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Anyhow ... it's another step in the right direction as this crazy idea Mittelstadt had becomes a reality.

Mike Froh and Fred Yanke have been working tirelessly through the weekend and made some enormous strides toward the completion of the track. I could sit and write lots about the progress, but, it's a whole lot easier to just show pictures. After all, they are worth a thousand words, right? Based on my math, it would take me a couple of days to write all the words you all should have for these:











first straight, first jump - step up, step down (and ya' do the hokie pokie ...)








Second jump, first huck ... 21' lip to lip into turn one makes jump #2 a leap of faith. That said, it's going to be an absolute gas watching the older experts blast this baby at full song.















Here's what jump #2 looks like from the riders perspective ... well, if said rider was all the way outside and probably getting smoked into the first turn. Note the backside is nice and mellow for us older (or younger) folks.



This "enhanced image" shows the second straight from the reworked back half of the big first berm. The corner used to shoot you out at the left side of the jump, so, Mike hopped on the skid steer and provided a sweet remedy. I fudged in the stripes out of curiosity. Mike spent a lot of time on Friday making sure things were evenly spaced and that the straights all have a consistent width on the obstacles. There should be a lot of passing opportunities here. Straight is step up, followed by two 19' lip to lip ABA "National" style doubles.


This shot looks down the second straight from the second jump. For those that air it out here, a lot of backside pump can be had which will make this a really strong momentum straight. Rolling and pumping looks as though it will be a solid alternative as well.


Here's kind of a strange view from the mid point of the second turn, looking right across the apex and into the third straight rhythm. Mike is going to build a new first obstacle for the third straight, but needed to have that space open to gain access to the rest of the straights with the loader for the time being.


Finally, looking out of the entrance of the last corner. This is another weird shot as the riders will be heading straight for my vantage point on the straight immediately centered. To the right is the second straight, on which the riders will be going away from me. To the left is the final straight on which riders will also be heading away from where I'm standing.

Track Promotion
This weekend will be spent focusing on promotion as the WORS (Wisconsin Off Road Series) Mt. Bikers converge on Crystal Ridge. Hundreds of riders on site gives us a huge opportunity to promote our new track among our big wheeled brothers and sisters. John and I are working on promotional materials to hand out, but, we really could use some help with somebody to sit at a table for a portion of Sunday and hand out literature on the track. Please get in touch with me if you think you can help with this.

Here's a draft of a promotional flyer that I worked up yesterday:



Kevin O'