FINAL RACE WINNERS

Contested on a perfect night for racing, the last race winners were....

Men's C-Rob Crawford
Women's C- Jen Sewall

Men's B-Rob Vietch
Women's B-Karen Jarchow

Men's A-Jake Wells

Thank you to all for your support through the series!

FINAL RACE IS TONIGHT...

The sixth and final installment of the Dusty Boot Short Track series is tonight at the Eagle County Fairgrounds. This race is scheduled to go rain or shine. Should we get our typical afternoon rain storm, we will wait it out and race after any weather delay, see you there, then to the Boot for BEER! Thanks to all of you who supported Eagle County's first short track series!

WE GOT ANOTHER FAST TRACK FOR RACE #5

Tomorrow's course is going to be another fast one, it will not be complete until around noon or so. See you all out there when the action starts at 5:30 with our kids race. Kick off the weekend with some great short track racing!

RACE #4 WINNERS....

Race #4 of the Series was contested on a FAST track. And all though racer numbers were on the light side this week, we still had some awesome racing! You are stuck with this pic of me this week as it's the only one I've had sent my way this weekend...

Elgee jumpin in the B raceCongrats to race winners
Kids/Juniors..........................Sam Brown
Men's C...................................Alex Potente
Men's B...................................Nate Picklo
Women's B.............................Linda Wells
Men's A...................................Jake Wells


Race #5 is this coming Friday!

TONIGHT'S COURSE...

Is super fast, short, and alot of fun, nothing technical this week, it's gonna be a drag race! Thank Dan Lambert for the weed eating job...

RACE #4 IS JUNE 25TH...

Come check out all the race action Friday, June 25th, as the Dusty Boot Short Track series kicks back into action for the last three weeks. Look for a "twist" next race. A special thank you to those who have stepped up to "help" keep this series alive and kicking, let's have a blast the next three races!

RACE THREE WINNERS...

With a course that was more mountain bike oriented than the first two races, laps were running between 3:00-3:30 minutes. This weeks winners were as follows.

Women's C- Danielle Mt. Pleasant
Men's C- Alex Potente

Women's B- Terry Stimac
Men's B- Steve Kirchner

Men's A- Jake Wells

Kids/Juniors- Sam Brown

Race #4 is June 25th

SETTING COURSE FOR RACE #3, IT'LL BE TAPED EARLY FRIDAY

If you were there, you know wace #2 was a bit of a raging success. And I have not acknowledged the winners from last week due to the fact that I'm currently working 5 JOBS to make ends meet.

Men's C-Ryan Cantell, rocking a SS
Women's C-Bonnie McDonald
Men's B-Christain Ravelo
Women's B-Jody Diemar
Men's A-Jay Henry

Course #3 is laid out and will be taped Friday morning due to high winds in Eagle, it's alot different, and should be a bit tougher but just as fun. See you tomorrow!

PICS FROM RACE #2, A GREAT NIGHT.

See your own photos from Dan Davis

HERE

Avery Cunliffe photos

Christian won a VERY hotly contested men's B race seperating from the lead group of seven riders late then attacking on the last half lap, the sprint to the finish rewarded him with the win by just a half bike length over Ryan Van Ness. 30 racers lined up for the B race.

COURSE IS SET, CLEAR SKIES, 75 DEGRESS WITH SOME WIND...

Race #2 of the Dusty Boot Short Track series is on this evening at 5:30. A new track with new challenges will be both fun and lung burning, see you out there shortly and it looks like we will have good racer numbers this week. Come out and enjoy, racing or yelling, bring cowbell.

COURSE #2 IN THE WORKS THIS MORNING.

Look for a completely different beast tomorrow with short climbs and power galore.

Last weeks winners

Dawes Wilson-Men's B
Jody Diemer-Women's B
Sam Brown-Kids
Mike Pastore-Men's A

Weather forecast is for 80 degrees and sunny tomorrow! See you out there! Same schedule every week.

RAIN, SLEET NOR DARK OF NIGHT...RACE #1

The first Dusty Boot Short Track series race was contested Friday eve despite a torrential rain/sleet storm just an hour prior to the start of the race. A PILE of kids showed up to race however big people numbers were dismal. The B race saw a total of 20 men and women do battle and it was living legend Dawes Wilson unleashing the fury for the win as he redeemed his "kidnapped" brown shirt episode by throwin it down on the youth of the valley. Jody Diemer took the wome's race. The A race was taken by Mike Pastore with a signature last lap attack that was unable to be answered by the rest of the field.

***A quick and important note to all racers for this upcoming Friday's race #2. We need more short trackers to show and throw, plain and simple, or this series goes away. Most of you do not know how much it costs to put these races on in terms of money and time. This first race was a loss as it actually costs right around $500 to put EACH race on before course materials and time. If you the racer want to continue to have these types of events available, you've got to support them. This week will be the chance to show "better" support, or this series will disappear. It's just not feasible to spend $200-$300 out of my pocket to watch you race at each race. We'll see you this Friday, and hopefully the Friday after that.***

RACE #1 IS ON TONIGHT, RAIN, SNOW OR SHINE!

