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2006 IMBCS Awards Banquet

2006-10-23T18:24:00.000-07:00

Hello all, Just a reminder about the 2006 IMBCS awards banquet and a few new details.
Date: Saturday, October 28.
Location: Willow Creek Golf Course (140 Army Post Road, West Des Moines, IA. 50265 - (515) 285-7770)
Cost: There is a $10 fee at the door. RSVP is not required however, we do request that you RSVP to Kyle Sedore at ksedore@toyotadm.com by October 23. Family and friends are welcome.
Other Details
Schedule
5:30-6:30 - Social Hour
6:30-7:30 - Dinner
Appx. 7:30 - Awards presentation
Meal will be a buffet style meal featuring savory roast beef, chicken with mushroom and bourbon sauce, au gratin potatoes, brown and wild rice, green bean almondine, tossed dinner salad, dinner rolls, coffee, iced tea, and an ice cream sunday bar.
Awards will be given to the top eligible point earners in the IMBCS Series. There will also be some door prizes donated by some of our wonderful sponsors to be given away. I’d also like to announce an award that is new for the 2006 season. Scott Sumpter of Bikeiowa.com is sponsoring the ‘Bikeiowa.com most improved new racer(s)’ award from the 2006 season. One or more new racers will divvy up a cash award of $200. So, if you’re fairly new to the series and qualified for series overall points (participated in 5 or more IMBCS races), you will be eligible for this award. The winner(s) will be voted on by the IMBCS board of directors.
If you have questions regarding the banquet contact Kyle Sedore – ksedore@toyotadm.com
If you have questions regarding IMBCS points direct them to Cam Kirkpatrick - ckirkpatrick@cbi.com
Cam Kirkpatrick
President - IMBCS
Urbandale, IA.
ckirkpatrick@cbi.com

Iowa Games MTB Race Rescheduled

2006-08-12T07:56:00.000-07:00

Hello all, got some good news. The Iowa Games MTB race has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 7. As of right now I'm guessing that everything with regard to age groups and start times will be the same as the originally planned event. Race info can be found at the following link:
http://www.iowagames.org/SummerGames/MountainBiking.aspx
Additionally, this will also be an IMBCS points race to make up for the cancellation of the IMBCS race at Sugarbottom. IMBCS rules will apply. IMBCS points will be awarded based on the IMBCS category and age groups like every other IMBCS race.
Questions about the event can be directed to either myself or Pat Alvord (515)-418-0135 or patrickalvord@yahoo.com.
Cam KirkpatrickPresident - IMBCSckirkpatrick@cbi.comUrbandale, IA

IMBCS #4 Race Report

2006-06-02T05:24:00.000-07:00

News - 2006 Psycowpath Mtb Series

Source - http://www.nebraskacyclingnews.com/

Sunday, 21 May 2006

The Kanesville Krusher XC (hosted by BMD Racing) dished out some series competition on Saturday, with lightning fast downhills to steep out-of-the-saddle climbs. The Beginner event at 10am had near perfect to dusty conditions yielding a very fast course. At approximately 11:15am, however, the skies opened and light rain fell until 12:15, just after the start of the Sport/Expert event. With a vague forecast and questionable conditions on the horizon, the Sport/Expert event was shortened to 2 and 3 laps respectively.

The noon event started in muddy conditions, with riders slipping, crashing, and riding with both feet on the ground down the main chute to the bottom of the bluffs. Amazingly, no major injuries were reported, although plenty of riders came through after one lap with lots of mud on them. As time progressed, conditions became much better, with many riders proclaiming the final lap to be "perfect" conditions with no dust and tacky hardpack.

Cam Kirkpatrick (Rasmussen's) led the day, taking the top spot on the Expert open podium. Close behind Kirkpatrick was Kent McNeill (Highgear), followed by Sam Johnson (Sioux City Velo) with his best finish yet in his first year as an Expert. Coming in fourth place was Greg Shimonek (Highgear), and Jay Chesterman (Sioux City Velo) completed the Expert open podium in fifth.

The Lewis & Clark Kanesville Krusher was the 3rd event of the 2006 Nebraska Lottery Psycowpath Series, and the 2nd of 5 XC events. The 2006 Nebraska Lottery Psycowpath Series continues on June 10 with Ponca's Revenge Marathon, and then again on June 24 with the Swanson River City Shootout XC (rescheduled from April 29).

Editors note: This race was also the 4th event of the 2006 IMBCS presented by Kia of Des Moines of a ten race series. IMBCS #5 is scheduled for the weekend of June 17 / 18 at Sockum Ridge State Park, near Washington, IA (about 30 minutes south of Iowa City).Squirrel was first overall in singlespeed and I think he was also first overall in the sport class.Stay tuned for full results and report.

