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From: "Charlie Shonkwiler" <shonkcm@u.washington.edu>
To: <uwracing@u.washington.edu>, <hrcesal@gte.net>, <alpine@netw.net>
Subject: mtb ride saturday, tales from georgia
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 17:09:45 -0800
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There is a group of us going up to bellingham saturday to ride galbrath. =
 all skill levels welcome to come, we might need some other people to =
drive depending on how many of you want to go.

email me back to make arrangements.

This past weekend was the 1999 collegiate mountain bike national =
championships.  I was the lone representative for the UW in the downhill =
and dual slalom.  there were 62 schools presend, more than double last =
year's 28 in reno.  The venue was the bavarian village of helen georgia. =
 The downhill was very flat and favored hardtail bikes, semislick tires, =
and powerful sprinting leggs.  I had the bike, I had the leg, but I also =
had a tree along side the trail that for some reason refused to get out =
of my way- i yelled hey tree, get out of the way, im racing, but it =
wouldnt listen.  So I crashed and burned.  Wound up 51st out of almost =
200 riders.
the slalom was one of the better courses ive raced in quite a while.  =
big burms and a double jump with about a ten foot gap.  in practice and =
in my qualifying runs i was money but that slippery grass at the last =
gate kept me out of the elimination round of sixteen. =20
I did score some points for the UW, we ranked 42nd out of 62.

Big props to the university of montana, comming from being almost =
unnoticed last year at reno to fifth over all as a team this year.  they =
fielded a complete team of twelve riders, including a full womans team.  =
Jeremy Martin raced probabally faster than he'd ever had to finish mid =
pack in a overly strong b-mens xc  race.  Doug swansen lead the mens a =
xc race for nearly a lap before his body decided that was too fast to be =
riding and shut down on him.  The womans team did very well also, =
finishing third overall.

This is where WE need to be next season.  I know the mtb riders are out =
there and that there is intrest, so lets get pumped for next season.  =
Also, we WILL be having a collegiate mtb race series in our reagon next =
fall.  University of Montana, Idaho, and the UW will all be hosting mtb =
races along with some possible others.

Also a reminder to pay your dues.  And, I think the clothing deadline =
has come and past but if you still want something im sure you can get =
squeezed in if you act quick.  This early deadline is so that the gear =
will be in before the road season.  There will be another order placed =
in a few months for the mtb season.

Charlie Shonkwiler

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>There is a group of us going up to =
bellingham=20
saturday to ride galbrath.&nbsp; all skill levels welcome to come, we =
might need=20
some other people to drive depending on how many of you want to =
go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>email me back to make =
arrangements.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>This past weekend was the 1999 =
collegiate=20
mountain bike national championships.&nbsp; I was the lone =
representative for=20
the UW in the downhill and dual slalom.&nbsp; there were 62 schools =
presend,=20
more than double last year's 28 in reno.&nbsp; The venue was the =
bavarian=20
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hardtail=20
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bike, I=20
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reason=20
refused to get out of my way- i yelled hey tree, get out of the way, im =
racing,=20
but it wouldnt listen.&nbsp; So I crashed and burned.&nbsp; Wound up =
51st out of=20
almost 200 riders.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>the slalom was one of the better =
courses ive=20
raced in quite a while.&nbsp; big burms and a double jump with about a =
ten foot=20
gap.&nbsp; in practice and in my qualifying runs i was money but that =
slippery=20
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sixteen.&nbsp;=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I did score some points for the UW, =
we ranked=20
42nd out of 62.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Big props to the university of =
montana, comming=20
from being almost unnoticed last year at reno to fifth over all as a =
team this=20
year.&nbsp; they fielded a complete team of twelve riders, including a =
full=20
womans team.&nbsp; Jeremy Martin raced probabally faster than he'd ever =
had to=20
finish mid pack in a overly strong b-mens xc&nbsp; race.&nbsp; Doug =
swansen lead=20
the mens a xc race for nearly a lap before his body decided that was too =
fast to=20
be riding and shut down on him.&nbsp; The womans team did very well =
also,=20
finishing third overall.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>This is where WE need to be next =
season.&nbsp; I=20
know the mtb riders are out there and that there is intrest, so lets get =
pumped=20
for next season.&nbsp; Also, we WILL be having a collegiate mtb race =
series in=20
our reagon next fall.&nbsp; University of Montana, Idaho, and the UW =
will all be=20
hosting mtb races along with some possible others.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Also a reminder to pay your =
dues.&nbsp; And, I=20
think the clothing deadline has come and past but if you still want =
something im=20
sure you can get squeezed in if you act quick.&nbsp; This early deadline =
is so=20
that the gear will be in before the road season.&nbsp; There will be =
another=20
order placed in a few months for the mtb season.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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Shonkwiler</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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