Well, it’s been raining all morning and it’s likely to rain throughout the days, so today’s Bicycle Sport Shop Dirt Derby has been canceled.
It’s unfortunate that we can’t race today, but we plan on kicking off the season right next week, so we hope to see everyone then.
Stay dry and keep pedaling,
-Bicycle Sport Shop Dirt Derby
We’re keeping a close eye on the weather and plan to announce the status of tomorrow’s races by the afternoon.
Updates can be found at DirtDerby.com as well as BicycleSportShop.com, so stay tuned.
Hoping that we won’t have to post a similar message next week,
-Bicycle Sport Shop Dirt Derby
Central Texas Grassroots Cycling is proud to announce Bicycle Sport Shop as the title sponsor for this years Dirt Derby.
The Bicycle Sport Shop Dirt Derby will feature several new additions and refinements to continue to enhance the most exciting off-road race series that Texas has to offer.
Bicycle Sport Shop will provide merchandise awards which will be made available to all our riders and will provide a service tent every week for any last-minute adjustments.
In addition, there will be three demo days throughout the season so that everyone can preview the latest from Specialized and other manufacturers to be determined. And if that wasn’t enough, they will also throw a free burger night so you can experience all the excellent cooking skills they have on offer as well.
We’re very excited for our partnership with Bicycle Sport Shop, and with support from them and you we hope to make the 2010 Bicycle Sport Shop Dirt Derby our most enjoyable season yet.
Our season starts next Tuesday, September 7th, with the first race starting at 6:30. For more details on the series look around the site or contact us, and to see more about Bicycle Sport Shop visit www.bicyclesportshop.com.
We look forward to seeing everyone next week for the start of the Bicycle Sport Shop Dirt Derby,
-Central Texas Grassroots Cycling
We’re two weeks away from the start of the Dirt Derby. We will have exciting news regarding sponsorship and other details out shortly. We’re starting up on September 7th and running until December 14th, with two seven week series’ splitting up the season.
An important change this year is that we’re changing the starting orders and times of our categories. We will now run the Beginner, Women Only and Kids Races starting at 6.30, with the Intermediate and Open races following that.
Times for 2010:
5:30 PM Gates Open
5:45 PM Registration Opens
6:30 PM Beginner race intro
Beginner, Women Only & Kids Races (20 min)
7:20 PM B Short Track MTB / Cyclocross (25 min)
Intermediate, Masters & Single Speed classes
8:00 PM Open Short Track / Cyclocross (30 min)
9:00 PM Gates Close
We’re excited for what we’ve got in store for the Derby in 2010, and we hope to see you all out there in a couple weeks,
Dirt Derby
Our spring-time Anaerobic Annihilation series has ended, and in typical fashion, we’re sending it off with a party and a giveaway.
This Saturday, May 24th we’ll be closing out our spring series with a little get-together at The Peddler Bike Shop, 5015 Duval Street, where we’ll be raffling off a Surly frame and reminiscing on the thigh-burner that was Anaerobic Annihilation.
But it’s not just us, Austin Cycling Association’s Bikenanza will also be happening from 12:00-4:00pm, with the star attraction being a bike show, so feel free to enter your bike or be a spectator-judger.
We’ll be raffling away the frame around 1:00, and each day you raced or volunteered will get you one entry. You don’t need to be present to win, but we encourage you to swing by, have a good time, support The Peddler,andfraternize.We currently aren’t planning on bringing any refreshments, but feel free to bring your own.
See you there,
-Central Texas Grassroots Cycling
The heavy rain this weekend, and lack of sun today, means that our track is too wet to ride in.
It’s an anticlimactic end to our Anaerobic Annihilation series, but we were able to get in four good weeks of racing. We’re planning a wrap-up party where we’ll be giving away a Surly frame from The Peddler Bike Shop, and will let you know details on that as they’re available.
-Central Texas Grassroots Cycling
Results from the April 12th race have been posted under the results tab. We were bestowed with good weather once again and made the most of it with some good racing under the lights. We hope to see everyone out again next week.
We had our third Anaerobic Annihilation last night, with strong fields in both the A and B race. Congratulations to Luke Yantis and Trevor Rosson for winning the A and B race, respectively. We’re hoping that the rains will get pushed back to after next Tuesday so that we can get in four weeks of racing in a row!
The weather patterns remain favorable for the 3rd straight week of the Anaerobic Annihilation (aka Spring Derby) this Tuesday, April 6 out at the Austin/Del Valle Motocross Park.
Don’t let the name scare you – while the Spring format is slightly different from the regular Fall Dirt Derby, this is still very much a beginner friendly event. There is pain aplenty to be had if that’s what you’re into, but last week there was also some good old DD shenanigans involving a 20″ BMX bike and a new unofficial relay category. It looked fun enough (read: stupid ) that we’ve decided to add it as on official race category: the AA Relay Race will make it’s official debut this week. Get as many of your friends as you want – every team member has to ride the same bike, preferably a singlespeed/BMX bike. Bonus points if it has platform pedals. $5 per relay rider.
Keep in mind that we’ll be giving away a Surly bike frame from The Peddler Bike Shop at the end of the series, and the more you race the greater your chances of winning.
B Race at 6:30, A Race at 7:30, good times throughout the night,
-Central Texas Grassroots Cycling
It was another gorgeous spring night out in Del Valle; perfect weather for bike racing. The weekend TMBRA races left some people exhausted and there was a lighter crowd than the previous weekend, but fun was still had by all.
We had our first ever relay racers as four intrepid souls swapped out a bmx bike every lap. It added a new kind of pain to the more traditional kind being suffered by everyone else on the course.
We’re still giving away a Surly frame courtesy of The Peddler Bike Shop, so come and race and get your name in the raffle. We’ll have at least a couple more weeks of racing, but if demand grows so will how long the series lasts.
Here’s hoping we see you next week