Cam Kirkpatrick
President - IMBCS
Urbandale, IA

12 Hours of Cedar Valley update

2006-06-02T05:22:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately this week I have decided to cancel the 12 hour race. Assome of you know I have moved to Missouri which makes for organizingand directing a race 6 hours away difficult at best and the fact Iwould not be able to make it up to Iowa for race day. Please accept myapologies to those that have been training for this event, we did tryto come to a decision ASAP so you had time to make adjustments to yourplans.

Jeff Yielding

IMBCS #3

2006-05-01T10:40:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

IMBCS presented by Kia of Des Moines race #3 is coming up this Sunday, May 7 at Camp Ingawanis, near Waverly, IA. If you are not familiar with the course at Camp Ingawanis, it has some of the best mountain biking trails in the region. The course has a lot of everything, including technical singletrack, challenging climbs, fast descents and some very fast flat sections. Carl Buchanon, Jeff Kerkove and a few others have put a lot of work into the already existing trails to make the course even better than in years past.

Due to the heavy rains this season, the course will be confined to the north side of the creek. The course will consist of a lap that will be in the neighborhood of 6 – 7 miles. Parking and the race start area will be at the north end of the camp.

Take highway 3 east out of Waverly. Turn right (south) on 39th St. SE. Head south on 39th St. SE to Grand Ave. Continue south on Grand Ave until you get to the main gate, 2485 Grand Ave.

Racing will start at 8:30, with beginners going off first, followed by the scout class at 10. The Pro / Semi Pro / Expert class will start at 11, followed by sport at 11:05. There will be free food and water for all participants. Camping the night before the race is free to all participants. There might also be cabins available, for availability, contact Carl Buchanon at (319) 939-1795.

Registration opens at 7:30 for all classes. Entry fee is $25 per racer, cash or check only please. Expert class will payout cash for the top five finishers.

The race coordinator is Carl Buchanon and can be contacted at (319) 939-1795.

Hope to see everybody there!

Cam Kirkpatrick
V.P. – IORCA
Urbandale, IA

IMBCS #2 Race Report

2006-04-24T12:26:00.000-07:00

I'd like to offer a huge thanks to everyone that came out to Seven Oaks for IMBCS #2. Troy Tellinghuesen and the folks at Singletrack Promotions did an outstanding job in successfully putting on the race. The weather was about as close to perfect as you're going to get, with sunny skies and temps in the mid 70’s. As usual, the course was in fantastic shape and also included 1.5 miles of new singletrack.

Brief results go a little something like this.

In the beginner race, Damon Wagner bested a field of 14 starters to finish 1 lap in a time of 52:53, followed closely by Matt Scotton in 53:29. Stephen Carney finished in 3rd in 54:02. On the women’s side Jennifer Taylor finished in first with a time of 1:08:29 followed by Marianne Schroeder in 1:59:09.

In the sport race Jeff Anchor was the top finisher in a field of 34 racers with a time of 1:25:18 over two laps. Des Moines resident John Conlan (Rasmussen Bike Shop) finished in second in 1:27:59. Andrew Carney came in third in 1:32:06, followed by Jubil Young in 1:32:40. Lonie Sauber rounded out the top five in 1:34:32. Jami Hartwig (Team Skin) won the sport women’s race with a time of 2:04:40.

In the expert race there were 21 starters. Cam Kirkpatrick (Rasmussen Bike Shop) won the three lap race in 1:52:40 followed by Brian Eppen (Mercy Specialized) at 1:53:28. Cully Todd (Cannondale MTB Racing Team) came in 3rd at 1:53:45, Jay Chesterman (Sioux City Velo) came in 4th at 1:59:09 and Andy Lueck rounded out the top five in
2:03:54. Kim Eppen (Mercy Specialized) won the expert women’s race in 1:38:52.

The points standings after round two of the IMBCS for sport and expert are as follows:

Expert Open

1 Brian Eppen Mercy / Specialized 410
2 Cam Kirkpatrick Rasmussen Bike Shop 410
3 Cully Todd Cannondale MTB Team 375
4 Jay Chesterman Souix City Velo 355
5 Andy Lueck Mercy / Specialized 335
6 Bill Fanter Rasmussen Bike Shop 325
7 Kyle Sedore Irwin's/Toyota 315
8 David Krenz Team14Productions/Pedro's 295
9 Matthew Yerke 165
10 Nathan Harp 155
11 Nathan Kline Mercy / Specialized 50
12 Rob Versteegh Team14ProductionsPedro's 50
13 Ben Garrett 50

