The Burn 24 Hour Challenge, May 24-25

The Burn 24 Hour Challenge is back at Dark Mountain Trails in Wilkesboro, NC, this coming weekend - May 24 and 25. Eddie and Namrita O'Dea - Directors of The Burn - have been working with the BMCC to make this the best BURN so far. The trails have been upgraded, there are more alien abductions, a kids race has been added to Sunday. This race is an all around good family time.

After speaking with Namrita they ensure us you will have a kick ass time at this year's Burn and there are going to be REAL alien abductions this year. The O'Deas are always working to make this a race event you will not forget and their efforts are paying off with a record of more than 50 riders in the solo division.

Vassago cycles has 3 frames in the prize pile. There are two BanderSnatch frames in the Duo Team category and we have thrown in a JabberWocky for the free raffle. Be sure to register your name for that free raffle - they have a lot of prizes to hand out!

Online registration will be open until May 22nd (tomorrow) at 11:59 PM EST. This is the easiest option for everyone: sign up online, check in on Friday, race on Saturday. You can also register on site on Friday, May 23rd from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A late fee of $20 will apply and t-shirts can not be guaranteed.

And due to the tragedy of the Ditch Witch while working on the trails, the BMCC will be taking donations at the race to get a new Ditch Witch and to keep fixing our trails. Please stop over there and help out where you can!

Suzuki 24 Hours of Conyers - Granny Gear

WOW! We're throwing a huge congratulations to Eddie and Namrita, as they kicked ass at Conyers this weekend - 2nd race in the 24 Hour series put on by Granny Gear Productions. The race was held at the Georgia International Horse Park, which was used for the 1996 Olympic Games mountain bike events.

We watched through the live events and scoring updates on the Granny Gear website and cheered the Dynamic Duo on!

Plagued with some technical issues on forks 3 days before the race we sent a new White Bros Magic 80 down to Eddie. He received the fork on Friday, set it up and raced it on Saturday. Namrita switch between her Magic 80 and the ODIS fork throughout the race. A few issues and an excellent support crew from Addictive Cycles these two still battled their way to 1st place!

You can read the full race press release at MTBR Press!

We hear you ITALY!

These two keep us excited.

Eddie O'Dea - 1st place Men's Solo

Namrita O'Dea - 1st place Women's Solo

Fastest Lap Overall Women's

Photos courtesy of Granny Gear Productions

All photos taken by Carl Mesta @ mestaphotos.com

MBAA State Championships

A huge congratulations to Adrenaline Race Team!!! They competed in the 7th and final race of the MBAA State Championship races this past weekend. The final race of the series was held in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Tom Ament took State in SS Advanced category

Matt Conners took State in Expert 19-39

Evan Smith took State in SS Novice class

Left to Right: Chris Grove, Doug Kennedy, Tom Ament, Chris Latham, Scott Countryman

Congratulations to the entire team.

Look for updates on Adrenaline Race Team over the next couple of weeks as we bring you more exciting news out of Arizona!

12 Hours of Tsali

Brian Archer and Chris Davis headed over to the 12 Hours of Tsali race in Bryson City, NC this past weekend. Hoping to better their standings from last year at Tsali the race started with a ¼ mile uphill run and off they were. Brian tried out the new Vulpine tire from WTB in the rear with a WeirWolf in the front, good karma stayed with him and the trails were hardpack.

Congratulations

Brian Archer - 3rd place finish

Chris Davis - 6th place finish

Congrats to Eli Geske, out of Florida - Won 1st place - Riding the Optimus Ti

Eckerd Youth Alternative Fat Tire Festival

Jeremy Arnold - 1st place finish

Jeremy Arnold made a last minute decision to race the Eckerd Youth Alternatives Fat Tire Festival in Dupont State Forest, NC, and we're happy he did. The Eckerd program, in Newport, NC: Camp E-Ma-Henwu, helped Jeremy out when he was a teenager, so how perfect that he could do a race benefiting them.

The race was held in Hendersonville's Camp E-Toh-Kalu - giving riders the chance to enter areas not open to the public at Dupont.

Taylor Brooks Foundation

We wear the gold ribbon in support of children with cancer

Vassago Cycles has teamed up with Dirty Spokes to support the Taylor Brooks Foundation. We at Vassago Cycles are very passionate about childhood cancer and raising awareness to an amazing foundation that does not receive half the research funds it needs. It has become a mission we are proud to be part of.

Vassago Cycles has donated a frame that will be raffled between now and October 11th, 2008 at the Dirty Spokes 12/6 Hour Mountain Bike Race - Georgia International Horse Park, Conyers, Ga (ALL proceeds from the raffle go to the Taylor Brooks Foundation). Raffle tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased through the Dirty Spokes web site.

We urge you to read the story of mountain bike racer Jeff Brooks and his wife. their daughter lost her fight against cancer on April 1, 2008.

We wish the Brooks family all the best and our thoughts are with you.

Taylor Brooks Foundation

We wear the gold ribbon in support of children with cancer

Vassago Cycles has teamed up with Dirty Spokes to support the Taylor Brooks Foundation. We at Vassago Cycles are very passionate about childhood cancer and raising awareness to an amazing foundation that does not receive half the research funds it needs. It has become a mission we are proud to be part of.

Vassago Cycles has donated a frame that will be raffled between now and October 11th, 2008 at the Dirty Spokes 12/6 Hour Mountain Bike Race - Georgia International Horse Park, Conyers, Ga (ALL proceeds from the raffle go to the Taylor Brooks Foundation). Raffle tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased through the Dirty Spokes web site.

We urge you to read the story of mountain bike racer Jeff Brooks and his wife. their daughter lost her fight against cancer on April 1, 2008.

We wish the Brooks family all the best and our thoughts are with you.