Tuesday, March 26, 2013

God's Country Fat Tire Festival Report

Another successful God's Country Fat Tire Festival is in the books.  For 11 years this event has endured setbacks and all kinds of weather including snow this year.  The main reason for its success and longevity are the volunteers, support from the local cycling community and great sponsors.

There are many people and groups to thank.  Below is a list of the key groups, companies and people who make this event happen year after year. I huge THANK YOU! goes out to each and everyone one of you.

The Wheel Cyclery
Cow Town Cycling Team
Lawrence Mountain Bike Club
Lawrence Mountain Bike Trail Patrol
Midwest Mountain Bike Patrol
The Lantern Rouge 
Local Cycling
Paceline Products
Hammer Nutrition
Anderson Rentals

Special Thanks to: Carolynn & Christopher Locke, Heather and Dan Jordan, Tige Lamb, Gerard Arantowicz, Roger Harrison, Art King, Cliff Jones, Jeff & Donna Arnaud, Warren Stevens, Brad Crain, Michael Mathews, Tim Greene, Dave Wathen, Craig Myers-Areth, Bob & Michael Tarne, JP Brocket and Family, Jennifer Lowe-Brewer, Tom Hall and Mark Thomas.

A final Thank you to all the off-road enthusiast and participants who came out and supported our events.

Some local coverage:

http://www.localcycling.com/index.php/kansas-city/2107-kc-news-shorts-3-24-13
http://www.prologuecycling.com/2013/03/26/godscountry2013/
http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/galleries/2013/mar/24/snow-blankets-lawrence/

Monday, March 25, 2013

God's Country MTB Results And Pictures

Round #1 of the UFD West Series is in the books.  A fine event if I do not say so myself.  We had participants as far away as Fargo North Dakota.  The United Federation of Dirt is really growing.

A huge Thank You to all the great volunteers who came out and helped.  Without you this event could not have taken place.  Congratulations to everyone who came out and raced.  You all fought the elements and showed the true spirit of mountain biking.

Results:  2013 God's Country Mountain Bike Classic

Pictures (more to come)

Roger Harrison's House of Photos: 2013 God's Country Mountain Bike Classic Photos

Guru's Photos: 2013 God's Country Fat Tire Festival Photos

Saturday, March 23, 2013

God's Country Day 1 recap

A great day for the 11th Annual God's Country Off-road Duathlon.  Everyone had a good time including those fun loving Unicyclist.

Results and pictures will be posted soon.

Day 2 of our festival continues tomorrow with the God's Country Mountain Bike Classic.  Course conditions now are snow covered so it looks like a rare snow mountain bike race.

First race begins at 10:00a.m. with the Marathon, Cat 3, First Timers, Juniors and Masters 60+

Our 12:00 Noon class will feature Cat 1, Cat 2, Single Speed and  Clydesdale.

Some pictures: God's Country Fat Tire Festival Photos by Guru


Friday, March 22, 2013

God's Country Update

Course is all set for our first event.  Current course conditions are very good and we look forward to some fun racing tomorrow morning.

Raceday registration for the 11th Annual God's Country Off-road duathlon will be available and opens tomorrow (Saturday) at 7:30 am.

Both Long and Short course events start at 9:00 am. 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Rider List for Sunday's God's Country MTB Race

Here is a list of the classes and the preregistered riders that are entered for Sunday's God's Country Mountain Bike Classic.

 Race day registration is available and closes 20 minutes before start time.  See event flyer for more info.


First Name Last Name  Gender Racing Age XC Category Race Entered






Ryan Jones M 23 1 Cat 1  Male 19 - 29
Marc Thierry M 26 1 Cat 1  Male 19 - 29
Tristan Collins M 29 1 Cat 1  Male 19 - 29











Cat 1 Male 30 - 39






JP Brocket M 40 1 Cat 1 Male 40 - 49
Damian Almanza M 42 1 Cat 1 Male 40 - 49
Larry Kintner M 48 1 Cat 1 Male 40 - 49






Kevin Collins M 52 1 Cat 1 Male 50+
Lyle Riedy M 53 1 Cat 1 Male 50+
Phil Ellsworth M 55 1 Cat 1 Male 50+






Levi Ballou  M 16 2 Cat 2 Male 19 - 29
Michael Conley M 25 2 Cat 2 Male 19 - 29
Jared Anderson M 26 2 Cat 2 Male 19 - 29






Andrew Ellis M 30 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39
Jeffrey Zook M 30 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39
Dan Schaeffer M 35 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39
Brad Crain M 36 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39
Scott Dowis M 36 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39
Mitch Bernskoetter M 37 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39
Daniel Bresler M 37 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39
Mark Beers M 39 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39
Corey Hirtz M 39 2 Cat 2 Male 30 - 39






Randy Murdick M 46 2 Cat 2 Male 40 - 49 
Roger Billings M 47 2 Cat 2 Male 40 - 49 
John Dotson M 47 2 Cat 2 Male 40 - 49 
Ron Schnick M 47 2 Cat 2 Male 40 - 49 






