Iron Butterfly - Results from Kate

Results:  Iron Butterfly

May 22, temp. 82 degress F  winds 15-20 , 27% humidity

  

The Rottweelers welcomed two new riders on a perfect evening for riding:

• not too hot, not too cold,
• not too humid,
• tail winds only,
• no gnats for the post-race chatter,
• no one caught by the police for failure to stop, and
• everyone followed the course to perfection

Debate and consternation followed posting of the results when it was found there was a potential tie for second place.   The calibration of timing mechanisms was reviewed with less than conclusive outcome.  Race committee determined that ties for Iron Butterfly go oldest.

1. Scott      24.23

2. John B    25.01

3. Steve      25.01

4. Andrea    26.42

5. John C    26.45

6. Ed          27.38

7. Jim         28.26

8. John H.   28.38

9. Dan K.    30:15
10. Kate       35.05

Dan Klima report

Arriving after the true Rotts had finished, I decided to renew my fond memories of Iron Butterfly torture.  For the warm-up, John H. took me on a grueling 13 mile romp through the park trail system, often reaching speeds of 15 mph.  After a short breather, I straddled the Plastic Pony and headed off into the still gusting wind.

Thanks to the Tuesday Night TT guys, I was able to get passed twice on Co 24 to add to the realism of an actual Rott Ride.  Seeing photographers and the Medina Police stopping traffic brought me back to reality.  Figuring the MedCops were busy, I blew through the stop sign, saving precious seconds.

As I turned the corner to the Two Saints Cemetery, I felt inclined to look for open grave sites.  Not seeing any within sight of the road, I kept going.  Topping Brown’s Mound made me think of circling back to the cemetery and doing a more thorough search.

The rest of the ride was less notable, mostly because I was so focused on air deprivation.  After all that fun, my final time was 30:15 (sorry Kate).

See ya’ll later, maybe….

Danny Boy

Editors notes:

• Had Craig and Pat shown up team Cheerios with their new recruits could likely have ended their victory drought.   As it was they were once again drubbed 30-25.

Elm Creek Time Trial - 5/15 - (John Carline)

Under the beautiful sunny sky, four rotts gathered to take on the 11 mile Elm Creek mountain bike trails.  We lost Kate before the race as lacking turtles in these trails she found two-legged beings needing help placing boulders on the trails.  The remaining three started off on the fairly sparse trails.

J Barten started off as the rabbit with J Smith and J Carline dreaming of a rabbit stew for dinner.  Before any could say 'what's up doc', the minute was up and J Carline gave chase followed by J Smith.  In the end that wascally wabbit excape with nearly a sniff and we were left with a flat (Smith) and the exhilarating experience of maneuvering through the sharp turns and narrow passages.

Times:

J Barten - 56:00

J Smith - 1:01:00

J Carline - 41:33 (ex. 3 mile Grizzlyland loop)

Results - Hell of Greenfield II

Comment from Mr. Barten:

“ The race lived up to pre-event hype, riders got to experience mud, grass, gravel, grit, blood, sweat and tears on a wonderful evening with perfect riding conditions.  Plans are to make the Hell of Greenfield III even longer and harder, continuously increasing the punishment inflicted on the participants until more riders show up.”

Results From Mr. Ed:

Hell of Greenfield II May, 8, 2012

Longer, harder and more confusing. Indeed.

Temp 63, wind 5mph from the north.

Ride summary

Barten played it cool and rode at a slightly more relaxed pace for the mountain bike segment then upped the speed when he saw Matthiesen making a move on the first gravel out-and-back.  Smith was the nice guy and stayed close to Ed in case he had another chain break.  But you know what they say about nice guys.  The only one crying at the end was Matthiesen who was foamed up like a rabid dog.  Kate got a little closer to doing the actual course.

Results

Barten aka The Delano Wind 1hr 0min 38 sec

Matthiesen aka Chainman 1hr 3 min 22sec

Smith aka What bike do I ride? Single speed, mountain bike ahh. Smith 1hr 9min 19sec

Kate aka Pretty soon I’ll  get this course figured out Kate  1hr 10min 5sec

Map for Hell of Greenfield Two

It looks easier than it is.

Hell of Greenfield Two

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Lyndale Time Trial results

May 1, 2012

Temp 78, Tornado sighted

Predicted bad weather or the remote location kept the numbers down tonight with only 3 riders and 1 single speed timer.

A reported tornado outside of Watertown turned out to be the Delano Duo (Ed and John) stuck in the round-a-bout.   Luckily us folks from Watertown are used to extracting people from Delano and they were sent on their way back to the finish before they turned into butter.    

The single speed hex worked with Ed flatting before the race and breaking a chain during the race.  Despite all the troubles, Ed was still able to pull off a heroic podium finish and garner a nifty 8 points.

Finish:

10 points - Schoo - 31:16    

9 points - Barton - 32:32 

8 points - Matthiesen - 34:30

1 point - Smith (for timing and stopping the tornadic activity)

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Next week is the Multi Surface ride "Hell of Greenfield Deuce".   If you haven't done one of these you should try to make it.    As Steve Schoo is fond of saying about events like this  "It's a different kind of fun…."

Video from Schoo