Expert 35+

1 Pete Basso Rasmussen Bike Shop 260
2 Butch Welke Skinny's 225
3 Ray Nelson 200
4 Larry Sauber 200
5 Pete Hill ABD 190
6 Jason Alread Rasmussen Racing 185
7 Bruce Grell DICE 180
8 Matt Brakeville DICE 175
9 Brad Patty 175
10 Dennis Schueler AMB 170
11 Greg Aronson DICE 165
12 Jeff Burnett 165
13 Rick Wren FORC 160
14 Landon Beachy Bike Tech 155
15 John Newell Rasmussen Racing 155
16 Paul Compton Team POE 150
17 David Compton Team POE 50
18 Scott Nechkash 50
19 Christopher Maharry Team14ProductionsPedro's 50

Expert Women

Kim Eppen Mercy Specialized 200

Sport Open

1 Jacob Naumann Rasmussen Bike Shop 400
2 Rob Gartin Irwin's / Toyota 390
3 Chuck Hilsenbeck Irwin's / Toyota 365
4 Cabel Gray 360
5 Taylor Webb Irwin's / Toyota 307
6 Matthew DenHartog Team 14 Cycling Prod./Pedros 290
7 Rick Mezo 250
8 Matthew Yerke 235
9 Andrew Carney 225
10 Mark Miller Bad Ass Coffee/Kegels 215
11 Jubil Young 210
12 Brian Abbott 205
13 Jeff Dullard Team Skin 200
14 Aaron Fleming Bad Ass Coffee/Kegels 185
15 Andrew Palek UMK Cycling Club 180
16 Troy Crady 175
17 Jason Story AE 165
18 David McRunnel 165
19 Bradley Stegall 160
20 Mike Baker Rasmussen Bike Shop 160
21 Kevin McConnell ICCC 155
22 Jon Pritchett 150
23 Chris Hanson 150
24 Steve Reitz University of Iowa 145
25 Jason Millership 145
26 Aaron McCombs PAMBA 140
27 Michael Staub PAMBA 130
28 Matthew Klemish DICE 124
29 Ryan Fosnaugh Skinny's Racing 121
30 Robert Yeske 118
31 Dean Mayne FORC 50
32 Justin Knight 50

Sport 35+

1 Steve Reynolds 380
2 Ron Degeest Irwin's / Toyota 285
3 Todd Gillihan Team Skin 250
4 Dominc Moranic Atlas / Core Fitness 235
5 Carl Cunningham 225
6 David Vander Horst IA Orthopedic Center Race Team 225
7 Jeff Anchor 225
8 John Conlan Rasmussen Bike Shop 210
9 Paul DeKeersgieter CORBA 205
10 Jeff Abel DICE 200
11 Lonie Sauber 200
12 Jason Higgins PAMBA 190
13 Jim Logan Rasmussen Bike Shop 190
14 Jason Blackketter 185
15 Mike Meccia 180
16 Greg Moore 180
17 Mike Frasier FORC 175
18 Nathin Davisson Bad Ass Coffee/Kegels 170
19 Kory Hill 170
20 Nick Woolley Team14Productions/Pedro's 165
21 Will Cummins 160
22 Jeff Klien 160
23 Greg Perry 155
24 Jeff Dillard 155
25 Paul Sweppel Team Hamms 150
26 Ray Gross PAMBA 150
27 Trent Ballenkin 145
28 Mike Lebeda Irwin's / Toyota 140
29 Robert Brokaw PAMBA 135
30 Steve Thaller PAMBA 130
31 Steven Wild 127
32 Steve Edmonds 124
33 Todd Jenngs PAMBA 121
34 Karl Rosenberk HBA 50
35 Jack Ratzech 50

Sport 45+

Paul Varnum Team 14 Cycling Prod./Pedros 350
Phil Curran DICE 200
Bruce Neil Team14Productions/Pedro's 200
David McClung 200
Frank Brummer 185
Peter Kot 175
Brian Depenning 175
Mike Sherman 155
Mike Winter DICE 50

Single Speed

Bruce Reese Irwin's / Toyota 360
Tracy Thomson Atlas / Core Fitness 200
Ian Davis Irwin's / Toyota 200
Donnie Quixote 185
Jason Plunkett 50

Juniors 18 & Under

1 Zach Vander Horst Orthopedic Center Race Team 400
2 Paul Mayes 185
3 Tom Santaroce Kennedey Chain Gang 175

Sport Women

1 Jami Hartwig Team Skin 375
2 Beverly Enslow Proctor Cycling Team 200
3 Amanda Miller Atlas/Core Cycling 185
4 Betsy Silzer PAMBA 165
5 Gabriela Baranova 155
6 Sarah Cummins 150
7 Brandi Moore 145

The points breakdown for each race can be found on spreadsheets that will be attached in the files section IORCA yahoo group site (http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/IORCA/).

Full results for IMBCS #2 will be posted later this week so stay tuned.

