Mike Ripley

Hello to all and I did say after last years 70 degrees and dry that this

years Mudslinger will be 55 degrees and a little wet. The course has

changed a little to include more single track and a little more

climbing. I welcome all cyclists to the 2nd race of the Clif Bar Series

and the NORBA State Championships. The State Championships are for NORBA

annual members only and the top 15 per NORBA category are qualified into

the United States National Mountain Championships September 17th and

18th in Mammoth Mtn. California. If you wish to sign up as a Pro under

NORBA please contact USA Cycling to obtain a Pro license. Annual

licenses wil be available for all other classes from OBRA (Oregon only)

or from NORBA for the State Championships.



$750.00 minimum cash payout to the top 8 Pro/elite(semi-pro) men and top

4 Pro women. If there are less than 5 pro women I will include the

expert women in the payout and they will be racing the same course.

Any questions please e-mail me and I will be at the Big K this saturday

to do pre-registration for the Mudslinger. Remember you do not have to

be a NORBA member unless you are a Pro/semi-pro and competing for cash

or competing in any class for the State Championships. Check out

www.mudslingerevents.com for more info.

Thanks so much.

Mike and Andi