2012 Moonlight Time Trial Official Info

[dgaddis1]

WHAT: 3rd Annual Moonlight Time Trial
WHEN: January 18th 20th
WHERE: Augusta Canal Singletrack - meet at the main trailhead at the base of the stairs
WHAT TIME: Registration starts at 6:30pm, first racer off the line at 7:00pm
HOW MUCH: FREE!
WHY: Fun in the dark

We’re making a few tweaks to the MLTT this year. Just one race date instead of two. Every year we end up postponing one of the dates at least once, so we’re going to keep it simple and just have one race.

In the event of rain the race will get pushed back a week - updates will be posted on the SORBA-CSRA forum, on this thread, in the first post, or you can call Drew at the shop. If the race is postponed it will be announced no later than 4:00pm on race day.

No entry fee this year. The signage is up, there’s no real awards, so no reason for us to take your money.

We’ll do two laps, one each direction. We will NOT use Razor’s Edge – everyone will race the Beginner/Sport Canal Crown course, including the stairs. Times will be added together to determine the winners. You can even only do one lap if you want. But the only way to stand atop the prestigious railroad tie podium is to do two.

We’ll provide the bonfire and marshmallows, you bring your own beverage.

Costumes:
Last year if you wore a winter themed costume you could earn a time bonus, and it was pretty fun. Between Santa, Buddy, a cargo-bike-racing Deflated Snowman, and Cousin Eddy, good times and lots of laughs were had by everyone. So we’re doing it again this year, except you can wear any type of costume, not just winter themed. More creative/elaborate costumes earn more of a time bonus. You gotta commit though and put some real effort into it, if we feel your costume doesn’t cut it, you get no time bonus, and end up looking goofy for no reason.

This is a laid back race, catering to everyone and anyone that rides a knobby tired bike, not just hardcore racers. It's really just an excuse to ride and hang out. It’s family friendly, so feel free to bring the kids and the dog.

Come check it out, it’s a ton of fun. Guaranteed!

Any questions?

See what happened last year here, and last year's times here.

[dgaddis1]

Official info is up!

Don't forget that the tow path is closed to cars, so you'll have to ride in.

[brianW]

A Wednesday night? Wasn't last year a Friday night? just asking.

[dgaddis1]

Dec 1, 2011 17:06:21 GMT -5 brianW said:

A Wednesday night? Wasn't last year a Friday night? just asking.

Yeah, Weds night. Basically combining it with the Weds. night ride, which is easier for Drew.

We won't keep anyone out too much past their bed time

[dgaddis1]

Update: We changed the date. Several folks have shown interest in attending but Weds. didn't work, so we moved the race to Friday Jan 20th. The original post above has been updated.

[dgaddis1]

Reminder: The Moonlight Time Trial is THIS FRIDAY! Hope to see a bunch of you there, it's going to be a lot of fun!

Registration starts at 6:30, racing starts at 7:00. You can do just one lap, or one each direction. We'll bring marshmallows, you bring your own drinks. (bring some extra water to help put out the fire when we're done)

I'll be getting there a little early to tape off the course and get the fire going, if anyone wants to join me you're certainly invited. I'll ride from AJBW at 5pm.

And don't forget, no entry fee this year, no prizes, just fun times. Don't forget your costume!!

[jagayers]

I'd love to do this race, but I don't have a light. Never ridden in the trails in the dark before, so maybe this isn't the time to start . . . but any chance on loaner lights being available at the race. I don't think my headlamp will cut it in the trails, although it did work for me in Iraq on the FOB.

[dgaddis1]

Yep, I've got a spare you can use, it's not supre bright but it's good enough, especially for the canal where speeds aren't that high. Could you meet me at AJBW at 5 and help me get everything set up?

[jagayers]

Thanks. I don't know if I can get there by 5:00, but I will check with my boss tommorrow. If I can't make it, then I will send you a PM.

Thanks again. Why not make my first night ride a memorable one.

Scott

[wala]

My first night ride was at the Moonlight TT 2 years ago. There's nothing like it. I'll be bringing an extra light also if anyone needs one.

MC

[dgaddis1]

Jan 17, 2012 20:55:10 GMT -5 jagayers said:

Thanks. I don't know if I can get there by 5:00, but I will check with my boss tommorrow. If I can't make it, then I will send you a PM.

Thanks again. Why not make my first night ride a memorable one.

Scott

Not a big deal if you can't meet me at 5, just figured it might be easier to out to the trail if you had a light.

[jessicat]

I want to do this! Will I be the only woman?

[dgaddis1]

I doubt it! There were several ladies there last year, but I don't think any raced, they were just there to hang out and enjoy the fire. But I think we'll have a bigger crowd this year, so I'm guessing there will be a few ladies racing.

[jessicat]

I don't have any lights bright enough for trail riding. How much do those lights cost?

[dgaddis1]

You can get a nice light for around $100-$150. I've got this one and really like it, it was $150 at Andy Jordan's, I think they still have several: www.niterider.com/rechargeable-new/minewt-600-cordless-new/

We'll have a few extras for people to borrow (don't forget yours wala!). If anyone picks up a light between now and the race, try and get it ASAP so you can charge it all the way up, they are not fully charged from the factory.

[dgaddis1]

It's 5:00 now, the race is ON! Master weather man Andy Jordan says the scattered storms will be gone by 7pm, so we'll have clear skies for racing.

We've had multiple reports of HERO DIRT conditions yesterday, so even with a little rain tonight the trail should still be good to go and fast!!!

See you there!!!!!!

[dgaddis1]

UPDATE: Forgot to add Jessica's time bonus! Results are updated now with the bonus.

Well...weather man Andy was WRONG! No rain at 5:30 when I left AJBW. Hero dirt on the trail About 6:45 the rain started, and quit before everyone was finished, but it was enough. The trail was very slippery. We only did one lap, didn't want to tear up the trail and no one really wanted to do another lap anyhow.

There were some great costums, if ya got any pics, post 'em up!

A few people even rode without a light!

Big thanks to everyone that came out! We had a huge crowd for the MLTT! Here's the results.

1 - Aaron (Mr. Tweed) – 13:49 (-1:00) – 12:19
2 - Walter (Whoopee) – 15:03 (-1:00) – 14:03
3 - Ben – 14:12
4 - Matt – 14:13
5 - Dustin – 14:16
6 - Bryan – 14:29
7 - Scott – 14:31
8 - Jason – 14:45
9 - Dave (Black Eyed Pea) – 15:29 (-0:30) – 14:59
10 - Michael – 16:21
11 - John – 17:14
12 - Jessica (Ms. Day Of The Dead) – 19:35 (-1:00) - 18:35
13 - Chad (Chicken and kid, no light!!) – 20:58 (-2:00) – 18:58
14 - Will – 20:25
15 - Candace – 21:00
16 - Tim (no light!!) – 22:02 (-1:00) – 21:02
17 - Dave – 24:09
18 - Kelly – 28:56
DNF - Kent
DNF - David
DNF - Laura

[jagayers]

Thanks to everyone that put on the race last night. I had a blast for my first night ride, and first race in over 9.5 years. Looking forward to the next one. The rain and dark certainly made for an interesting ride for me, first time I rode those trails was on Monday.

Based on the smiles on everyone faces, I think it was a huge success. Beer and marshmallows make everything better. ;D

Thanks Dustin for loaning me the light.

Scott

[dgaddis1]

Here's a few pics from the AJBW Flickr page, see the full set HERE.

The costumed racers. It looks like Walter didn't have any pants on, but I'm pretty sure he did.


He raced with no light.


Mezmerized by the fire.


Again, see the rest HERE.