Iceman weekend arrived with the promise of 15 hours of nonstop rain, 50mph wind gusts, and unseasonably warm temperatures in the 50s. Race in full rain gear? Shorts and short sleeves? It really was a crap shoot on Saturday morning. One of my favorite parts of the day was rolling around the start corrals in Kalkaska watching people freak out …
It’s the time of year when we turn our attention to a year-end party. This year the party will be at Townsend Park in Cannon Township. The fireplace-heated stone building should be a little warmer than our outdoor freeze-fest of last year, and the playground and lawns around the building provide us some access to outdoor spaces if the weather …
The final race of the season dished up several individual state championship awards, as well as a team victory for the Elementary Team and the High School Team. In all, the Coyotes came home with heads held high and a successful season under their belts. Our Elementary Team defended their state title meaning they are still the only team to …
Our final race of the season brings us to Lakeshore Park in Novi for the famous Tree Farm Trail. On one of Metro Detroit’s original MTB trails, our racers can look forward to twists, turns, roots, and relatively flat terrain. “The Crater” awaits our advanced riders with some interesting options for race routing. Volunteer Links: COACHES’ RACE! Saturday at 12:15pm, …
One thing’s been true for years: The Coyotes love a home race at Merrell. This week was no different as the team turned in multiple excellent performances, and once again brought home the Elementary and High School team titles as well. With one race to go, both the Elementary and High School teams are well-positioned to take home state championships. …
Our home race is here! It’s race-week and Merrell is our destination this week. It’ll be our best-attended race of the year, and you can bet it’ll also be the most fun! A few things we’d like to request: Please sign up for food. We expect more family, more guests, more racers, etc. We’ll need more food than normal this …
In its second year as a MiSCA venue, Heritage Park served up some great racing on a course that expertly blends flowy singletrack, pass-friendly two-track, and technical hillsides. The Coyotes enjoyed far better weather than last year’s visit when temps got well over 90 degrees for most of the day’s racing. In the team competition, the Coyotes snagged their third …
Our 3rd race weekend in a row will be at Heritage Park in Adrian this weekend. Volunteer signups are ready for you! Many thanks to Jeff Wert who installed a brake controller on his pickup so he could tow us home on Sunday after Bloomer Park. I think we have Jeff Minnerick signed up to get us home from Heritage. …
Bloomer Park has been on the MiSCA circuit for the last 5 years, and the trail never disappoints. With a start/finish venue situated on a large cricket field, and a trail system full of flat turns, punchy climbs, flowy downhills (and “Art’s Lungbusters” for the advanced riders) the race is always one of the team’s favorite stops in the series. …
The problem: In Lansing, Senate Bill 1191 (2022) proposes the following: In other words, trails that are currently un-designated (e.g. state game areas, two tracks adjacent to Yankee Springs, state forest trails like the VASA, ) would immediately (by law) become open to horses and closed to bikes. This bill is non-partisan, with some limited support from members of both …