty OBrienExp 35-40 39 21. Alex BooneExp 19-24Helens Subaru GF 25. Brant HattonExp 30-34Helens Subaru-GF 25.
1. Chrissy BonoIntense 2. Mandy EakinsPass Physic 3. Jennifer SicaSchampa Racing 4. Ankie TrollegardHelens Subaru GF 5. Heather RanoaIntense
TOP TEN 2 LAPER RIDERS
1. Brad StephensonExp Sng SpdSho-Air/Rock N Road 2. Todd StephensonExp Sng SpdSho-Air/Rock N Road 3. George MunozSpt Sng SpdSho-Air/Rock N Road 4. Michael HinesExp 50-54Team Rancho 5. Mark ScheetzExp Sng SpdCoates Cyclery 6. Randy LiechtyExp 50-54Bike Empire 7. Bud DonatoniSpt 40-44Platinum 8. Tony GonzalezSpt 40-44Team C.E.S 9. Jeff HealeySpt 41-44 Team C.E.S 10. Mark MumeaSpt 30-34Jenson USA CLASS WINNERS
11. James WalshSpt 25-309B & L 18. Jon MillerExp 55+Amgen 27. Jon DavisSpt 35-39Amgen 29. David TarrantSpt 18 Incycle 32. Van GeslaniSpt 19-24Team Possabilities 33. John BironSpt 45-49Platinum 37. Dee FolseSpt 50-54AFP-Velo Sport 82. Andrew Hartspt Clyd3 Amigos 110. Scott SampsonSpt 55-59Da Hui Race 115. Robert KochSpt 60+Cycopath WOMEN
78. Lisa CroweSpt 19–29Dons Bikes Heidi VolpeExp 40+Backbone-Niner 106. Angela WimberlyExp 30-40Wheels On Wheels 112. Meredith FordSpt 30-34AFP-Velo Sport 114. Caroline GoulardExp 40+AFP-Velo Sport 125. Kim HermonExp 30-39Bear Valley Bikes 130. Karena GibbsSpt 30 – 34 133. Barbara FurlongSpt 40+AFP-velo Sport 139. Deidre YorkExp 19-29Velo Bum 140. Vanessa HumicExp 19-29Backbone
TOP TEN 1 LAPER RIDERS
1. Chris Mckee30-34 Sergio Vazquez35-39 3. Ryan Harper30-34 4. Scott Tedro40-44Sho-Air/Rock N Road 5. Mark Pueschel50-54Slime 6. Harry Friedman40-44 7. Paul Donohoe35–39Chicken Ranch 8. Joe Buffalino35–39 9. Vicki ChernoffWmn 40+AF-/velo Sport 10. Ben Blank35-39AFP-velo Sport CLASS WINNERS
11. Connor Mccutcheon15-16Bear Val Bikes 14. Adam Poytress25-29Chicken Ranch 19. Nicholas Tarrant13-14Incycle 22, Robin Brown45-49Team C.E.S 25, Cameron Williams11-12Bear Vale Bikes 27. Michael Cruz19-24 32. Emanuel Hernandez17-18Bear Valley Bikes 47. Richard Teachout55+ 53. Bruce KaneClyd (61). John/Jarrett FurlongTndmAFP-Velo Sport 67. Evan Williams10-Bear Valley Bikes NEXT 9 FASTEST WOMEN
2. Lisa Garr40+Amgen 3. Debra Sortino40+Block 4. Ronda Warden40+Bear Valley Bikes 5. Leslie Whitehead40+Team C.E. S 6. Johanna Stevenson19-29SC Velo 7. Jeanne Scheetz40+Coates Cyclery 8. Kim Finch40+ 9. Hilary Maitland35-40 39 10. Tiana Row14-
