Roger's Pre Race Update for Santa Barbara

Hi!

Hope to see all of you this Saturday, Vanessa and I (along with some pmbc club members) are going up Friday to enjoy Santa Barbara. I will be at the race site early Sat am, look for the KENDA ez-up. I will have a large ice chest so that you can store your drinks and food, will bring tools, bike rack and tubes,and James/Jay (?) will bring the team tires if anybody needs them?

Pre-rode the course yesterday and the ground was very hard packed with some sandy spots. There is a lot of poison oak off the trail, if you go off course be prepared to bathe in Technu. According to some other riders that were there they added a freeride style downhill section to the back of the course, technical with some drops. The climb out on the backside is rutted with soft sand in the middle, best to stay far right. The single track down hill back to the road climb up is fast and hot with burms. The driveway climb from entrance to the start? Well it just sucks, temp was low 60's most popular tire is sure to be Small Block 8's.

After the race some of us are staying to see how many bars we can make it too before our money runs out, and Vanessa is taking on all challengers for shots :)

Roger

if you need something specific or help with anything let me know

ps I reserved a room at Park Plaza Resort in Utah for the National, plenty of room