Candi Murray
From: BRAD ROSS [mailto:bradross51@gmail.com]
Cross Crusade #3
Portland International Raceway Herron Lakes
I hope everyone had fun at Rainier High School. I think the dust bowl of
2012 is finally behind us for good. This weekends weather forecast looks to
be perfect for cross racing.
Thanks to all teams that wrote in to get on the list. If your team hasn't
yet contacted me, you can do so until Friday eve. Teams will be allowed to
come in on Saturday between 1:00 and 4:00pm to set up tents. PIR is a
secure venue at night. Otherwise be in before 8:15 on Sunday morning. Any
vehicle that is in the infield on race day will not be able to leave until
all racing is concluded.
Deschutes will be pouring Mirror Pond from 10:30 on. So bring a few bucks
and enjoy a beer after your race.
Make sure you swing by the Bob's Red Mill booth for your free bowl of award
winning Steel Cut Oatmeal. They have a special gift for everyone who stops
by. I'm not sure what it is, but I'm sure it'll be tasty.
Ladies. We have binders full of Rapha jerseys to give away. Rapha is
giving a wool long sleeve cycling jersey to the winner of each and every
category of women for the entire Cross Crusade. Some of these prizes have
gone unclaimed from the first two races, so if you won your cat. come see my
lovely wife Melodie at the Crusade Gear booth and she'll hook you up.
Sellwood Cycle Repair will be providing a full size run of neutral pit bikes
for the remainder of the 2012 Cross Crusade Series. Shimano is providing
neutral wheels in the pit. So if you have a major mechanical our pit
mechanic should be able to get you back in the game.
Halloween Weekend, Bend
Oct. 26/27/28
I hope everybody is planning on coming to the two race weekend in Bend. If
you weren't there last year, you missed some amazing shenanigans and we have
even more surprises in store this year. Once again, we will be racing on
the Deschutes Brewery/Old Mill District course that was used for US Cross
Natz in '09 and '10.
Deschutes is sponsoring a kick off party in their warehouse on Friday eve.
between 6:00 and 9:00pm. Beer is free for racers and registration will be
open until 8:00pm.
If you are concerned about the dust that we battled last year, fear not.
Visit Bend and the Old Mill District have been working feverishly on laying
down a new hard pack gravel surface and watering the venue to insure that
there will be no dust at all.
Deschutes will also be hosting their famous Halloween party on Saturday
night right after the Clydesdale Championship of the Universe is over. Be
there!
Sunday is costume day. Be ready for full mayhem.
Details to all Halloween activities are on Crosscrusade.com
--
Brad Ross, Director
Cross Crusade Cyclocross Series
USAC National Championships
Portland Twilight Criterium
Cascade Cycling Classic
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