Joe Ferron

Hello Obra!

Back for more, I see! The Heiser Farms road race is back for it's second
race, and I hope you will be too. The weather is looking absolutely
amazing for a great day of tough racing.

Updates/Notes are below:

*Finish line change: *Taking feedback from the racers/officials from the
first race, the finish line will be moved to the area where the hot laps
were counted last time. There will only be one line and it will be on
course.

*Volunteers: *Race for free! If you're able to volunteer some of your time,
send me an email/phone call or come by registration on race day to see if
there is a spot available.

*Online registration is open till 7 pm tonight*. So get on and
pre-register to save time and money tomorrow!

Double check your start time and race details on the flyer:

http://trailheadracingpdx.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/heiser-farms-grand-island-road-race-series/

- We will be charging a *$5 parking fee.* This money will be donated to
the local non-profit, Protect Grand Island (protectgrandisland.com), as a
way of saying "thank you" to the local community.

*Please park in only the areas designated by the volunteers. * We want to
limit any damage caused by the cars on the wet grass.

- Heiser farms is allowing us to use the farm store for registration and
preparation. There is a covered overhang around the building and it will
be heated inside. There will also be plenty of room to set up tents and
trainers in the area. But please don't set up tents on the grass parking
area. There is a large gravel space next to the large white barn where
tents will go. We'd like to keep the parking area for parking only. Ask
the volunteers at registration for assistance if needed.

- *Women 1/2/3*: There aren't many people pre-registered! Don't forget,
equal payout to the series top 5 Men and Women 1/2/3. $5 from each 1/2/3
registration goes to a single cash purse and given out for the series
overall! Check the flyer for the points structure.

- To reiterate: *CASH! $240 in the purse after the first race!*
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- *Check the weather. Because it will be fantastic*

- When selecting your wheels and tires, there is rough pavement out there
and a small (about 50 m) section of dirt/gravel with some potholes. So
choose wisely. I think choosing for comfort and strength will go a long
way in keeping you fresh through the rough spots.

*Note on potholes. *There is at least one significant pothole on the left
side of the road around the back side of the course. As you all know, this
is a relatively difficult course so the expectation is you keep you head up
and are aware of the various road hazards. However, it's recommended that
you bring a less expensive wheelset to the race. Crashes can happen.

That being said, we will be marking the significant potholes more visibly
this time to hopefully avoid any incidents.

- Race support will be wheels-in/wheels-out in the support car.
*Please mark your wheels with name and category!*

- *You will need 2 NUMBERS to go on the LEFT side and BACK.*
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- *Annual Licenses:* If you have purchased a license, but haven't
received your new packet, you have a few options: (1) Print off your
purchase receipt and show it at registration. (2) go to
http://obra.org/people, search your name and show us your member status. *If
you have your 2013 license: Bring it.*

See you all tomorrow!

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~Joe Ferron

c: 971-678-9747