Forrest Miller M 52 2 Cat 2 Male 50+
Jim Spellman M 55 2 Cat 2 Male 50+






joseph dickerson M 21 3 Cat 3 Male 19 - 29 
Paul Jackson M 23 3 Cat 3 Male 19 - 29 
Tim Michael M 25 3 Cat 3 Male 19 - 29 
Michael Hall M 26 3 Cat 3 Male 19 - 29 
Dylan Medlock M 27 3 Cat 3 Male 19 - 29 
Patrick Steele M 27 3 Cat 3 Male 19 - 29 
chad walker M 28 3 Cat 3 Male 19 - 29 






Joshua Carney M 30 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39
Collin Earhart M 31 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39
jeff ONeill M 32 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39
Brian Tarnow M 32 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39
Mitch Beller M 33 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39
John Dietrich M 33 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39
levon weaver M 33 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39
Tyler Gill M 37 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39
Kristopher Presnell M 39 3 Cat 3 Male 30 - 39






Dave Lafond M 48 3 Cat 3 Male 40 - 49
Chuck Remboldt M 48 3 Cat 3 Male 40 - 49






Jeff Trader M 50 3 Cat 3 Male 50 +
john vansooy M 53 3 Cat 3 Male 50 +
Jon Parker M 55 3 Cat 3 Male 50 +
Donald Martin M 57 3 Cat 3 Male 50 +






Lester Bose M 30 3 XC M First Timer 
Randy Clark M 45 3 XC M First Timer 
Robert Fisk M 35 3 XC M First Timer 
Jeff Graber M 24 3 XC M First Timer 
Travis Graham M 25 3 XC M First Timer 
Brian Hagman M 36 3 XC M First Timer 
James Maynard M 49 3 XC M First Timer 
Landon Moore M 18 3 XC M First Timer 
Mark Olsen M 42 3 XC M First Timer 
Steve Rogers M 33 3 XC M First Timer 
curtis witt M 47 3 XC M First Timer 
Matt Yaktine M 22 3 XC M First Timer 
David York M 41 3 XC M First Timer 






Jeffery Arnaud M 35 2 XC M Single Speed 
Ben Gulick M 29 3 XC M Single Speed 






Justin Coke M 32 3 Clydesdale 225+ 
Rick Farrant M 53 3 Clydesdale 225+ 
Todd Hecht M 44 3 Clydesdale 225+ 
Dave Lewis M 49 3 Clydesdale 225+ 
Mark Ruehter M 43 3 Clydesdale 225+ 






Christopher Locke M 18 2 XC M Junior 15-18 
Caleb Clark M 16 3 XC M Junior 15-18 
Todd Graber M 18 3 XC M Junior 15-18 
Shane Martin M 18 3 XC M Junior 15-18 
Brett Ruehter M 18 3 XC M Junior 15-18 






Scott Kintner M 14 3 XC M Junior 10-14 






Lowell Premer M 65 2 XC M Masters 60+ 
Steve Schweiker M 63 2 XC M Masters 60+ 
Randy Wagner M 61 3 XC M Masters 60+ 






Karen Brocket F 18 1 XC F All All Cat 1
Sandra Collins F 51 1 XC F All All Cat 1






Victoria Brocket F 12 3 XC F All All Cat 3
Nancy Miller F 44 3 XC F All All Cat 3
Katherine Teubner F 28 3 XC F All All Cat 3






Justin Bay M 32 2 Marathon Male
Shawn Beeton M 42 3 Marathon Male
Wesley Boyce M 29 2 Marathon Male
Seth Carlson M 26 1 Marathon Male
mark davenport M 54 3 Marathon Male
rafal doloto M 35 2 Marathon Male
jim foster M 45 3 Marathon Male
Joe Fultz M 48 3 Marathon Male
micah Gordon M 34 1 Marathon Male
Tim Greene M 51 2 Marathon Male
David Jensen M 30 2 Marathon Male
Zach Johnson M 25 2 Marathon Male
Adam Keck M 33 2 Marathon Male
Nathaniel Merrill M 39 3 Marathon Male
craig myersarenth M 46 3 Marathon Male
David Romisch M 48 2 Marathon Male
Tony Sargent M 43 3 Marathon Male
Kenneth Smith M 24 2 Marathon Male
Nathan Stover M 51 2 Marathon Male
Josh Taylor M 43 1 Marathon Male
Eric Thompson M 24 Pro Marathon Male
Brian Williams M 50 2 Marathon Male
Roger Williams M 47 1 Marathon Male
Jason Wood M 39 3 Marathon Male
Tom Yahl M 43 3 Marathon Male






Carly Teater F 31 3 Marthon Female

































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Monday, March 18, 2013

2013 Fat Tire Season Begins

Spring begins this week and with it brings the start to the 2013 United Federation of Dirt Season.   The God's Country Fat Tire Festival kicks off the series at the Lawrence River Trails.  Come on out and enjoy a weekend of fun starting Saturday with the 11th Annual God's Country Off-Road Duathlon.  Sunday brings us round #1 of the UFD West series with the God's Country Mountain Bike Classic.

The interest in off-road racing appears to be very high this year.  We have a record amount of registrations in both the off-road duathlon and mountain bike events. There are still spots available so register soon.

Online registration for the Duathlon closes on 3/21/13 - Register for the Duathlon race today HERE

Online registration for the MTB race closes on 3/22/13- Register for the MTB race today HERE