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THANK YOU TO ALL MY PROUD SPONSORS	. Sea Otter Classic, where to start? Sea Otter classic is the largest multi day, multi event race in North America. It hosts BMX, Mountain Bike XC, Downhill MTB and 2 Road events plus a slue of recreational rides. Saturday’s SRAM NRC Circuit race was the event that Teamexpresscopy.com was there for. As we pulled in to the Laguna Seca Speedway we had left the early morning rain behind us, the sky remained cloudy but the track was dry. This was the first race with Gina after just finishing the World Championships for her track season. The riders received there new race bikes, yes NEW, these bikes will stay with the new race truck that Jeff and Dave outfitted this past week in Portland. The 6x10 trailer was just too small, so we rolled into to Sea Otter with a 16’ box truck and room to move around. Just as the race started the sky start to spit a bit of rain but it didn’t seem to be anything to worry about. On the second lap of the race Anne and an Aarons’ rider stretched their legs and had a 10sec gap as the came across the start finish line. The next lap around it was a Webcor and an Aarons’ rider that had just a slight advantage. By the fourth lap it was all together and stayed that way until about 6 laps in and the sky opened up. On lap 8, Meshy got the race going again coming into the feed zone, just after the start/finish, but the peleton was not willing to let her go. By lap 9, the sky really opened up, sending people looking for cover anywhere they could find. On lap 10, Mara Abbott of Webcor launched an attack, which didn’t amount to much thanks to the pounding rain that was washing mud and rocks onto the course. At this point, the weather proved to be too much, and the race was temporarily postponed. The riders were told to stay warm and be ready to resume racing. With the cold and windy weather and the pouring rain, it was impossible to stay warm. After hearing the opinions of a few team directors, officials decided to invoke the “Act of God” rule, and cancel the race. However, because the race was cancelled just half way into things, we were told that there was not an official finish, and there would not be any prize money awarded! This may just be the most expensive race of the year! Look for us next in New Mexico at the Tour of the Gila starting on May 2nd.

. Sea Otter Classic, where to start? Sea Otter classic is the largest multi day, multi event race in North America. It hosts BMX, Mountain Bike XC, Downhill MTB and 2 Road events plus a slue of recreational rides. Saturday’s SRAM NRC Circuit race was the event that Teamexpresscopy.com was there for.
As we pulled in to the Laguna Seca Speedway we had left the early morning rain behind us, the sky remained cloudy but the track was dry. This was the first race with Gina after just finishing the World Championships for her track season. The riders received there new race bikes, yes NEW, these bikes will stay with the new race truck that Jeff and Dave outfitted this past week in Portland. The 6x10 trailer was just too small, so we rolled into to Sea Otter with a 16’ box truck and room to move around.
Just as the race started the sky start to spit a bit of rain but it didn’t seem to be anything to worry about. On the second lap of the race Anne and an Aarons’ rider stretched their legs and had a 10sec gap as the came across the start finish line. The next lap around it was a Webcor and an Aarons’ rider that had just a slight advantage. By the fourth lap it was all together and stayed that way until about 6 laps in and the sky opened up. On lap 8, Meshy got the race going again coming into the feed zone, just after the start/finish, but the peleton was not willing to let her go. By lap 9, the sky really opened up, sending people looking for cover anywhere they could find. On lap 10, Mara Abbott of Webcor launched an attack, which didn’t amount to much thanks to the pounding rain that was washing mud and rocks onto the course. At this point, the weather proved to be too much, and the race was temporarily postponed. The riders were told to stay warm and be ready to resume racing. With the cold and windy weather and the pouring rain, it was impossible to stay warm. After hearing the opinions of a few team directors, officials decided to invoke the “Act of God” rule, and cancel the race. However, because the race was cancelled just half way into things, we were told that there was not an official finish, and there would not be any prize money awarded!
This may just be the most expensive race of the year! Look for us next in New Mexico at the Tour of the Gila starting on May 2nd.