See you out there for the first race at 5:30, kids under 13 race free tonight only!

IT'S THROW DOWN TIME IN EAGLE

The course is set and may see a small tweek tomorrow to add some love. We are locked and loaded racers, and ready to roll! The course is a screamer and "relatively" flat for race #1, but deceivingly tough. You'll know you've been racing for 20 minutes when it's over. See you out there tomorrow eve!

COURSE #1 SCOPED

I was out at the venue today putting together course ideas, it's gonna be fast, and deceivingly tough, and way fun.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS....

Here's the deal.....
We are just a week out from race #1. All racers will be required to sign a waiver, as well as parents signing for minors. You will not be able to race unless you sign a waiver as this is required by our insurance carrier. No numbers will be issued. Entry fees are $10/adults and $5/kids under 13. I recommend that juniors 14 and older race the men's "C" class which will be a 20 minute race. Kids under 13 will race for 10 minutes at 5:30pm. Registration deadline is 10 minutes prior to the start of your race and I will roll call the start list to make sure everyone is registered.

I expect the registration process to be busy and a bit chaotic at the first race so please bare with me. I'll need some help to get all racers registered as well as run the races. Any help will be much appreciated and I'll pay registration help what I can for the two hours of work. There is a release form on the Dusty Boot Short Track series Facebook page, if you can print it out and sign it legibly before arriving that would be a HUGE help.

The courses will be different for all 6 races. The first race will be relatively flat and expect some very cool course to follow as the Eagle County Fairgrounds has some great features to work with for course design.

Top three places in each race will be "recognized". The rest is up to you to keep track of. Enjoy the race with-in the race every week and screem at your friends while they race, most of the courses will be close to 100% visible to watch the action.

I must pay for use of the facility AND the bathrooms, please be aware of this and try to keep in mind that keeping the bathrooms relatively clean will be a big help, to everyone involved. These races are pretty costly to put on and to keep them rolling I must try to keep the expense down.

Men and women will race together in their respective "waves". What this means is that all Men C and Women C level racers will be on course at the same time, however, women will start 30 seconds behind the men's field. All kids racers will start together at 5:30.

Please be mindful of trash while at the Fairgrounds and if everyone can pick up one piece of trash during the evening that will ensure that we leave the venue cleaner than when we arrived.

I am purchasing a keg of beer after each race at the Dusty Boot in Eagle, the keg should be tapped just after 8pm each race night, have at it.

Should we encounter foul weather, race conditions will be evaluated by myself and a decision will be made to go forward or not. If we encounter lightning during ANY time close to or during a race, we will not race until the danger has passed.

If there are any medical situations please find me ASAP and we will have medical staff called and to the venue shortly. The Eagle EMS staff is aware of all of these races and is located very close to the venue should we need assistance.

If you have any other questions please post them in the comment section below and I will do my best to answer them....you may also call me at 970-376-1244 or e-mail me at elgeea2b@gmail.com
Regards, and see you May 14th for the FIRST EVER short track racing in Eagle County!

Elgee

SO WHAT DOES SHORT TRACK LOOK LIKE?

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AND THIS

Laps are typically 2-3 minutes in length, races will be approximatley 20 minutes in length, and you will receive a lap count with three laps to go

THANKS TO JOHN SHIPP OF THE DUSTY BOOT

This race series would not have happened without John Shipp stepping up big time to the plate. Please support the Dusty Boot, they support us, big time.

WELCOME TO THE DUSTY BOOT SHORT TRACK SERIES PAGE

On May 14th, 2010, a new Mountain Bike race series is coming to the Vail Valley. Six "short track" races will be held at the Eagle County Fairgrounds from 5:30pm-8:00pm on Friday evenings followed by a free keg of beer at the Dusty Boot Steakhouse and Saloon in Eagle. Kids race for 10 minutes at 5:30pm. This will be followed by three catgeory "waves" which will race for 20 minutes each. Entry fee for these races is $10 and you may race the A, B or C flight. Men and women will race together in these flights and this is a grassroots and "chill" scene. EVERYONE is welcome to participate.
What is a short track race? This format consists of a 2-3 minute lap, and racers will race for 17 minutes plus one lap. There will be minimal scoring of these races as this is more for the "interval" work out and FUN. The purpose of this series is to get our cycling sphere out a few times this season with no expectations, and to meet new people and especially get NEW people introduced to our great form of recreation. Come out and ride hard, have fun, cheer for EVERYONE and pat your competitors on the back at the end of the chaos. Then go drink a beer, it's that simple. See you May 14th and stay tuned for more series details right here.

Race Times

5:30pm-kids race for 10 minutes, $5 (Parents will be required to sign a release)
6:00pm-C flight, 17 minutes plus one lap
6:45pm-B flight, 17 minutes plus one lap
7:30pm-A flight, 17 minutes plus one lap
$10 entry, all racers must sign a release, NO race numbers will be issued.