Heritage Park Race Review
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 …
Heritage Park Volunteer Slots
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. …
Race Review: Bloomer Park 2022
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. …
*ACTION ALERT UPDATE* We need your help (even more) to preserve trail access across the state!
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 …
Bloomer Park – Volunteer Slots
Race week is here again (already?!) and this week we’ll be at Bloomer Park in Rochester Hills, Michigan on the other side of the state. The registration deadline is tonight at midnight, so be sure to get registered. A special note: Many thanks to Jeff Wert for setting up his truck to bring the trailer home on Sunday this weekend. …
Owasippe: A tail of two weather patterns
The Coyotes took to the trail at Owasippe this weekend, over two days of starkly different weather. On Saturday, the Elementary team was the top team on the day under hot sunny skies where pre-race staging looked like a UCI race, with parents holding umbrellas to shade their racers from the blistering heat. Sunday dawned with temps in the high …
Owasippe Volunteer Links
Season-long Trailer-Tow Sign-up genius – Use this link to signup to tow the trailer. We reimburse miles, and you’ll earn the eternal gratitude of the team.
There are also slots to help plan the end-of-season party. Saturday Sign-Up-Genius: Use this link to sign up for food slots setup/takedown on Saturday for Owasippe. You’ll be grilling this week! So get …
Race 1 Review! Mid Michigan College
Race Review – Mid-Michigan College The Elementary Coyotes cruised to a dominating win, while High School missed out a victory by one point in an exciting weekend of racing north of Mount Pleasant in Harrison this weekend. The time trial format saw racers departing every 10 seconds on the flat and flowy course. Results are listed below. Advanced Elementary Coyotes Upper Elementary …
Roster Confirmation & Potluck Signups
Our newsletter has a roster for your review (and confirmation) as well as Potluck Signup Slots (let’s gooo!).
Newsletter – Get ready to race!
Racing starts next weekend (August 27-28) so let’s get ready to race. This week’s newsletter includes: Information about how to volunteer to help make race weekend a success Race weekend schedule (tentative) Gear delivery updates