Race facts by Chris Vargas
The one thing about having events in October is you don't know if it'll be hot or cold. This year it was hot. Temperatures in the mid 80's made the 5.6 mile, 1253 foot course more demanding than expected. But it must have seemed cool to those who also competed in the 24 Hours of Orange County. The daytime temperature during that event went over 100 degrees!
THE WARRIORS OF OZ
Putting on events reminds me of the scene from the Wizard of OZ where the Wizard is amazing Dorothy and her companions with his abilities until the curtain he is behind is pulled away by Toto and the "Wizard" is revealed to be at the controls of his special effects machine furiously pulling levers and dials.
Though the events at their face may look like they run amazingly, in truth at times we feel like the Wizard; behind the "curtain" furiously pulling levers and twisting dials. This year was no exception. Two day's before the event it was discovered that workers employed by one of the property owners had graded a portion of the course causing extensive damage.
Scott Tedro, the CEO of our major sponsor Sho-Air, took the lead in repairing the damage. He was out there with his race team members on Friday furiously working to repair the damage in time for the event. The work was completed in time and Scott and his team saved the day. Scott was recognized at the awards ceremony for his help in making the event a success.
We had some great competitors at the event and two of the best were fresh Cal State Champion Manuel Prado in the solo 17 to 30 Expert class and Warrior's Society member Mario Correa in the 31 to 45 Expert class. Both rode 9 laps (50.4 miles and 11,277 feet of climbing) winning their classes. Manuel's time was 5:45:49 and Mario's time was 5:46:46. Both Manuel and Mario are sponsored by Sho-Air/Rock N' Road.
In the 31 to 45 Solo Female Expert Class Louise Kobin finished 1st with 8 laps (44.8 miles and 10,024 feet of climbing) followed by Fiona Peterson and Warrior's Society member Mary Huth who both completed 7 laps (39.2 miles and 8,771 feet of elevation gain). Fiona captured second place by finishing her last lap about 3 minutes before Mary.
In the Solo Male Expert 46 and up class Warrior's Society founding member and Director Keith Eckstein finished 1st riding a rigid single speed with 6 laps (33.6 miles and 7,518 feet of elevation gain). In second place was Randy Profeta with the same amount of laps finishing his last lap about 11 minutes after Keith. Phil Kramer and Steve Ellis both finished 5 laps with Phil finishing in 3rd place due to his last lap being faster.
In the 2 Person Class the Sho-Air Single Speed team of George Munoz and John "Fuzzy" Mylne, and the Sho-Air geared team of Josh Smith and Jason First, both completed 10 laps (56 miles and 12,530 feet of elevation gain) with the single speed team winning 1st place by finishing there last lap about 6 minutes faster than the geared team. In third place was Team Tandem Champs made up of Jeff Nelson and Spencer Hurtt (who hold the Vision Quest tandem record) who completed 7 laps.
In the 3 Person Class the Sho-Air Team of Scott Tedro, Terry Best and Craig Hopps came in 1st with 9 laps (50.4 miles and 11,277 feet of elevation gain). The following 3 teams (Team DRT, team Jenson/JAX/STR and Team Lusardi) all finished 8 laps with team DRT (Dean Long, Rod Leveque and Thomas Stockton) and team Jenson/JAX/STR (Jeffrey Do, Matt Snow and George Gonzalez) coming in 2nd and 3rd based on the time they finished their last lap.
In the 2 Person Coed class Gerritt and Kym Slingerland of team "The Wiener and the Whiner" came in first riding single speeds with 9 laps (50.4 Miles and 11,277 feet of total elevation gain). They were also the coed champs in 2005. In 2nd place was Team KHS made up of Bryan VanVleet and Brittany VanVleet with 7 laps with team Pylons made up of Greg Ackerman and Ann Ackerman finishing 3rd with 6 laps.
In the Solo Novice 16 and Under Class 16-year-old Matt Nourmohamadian came in 1st with 6 laps (33.6 miles and 7,518 feet of total elevation gain) followed by 13 year old Camron Pattaja with 4 laps. Both Matt and Camron are members of the Warrior's Society.
The oldest competitor was Douglas Kubler, at age 62, who came in second in the Solo Novice 46 and Up Class with 5 laps and Jud Oshier coming in 1st also with 5 laps (but with a faster time on his last lap). In third was Geof Sanberg who also completed 5 laps.
After the 3rd event of our Orange County Championship Series Manuel Prado with 185 Points and Bernice Pierson with 195 points are the current leaders with one event remaining. That event takes place next week (Nov 18, 2006) at the Sho-Air/Rock N' Road Fall MTB Classic. Bernice is also a teammate of Manny on the Sho-Air/Rock N' Road Race Team.
TOP 10 SOLO RIDERS
1. Manuel Prado...Exp 17-30...9 laps...5:45:49
2. Mario Correa...Exp 31-45...9...5:46:46
3. Craig Ames...Nov 31-45...7...5:30:25
4. Robert Rust...Exp 31-45...7...5:31:40
5. Craig Kokesh...Int 31-45...7...5:33:14
6. Eric Warkentin...Exp 31-45...7...5:33:52
7. Darren Conant...Exp 31-45...7...5:42:37
8. Terry Bassett...Int 31-45...7...5:43:07
9. Eron Boyer...Int 31-45...6...5:08:39
10. David Frank...Int 31-45...6...5:08:56
WOMEN
1. Louise Kobin...8 laps...5:58:18
2. Fiona Peterson...7...5:55:28
3. Mary Huth...7...5:57:10
4. Bernice Pierson...6...5:17:02
5. Irmina Dumaplin...4...4:56:13
6. Vern Sir...3...5:40:29
NEXT 10 FASTEST SOLO RIDERS
1. Eron Boyer...Int 31-45...6 laps...5:08:39
2. David Frank...Int 31-45...6...5:08:56
3. Armando DeArmas...Int 46+...6...5:12:24
4. Al Macina...Nov 31-45...6...5:18:00
5. Matt Nourmohamadian...Nov 16-...6...5:18:25
6. Kevin Brown...Int 17-30...6...5:18:54
7. Travis Tubbs...Exp 17-30...6...5:19:57
8. Keith Eckstein.
..Exp 46+...6...5:31:32
9. Frank Sison...Nov 31-45...6...5:38:17
10. Robert Walker...Int 31-45...6...5:38:26
Top Nov 46+: Jud Oshier...5...5:04:17
Top Nov 17-30: Tom Donahue...5...5:25:55
TOP 10 TEAMS
1. Sho-Air SS: George Munoz, John Mylne...2 man...10 laps...5:50:51
2. Sho-Air: Josh Smith, Jason First...2 man...10...5:56:26
3. Sho-Air: Scott Tedro, Terry Best, Craig Hopps...3 man...9...5:28:07
4. The Weiner and the Whiner: Kim & Gerrit Slingerland...2
Coed...9...5:35:46
5. DRT: Dean Long, Rod Leveque, Thomas Stockton...3 man...8...5:37:15
6. Jenson/JAX/STR: Jeffrey Do, Matt Snow, George Gonzalez...3
man...8...5:47:11
7. Lusardi: Bryce Norman, Ryan Meagher, Scott Mortensen...3
man...8...5:56:12
8. Tandem Champs: Spencer Hurtt & Jeff Nelson...2 man...7...5:14:47
9. KHS Bicycle: Bryan & Brittany VanVleet...2 Coed...7...5:18:27
10. Gear Bender: Ryan Turner, Jason LaMantia, Jim Mount...3
man...7...5:31:5
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