The 2nd year of the Utah State Championship Series started of with a BANG at Lambert Park on Saturday April 28. 330 Racers came out to play, including close to 50  Junior racers if 5 different categories. Several Revolution-Peak Fasteners riders came out to play as well.

Special thanks to Danny Larisch, Sally Fairbairn. Twitchie and Mark PAsternak for helping out through the day. I'm sure I missed someone below.....

Doug "C-A-T-S" Kolan - 5th Place Clydesdales

Dick Newson - 13th place men 50+

Sam Trop - 7th Sport Men 19-29

Justin Keener - 5th place sport men 30-39

Ryan Cobourn - 28th place sport men 30-39

Shon Harper - 2nd place Sport men 40-49

Danny Larisch - 5th place sport men 40-49

Alex Kim - 7th place sport men 40-49

Mark Pasternak - 9th place sport men 40-49

Rachel Clayson - 7th place sport women 19-34

Lyna Saffell - 1st place sport women 35+

Blyth Larrabbee - 4th place sport women 35+

Bonnie Schreck - 5th place sport women 35+

Karen Hoggan - 7th place sport women 35+

Ryan Ashbridge - 14th Pro men

Jen Hanks - 3rdd place pro women

Jenelle Kremer - 7th pro women

Mark Albrecht - 22nf expert men 30-39

Rich Abbott - 1st Expert men 40+

Dana Harrison 6th Expert men 40+

Daren Cottle - 12th expert men 40+

Arlo Jarrett - 16th expeet men 40+

Scott Hoggan- 17th expert men 40+

Alison Vrem - 4th expert women

Several team members braved the forecast and the ghosts of 2011 to take part in the 2012 True Grit race. Many did the 50 miler and the 23 mile Challenge race.

50 Miler

Bart Gillespie made a triumphant return to the singletrack with a hard fought 3^rd place in Open men, Drew Free took 10^th in the same field, Boffeli took 11^th. Adopted teammate, Kathy Sherwin, took the Win in the Open women’s field.

Sally Fairbairn and Lyna Saffell took 3^rd and 4^th in the Women’s 35+ Field.

Men’s 50+ saw Stan Larrabee in 14^th place.

In the Men’s 35+ Bob Saffell took 5^th, Danny Larisch – 18^th, Karl Vizmeg – 22^nd, Nate Kingdon-63rd, Derron Tanner-65^th, Doug Kolan- 70^th.  Huge congrats to Doug on slaying his first endurance race!!!

23 mile

Jen Hanks took the win in the Open Women group, Leslie Knowlton-Fredette-5^th, Blyth Larrabee-8^th

WAY TO CRUSH ON THE COURSE AND IN FUNDRAISING!!!!!!