Richard and Clay are suited up and ready to go.
Tom works while Gary makes a quick call.
Tom and Gary are ready for the start.
Roehl and Scott are fired up and ready to go.
Big Joe makes the bike look small.
Joe and Brenda zoom to the start.
Tech inspection wasn't exactly smooth, but we got through it.
Most of the fleet at the beach in Oceanside.
Pat keeps an eye on a bike.
Joe always had a smile on his face.
Jerry is ready to go.
Tom and Ryan under gloomy Oceanside skies.
Brenda ckecks some paperwork just before the race.
Roehl is trying to figure out what I'm doing with the camera.
Jeff and Sue were one of two married couples on the bikes.
Sean looks ready to pray for a smooth and fast race. We didn't quite get either one.
Everyone in their finest race gear at the tech inspection.
At the team introduction meeting we took up 3 rows of seats.
(Back L to R) Tom, Bernie, Clay, Joe, Jerry, Charlie, Sue, Scott, Jeff.(Fromt L to R) Richard, Brenda, Rhoel, Gerry, Pat. missing - Tim and Matt.
Team meal before Race day. With 26 racers and crew there were a lot of introductions.
Joe is so tall that I'm not sure how much of the ride Brenda saw.
Zipping through the desert near Borrego Springs.
Scott could see over Roehl a bit better.
Ride, eat, sleep. Maureen hits the highlights with this sign in NM.
A typical view - racers with the chase car.
A narrow gauge railroad in NM.
Prepping for a rider transition.
More of NM on the most scenic climb,
Joe eyes the upcoming riders to time the transition.
Starts on the hills were not always easy.
The big climb in NM offered lots of great shots.
These guys are not cheering, they are gasping for breath.
Roehl borrowed Anny's grass skirt to cheer on the team.
Anny does a minor fit adjustment to make it just right.
Veronica and Maureen discuss the merits of grass skirts.
Tim and Matt zoom up the hill, ignoring Mr. Hula.
Tim and Matt pass the chase van while the crew cheers them on.
The high mountains of New Mexico.
Transition time.
See, high mountains. This was the highest point of the race.
Dawn of Day 4.
A racer from another team rides into the sunrise in New Mexico.
