Cyclocross Racing - NC Winter Series

I am heading down from DC with a buddy or two tomorrow night. I heard turnout wasnt all that great last week. Should it get better this and next week?

Who else is racing?

I'm going next weekend from Ohio.

nice! now i feel less silly for driving 6 hours

i thought turnout was good for the race in W-S last sunday. i'll be there tomorrow to cheer! and, i HAVE to get outa the house. i hate having a broke thumb. :(

what are your bib numbers so i can look for you??

I just registered for the 17th and 18th races today. Not sure what my bib number is. I'm racing P/1/2

Wow and here I am not going because it's a 4 hour drive. Good on you guys.

I am going to try and make next weekend but we'll see. I usually race Masters and then p/1/2.

Looking at the results from last weekend it seems there was a pretty good crowd. Winter cup tends to be a lot more low key.

it was a great course today. wish i could've raced. i may be there next sunday...just depends if i feel like driving. i think i did a bit much today...

i liked the course and the wet conditions were perfect! Im really glad I drove down.

which race did you do? pro/1/2/3? what jersey? i took tons of pics yesterday, you might be in them. :)

i was in the cat 4 race wearing a red and blue all american kit. bib 85

i want to see those pics.

YEah post some pics.

ok...lemme download from camera...

i have a few photos.

Here is a quick one of the course


http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/course2.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/course3.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/course4.JPG

http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/mud.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/muddy.JPG

this was a perfect course for deep dish rims.

here is my bike

http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/drive.JPG

look at all the mud on my rims

here is my friends

http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/scotts.JPG

barely any mudd on top of his rims

http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/spiral.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/winnerspiral.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/winnerspiral2.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/winnerspiral3.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/spiralchase.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/spiralchase2.JPG

Actually there seems to be a comparable amount of vegetable matter accumulation on the rear Easton wheel, or?

Were there any interesting features on the course?

bout got them uploaded to photobucket.

was the pic with the cyclists in the mud/water the area where the guys went down at the start of the men's cx4?

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0498800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0500800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0502800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0506800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0516800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0522800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0524800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0527800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0532800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0561800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0564800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0565800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0575800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0576800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0578800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0585800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0586800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0587800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0588800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0589800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0590800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0592800x600.jpg

Actually there seems to be a comparable amount of vegetable matter accumulation on the rear Easton wheel, or?

Were there any interesting features on the course?

there is a bunch on the side of the wheel but not so much on top of his rim. both of my wheels have lots of mud on top of both where his has none on the front. my wheels weight a lot more by the end of the race. because my low profile rim was almost constantly under water/mud i had much more resistace too.

nothing interesting coursewise. there was a nice longer sandpit that you had to enter on a turn.

bout got them uploaded to photobucket.

was the pic with the cyclists in the mud/water the area where the guys went down at the start of the men's cx4?

i think so but i cant be sure because the crash happened behind me and i wasnt even aware of it until after the race was over.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0498800x600.jpg



I am in like 5th position in this photo

the mountainbiker led the race the whole way

http://criticalthrash.com/images/biking/cross/nc/sea.JPG

there is a bunch on the side of the wheel but not so much on top of his rim. both of my wheels have lots of mud on top of both where his has none on the front. my wheels weight a lot more by the end of the race. because my low profile rim was almost constantly under water/mud i had much more resistace too.Dammit now I have to get carbon rims. :D

i think they make aluminum deep wheels too. not sure

i think they make aluminum deep wheels too. not sureToo heavy atmho. Velocity Deep V, for example, is 520g.

You can get aluminium rims up to 42mm deep. But apart from the American Classic 420 rim (which is hard to come by), they are all pretty heavy. Corima rims are carbon, well proven and inexpensive relative to some of the more expensive options. But you can get a Planet-X wheelset for $600.

i think i recognize some of those people. is that chris oishi (far left)?

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/3rd%20Cx%20Race/IMG_0576800x600.jpg

from your 2nd race: LINUS O-G!!!

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/2nd%20Cx%20Race/DSC03432800x600.jpg
(to the right, yellow/black kit, both hands on bike, left foot down)

i think i recognize some of those people. is that chris oishi (far left)?


Yep, that be he.

Thanks for posting the pics. Looks like that curvy off camber section before the barriers was a bit tricky.

Anyone else have pictures?

my friends gf took pictures this past weekend...i can see if she has any and maybe get a photobucket linky for them.

todays course was great