Cam Kirkpatrick
V.P. – IORCA
Urbandale, IA

Great News for IMBCS #2

2006-04-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

More great news for mountain bike racing in Iowa!

I just received confirmation that Lazer 103.3 will be broadcasting live from the race at Seven Oaks this Sunday, April 23 from 10 am - noon.This will be a great opportunity to show the general public thatmountain biking in Iowa is alive and well and very cool. So if you'relooking for something to do this weekend, Seven Oaks will be the placeto be whether you're into racing, riding or spectating. The more peoplewe have there, the better.Hope to see you all there!

Cam Kirkpatrick
V.P. - IORCA
Urbandale, IA

IMBCS #1 race report

2006-04-10T07:20:00.000-07:00

I'd like to offer a huge thanks to everyone that came out to Sylvan Island for IMBCS #1. Jim Ghys and the folks at QCFORC (http://www.qcforc.org/Home/tabid/444/Default.aspx) did an outstanding job in successfully putting on the race. The weather was about as close to perfect as you’re going to get, with sunny skies and temps in the lower 60’s. They also did a great job with the course, very technical, tight and twisty. The number of participants doubled from 75 last year to around 150 this year.

I have brief results from the sport and expert races and I only have the last names of some of the participants. In the sport race, Mezo finished in first out of a field of 64 starters in 1:16:53, followed closely by Todd Gillihan (Team Skin) in 1:17:25. Dominic Moranic finished in 3rd in 1:18:00, Cunningham came in 4th in 1:18:20 and Tracy Thompson (Atlas) rounded out the top five in 1:20:00.

In the women’s race, Enslow finished 1st out of a field of 7 starters, followed by Amanda Miller (Atlas) with Jami Hartwig (Team Skin) rounding out the top three.

In the expert race there were 22 starters. Iowa City pro Brian Eppen (Mercy Specialized) won the 9 nine lap race in 1:45:00 followed by Cam Kirkpatrick (Rasmussen Bike Shop) at 1:45:35. Cully Todd (Team Skin) came in 3rd at 1:47:04, Jay Chesterman (Sioux City Velo) came in 4th at 1:47:13 and Butch Welke rounded out the top five in 1:52:13.

Full results and IMBCS series points will be posted later this week so stay tuned.

Cam Kirkpatrick
V.P. – IORCA
Urbandale, IA

IORCA Lands A Title Sponsor

2006-03-27T06:56:00.000-08:00

We have some great news! Kia of Des Moines is stepping up to the plate as title sponsor for the IMBCS. This is a huge step forward for us and will go a long way in helping us solidify mountain bike racing in Iowa. I never realized how important sponsors were to mountain bike racing until I got involved in aspects other than just racing. We need to let our sponsors know how much we appreciate what they do for us and the best way to do that is to spread the good word about them and give them our business. So the next time you are out car shopping, please stop by Kia of Des Moines, tell them we sent ya, and consider buying a Kia. They have a lot of vehicles that suit the lifestyle of people like ourselves and would be a great option. A big thanks goes out to Mike Lebeda for his efforts in getting Kia of Des Moines on board.

We also have some associate sponsors that need to be recognized for their efforts. In no particular order:

Kerkove Media (http://kerkovemedia.blogspot.com), Jeff Kerkove, for the many hours of work that he does for mountain biking at little or no charge. He did all of the design work on our IORCA posters, our website (http://iorcahome.blogspot.com) which is still under construction, as well as a number of other projects for other people and organizations. Jeff also has one of the best blogs (http://jeffkerkove.blogspot.com) in existence. Great entertainment at no cost you!

Chippewa Springs Bottled Water provided by Jay Chesterman of the Chesterman Company, Bottlers of Coca-Cola products. Last season Jay brought a couple of cases of Chippewa Bottled Water to every race and plans to do the same for this season.

Bikeiowa.com, the place to go for all cycling news in Iowa. Scott Sumpter puts in countless hours every week to maintain the best website for all things cycling that I’ve ever seen. Stay tuned to Bikeiowa.com for the most current IORCA mountain bike racing news, race schedule, race info for each race and anything else that you might want to know about cycling.

All of the local bike shops, Rasmussen’s, Irwin’s and Bike World and the many other bike shops that support mountain bike racing. Without the help of local bike shops, you wouldn’t have most of the schwag that you win, nor would have a lot of other benefits that local bike shops provide.

The next time you see any of these fine folks listed above, give ‘em a big ole’ bear hug and say thank you!

See you at the races,

Cam Kirkpatrick
V.P. – IORCA
Urbandale, IA

Welcome to IORCA

2006-01-27T00:34:00.000-08:00

This will be the home page. This page should be the most dynamic (have the most changes on it), constant news articles being posted, trail closures, interviews, rain dates, new sponsors, etc.