http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 08 May 2010 16:19:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wild Trak Cycling Club is currently hosting Saturday morning casual rides along the public bicycle paths in our local Alton, IL area. The rides are tailored toward beginners new to cycling along roadways with vehicles, pedestrians, and traffic furniture present. Before the morning tour our leaders, Mark and Sam, go over ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=116 We will be Re-scheduling the River Road Clean Up Day should the weather be foul Sunday March 21. I will have to contact the other groups involved to see what we can schedule as far as a make up date. It will still happen, just may be a few weeks before ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=114 Wild Trak Cycling Club is hosting a River Road Trail clean up day on Sunday March 21, 2010 at 10:00 am. Groups will meet at both Clifton Terrace Park and Piasa Park at 10:00 am. Go to which ever park is handier for you. We will work towards each other ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=109 It is that time of year. Get your calendar clear for the Wild Trak Cycling Club Early Season Road Ride. We will be collecting $5 this year to cover the cost of fuel and supplies for the SAG vehicle and course marking as well as the supplied post-ride snacks.   Link to 81 mile route: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/il/alton/133126705473623392 Link to 50 mile ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=99 http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=93 The Gordon Moore Park Race was to be the crown jewel of the PCX Series for 2009. We laid the course out on a beautiful fall day with leaves blowing about, perfect temperatures and sunshine everywhere similar to the race day forecast. Beginning at the Muenstermann Pavilion the start straight ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=85 Hasta la Vista! Round 3 of the Pride Incorporated Cyclocross Series at La Vista Park was the toughest course so far. Overall the circuit was SOFT due to the 2.5 inches of rain we had in the days leading up to the event. From the paved starting line riders made ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=77 [caption id="attachment_74" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="Is this a Sponsorship?"][/caption] Bubba Cross http://bigshark.com/page.cfm?pageid=700 round 1 was a Saturday night race at Faust Park in Chesterfield, MO. The weather was perfect for 'cross chilly and dark. The course was compact in order to fit it all under the lighted areas of the park. It had ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=66 Round two of the Pride inc CX series: http://www.prideincorporated.org/PICX2_New.pdf was another successful event! Wild Trak Bikes Course Setup Team dealt with adverse weather conditions on Friday before the event while setting stakes and stringing rope. It had rained the three days before the event, which made marshmallows out of the ground we ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=59 WOW!!! What a day! Our first try at putting on a cyclocross race was a great success. We tried to think of everything, everyone worked really hard, the weather was beautiful, and we had a lot of spectators. There were maybe 15 runners and 40 cyclocross racers but we had lots of ... http://wildtrakbikesracing.com/blog/?p=50