Hello again everyone!  Some more details, updates, clarifications, statements, commentary, announcements, and more! 

Please pass this along to other teams, clubs, and members that might be interested. 

Well it was another grand day in Baker City and while some of it is the vibration of the Hells Canyon motorcycle rally, it is also the call of folks from town who dream of the peace and quiet of the kind, polite, well mannered bicycle racers that will soon be rolling up and down the city and county. Thank you for being the greatest ambassadors of our state and sport! 

A reminder that Elkhorn registration of all types - online, post, temporal, wormhole, psychic, and otherwise, closes Friday evening. There is still time, but it draws neigh and some fields may close before then...

 

That said, we are on track to reach a couple of field limits and have now matched rider turnout for last year, so make sure things don't fill up before you get online:   http://www.athleteslounge.com/events/event.php?eventid=2283

 

The latest big news. Because of the wonderful and positive turn out of the women's Cat 3/4 field showing up in bigger numbers than the women's Pro/1/2's by over a 2-1 margin, we will be scoring the Cat 3/4' apart now as well. Thus, there will still be one women's peleton, but we will score the Women Pro/1/2, Women Cat3, and Women Cat4's all separately. So come on out and show your support for women's racing! There is still Host Housing compliments of Baker City women business owners, so if you couldn't decide whether to race or not, the reasons are pretty limited - so let's have a race!

 

Regarding the Masters field. A reminder we are running one Masters field but scoring the Masters 1/2/3's and the 4/5's separately so come out and ride with your peers. This field is open but nearing the 75 masters limit. 

Regarding the Men Cat 4/5. With the scoring changes to the Masters field several folks moved from the men's 4/5 to the masters 4/5 plus there were some blistering upgrades (watch it Cat 3's). As such, we have a limited number of spaces opened for this field. If you are interested - send me an email and we will address trying to fit you in first-come-first-serve, one by one. 

A reminder that if you are unable to attend  the 2008 festival of fun, you are welcome to gift your entry to a teammate because you love your team, send a teammate to Elkhorn so you can have a quiet team ride, sell your entry (prolly via email rather than online auction :) ), or if you cannot unload it somehow, contact us about a Golden Ticket to the 8th annual 2009 Elkhorn Classic.

Because of the changes to the fields, the race bible and prize list will be adjusted accordingly. Details are being worked out. Once registration closes, the complete field roster will be posted to the Elkhorn website. 

Yes Virginia, there is some white powder on the ground but it was 70+ degrees in Baker City today so the main point is, it will be fun once you get there, but allow some extra travel time through the passes and so relax and, have some fun. 

Safe riding, thank you so much for the support, and as always, Thanks for racing!

Ernie.

Ernie Conway | Race Director | Elkhorn Classic Stage Race | June 20-22, 2008 | Baker City, OR | www.ElkhornClassicStageRace.com