Season Finale! Race 6 @ Novi Tree Farm
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 …
Tree Farm Preview
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, …
Merrell Race Review
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. …
Merrell Volunteer Slots
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 …
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 …