Big Bear 2x12

(See attached file: Big Bear.jpg)

Late and behind again but whatever here it is. I'm really not into 24 hour racing anymore it's fun and I night riding is a blast. But there's not enough fun to make up for all the sleep I lose. But this year was different I was actually looking forward to the annual 24 Hours of Big Bear this year because it was going to be the 24 Hour Nationals. But thanks to Greedy Gear is was cancelled thanks Laird your the best. But something good came out of the 24 hour race getting cancelled. Mark Schooley the mountain biker that runs Big Bear Lake stepped up big time and decided to put on some type of endurance race that same weekend. It started out as the Big Bear 4x24 but in the end it was the Big Bear 2x12. Its a pretty simple format teams of two racers each must complete 2 or 3 laps depending on your class. The more I thought about it I liked this format plus the first place payout of a $1000 made in even more attractive to me. My hardest decision now was to decide which class and finding a partner. In the end I asked Suz Falvey to team up with me. Even with a stacked coed class I liked our chances. Just for the record Ruth doesn't like racing with me says she feels to much pressure.
Packing was super easy cause I knew exactly how much stuff to bring cause I knew how many laps I had to do. I met Todd and Suz early Saturday morning and headed down. The trip was pretty uneventful except for spotting a cool ass General Lee replica on 68. We decided that it would be best for me to go first. I was pretty happy when I found out that there wasn't going to be a Le Mans start. As usual I felt like I was rushing around trying to get ready and before I knew it was time to line up and go. One thing for sure is that if you never rode at Big Bear it's worth the trip just to check out the awesome trails there. Some people say how technical and rocky it is but I just think its fun that's the stuff I love riding. I had a good first lap and come in third and then the battling started. We went from first to third and back again. But in the end Shogrens and the Riddles were to much for us and we finished third. Which was OK but with the winner take all format third or last it still meant nothing. In the end I had a blast hope to make it back again next year the only downside was the Stoopid 50 was the next day and I decided not to make the drive. Thanks to Mark and all the awesome sponsors for the good times. Almost forgot to mention that it rained a little too thanks for the picture Ben.

J