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Bamacross II: East Lake Park

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16 Oct 2012

Posted by Scott Thigpen

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Bamacross had it’s second 2012 race at East Lake Park on Sunday and it was a roadie’s wet dream with all the flats to attack on with one ass-nasty sandpit and a series of turns going up and down a damn dam in the backside. The headwinds quickly would turn to tailwinds giving you that moment to surge and fire down the straights.

Edit: Photo galleries at the bottom of this post

Jen Nichols clearing the barriers

This race brought on some much needed nutrients on the race with Zach Davis and Will Stabler shoving bacon down the mouths of anaerobically decimated racers as well as the beer fairy handing out some warm beer and cheap insults.

Bamacross Chix Rippin It

The race crowd was bigger with around 22 girls racing this time as well as more barriers being bunny hopped (always a treat to see). The sandpit was absolute hell being an instant endo for some who dared to ride it.

Witches Brood Alleycat race this Friday! Click the image for more details

Bici Coop sported their newly designed jerseys at Bamacross with some of them…being…a…skin suit (what has been seen can never been un-seen now!). The Bici gang also dominated in the tent design having tons of meat, cupcakes, meat-food and a mythical meat-bacon-date-walnut treat made my Langston Stabler. Holy hell, it was like finding the Grail!

The mountain bikers of BUMP came in full force showing that just because they sport the fat tire doesn’t mean they can’t compete! David Passmore, Gretchen McElveen, Jan Ardovino and Holly Carmichael all came and gave that course a hammering with suspension and 2.3 knobby tires!

Maaike Everts once again dominated the gals again putting a gap between her new competition, Jen Nichols. But that gap keeps getting smaller and smaller. Watch out Maaike!

A big giant thanks to Brent Marshall for organizing the Bamacross season.

I think it was cool to see all the people who were there just to go to the park that day and came upon us. The few I spoke with seemed really interested and entertained by the idea, and enjoyed the spectacle! – Anna Carrigan

Bamacross Winners

In the masters (35 year olds) Scott Staubach, Jacob Tubbs and Eddie Freyer took first, second and third. The Category 3, first,

Skeletons in my closet artshow in Forest Park. Click the image for more details!

second and third places were scooped up by John Newsom, Jacob Tubbs and Jamie Alexander. The non-human Cat 1-2 were taken by cyborgs, Willy Fyfe, Kevin Conerly and Omar Fraser. In the Singlespeed division, Pat Casey and Randy Kerr took in first and second. Pat also took second in Category four tailing first by Darrell O’Quinn. Hill Balliet took first in the huge span of juniors this time.

We had many surprised spectators this time due to the location and park. All seemed to enjoy the pain across us racers’ faces as we lapped around the track for the windy but beautiful day.

Kate Cleveland as well as other great photographers were out there shooting us racers. Since I’m biased, I’m only showing Kate’s photos here but if you’re on facebook, check out the BAMACROSS group to see great photos done by other photogs.

Kim Cross with her battlecry

Missed the first Bamacross race report? Click here to read all about it. Want to try a Bamacross race? Well boy-oh-boy are you in luck because this weekend you have not one but TWO days to race! Bamacross will have a Saturday afternoon race and it’s regularly scheduled Sunday race at the Softball Complex in Gasden, Alabama. You can find more details by clicking here (a pdf). Get a jump on the crowds and a discount by pre-registering! Click here for the details!

Bamacross Pix (and video) or it didn’t happen

Here is a set of galleries for you look at all put in their respective categories, but first a video

Bamacross Race II
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My wife, took the bulk of these Bamacross photos (I took some). She wanted to focus more on candids and some shots with an artistic bent which tell a story of how the day went. I think they are fantastic, check’em out!