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Today was the first race  in the 6/12 hour endurance mountain bike  race series by Chain Buster Racing at Heritage Park. These are endurance races where you try to complete as many laps as possible in the time allotted. In this case it happens that there is only a 6 hour option, but the points go to whichever you do in later races, either 6 or 12 hour.

The course this year was 2 miles shorter than last year, and seemed in my opinion to be much improved. The conditions were great considering all the rain, however Heritage Park is quite full of roots so you have to be on your toes.

Race Review.

Something seemed to be in the air today. The energy was almost electric. People that were normally calm and cool before a race were bouncing around. Seems as if the shining sun after days of rain was enough to get people into the mood to ride. I found myself getting antsy before the race started, and normally that is not the case.

Start and Lap 1