Yesterday was the Twisted Tire Spring Cup at Poor Farm Park outside Ashland, VA. Yes, you remember correctly, it downpoured rain all day yesterday. By all rights, the race should have been canceled. The race was, as you probably already know, a mud fest. 3 inches of mud was standard. After an hour, you got to the point where you welcomed "land of lakes" because it was easier to push through puddles with a firm bottom than the areas were there appeared to be no bottom. Even riding up the stream beds seemed easier after the deep mud section. Kevin summed up the conditions well: "Imagine the worst conditions you can. They're worse than that."
However, the team did an excellent job of coping with the most extreme racing conditions I've ever witnessed. I've got to give props to the Trek EX8 for eating up large roots/holes that couldn't be seen because they were completely submersed. I have to give major props to the XT/XTR drivetrain for shifting consistently and smoothly through the worst of it, never missing a gear shift. However, the make or break thing for almost everyone at the race was brake pads. Kevin blew through two complete sets trying to finish 5 hours in the mud. Shawn perhaps had the best setup with multiple bikes. Shawn, Denelle, Christy, Ken and Jeremy all managed to keep their rigs rolling to the finish line racking up lots of first place finishes. BFR also managed to pick up the team trophy for the event, and further their lead in the Virginia Offroad Series.
Good job all!
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