BBE

[DrmRdrAdmin]

Saturday was a great day. Weather was beautiful and the participants who came made the day the best ever! With 12 contestants this year we were challenged to get them all on the road in one minute increments then rush to the check-in to arrive before the first contestant checked-in. We learned that as the numbers increase we will need to make each leg a bit longer to offset the amount of time it takes to embark.

We started at 11:00 am with a one hour rally where riders had to seek out various sites in and around Glenwood, MN and come back with answers to our questions.

Lunch at noon was quick and easy, hamburgers on the grill, chips, pop and cookies.

After lunch we ran 4-legs out through the country roads, finding one interesting (no-maintenance) road through the woods with trees down and wash-outs. Everyone did so good there that we will have to improve the challenges next year, find a river to cross or something better.

At the end of the 2nd leg we had two challenges where riders had to drop rings around cones 3-down using one hand and three coming back using the other hand. This was timed and if the foot hit the ground you were disqualified. The 2nd was a timed slow driving contest to see who could go thou the course in the most time without putting a foot down or going over the line (2-feet wide). Many contestants asked about the barrel race again. Some were disappointed we weren't doing it but others appreciated the change in challenges.

The final leg took us to a small town called Swift Falls were there is a beautiful park and of course a bar/restaurant to visit to catch a drink and meal and of discuss the day.

A special thanks to Todd and Sonya Gylsen who gave us a place to start the race from and to Jamie and Vicky Erdman for providing their property to run the challenges on. And thank to Sharon (my wife) for all her help and support.

Attached are the results of the routes and challenges.

I find it amazing how close most of the times
were for all the riders.

Dave