Sept 26-Oct 2, 2022
TIME CHANGE Practices this Week, Team Pictures, Booster Meeting, Race Four: Detroit Mountain, Fall Service Project, Season Finale Race
TUESDAY SEPT 27—Sunfish Lake Park
5:30 PM TEAM PICTURES
Meet at the west end of the parking lot, on the hill by the rocks. Wear your jerseys and black shorts. Order of pictures: Middle School, High School, Combined, Senior, Captains. Each team member will receive a 8 x 10” print at the end of the year banquet! Images will be used in the yearbook, and no individual shots will be taken.
6:00-7:00 PM
Booster Club Meeting
When the kids are getting pictures, all parents are invited to join the Boosters!
6:00-7:00 PM
Practice? If there’s time after pictures, we’ll get a round in!
THURSDAY SEPT 29, 5:30-6:30 PM
Practice: Carver Lake Park. Meet by 5:15, be ready to ride by 5:30 PM
SATURDAY OCT 1 and SUNDAY OCT 2
Detroit Mountain Race! See below.
Race Four: Detroit Mountain, Detroit Lakes: October 1-2
LOCATION
Detroit Mountain Recreation Area
29409 170th St.
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Race Course Description:
Get ready for Detroit Mountain! This is a fast and flowing singletrack course to the race series. Tucked into this 4-mile course, will be mountain bike flow trails, along with switchback climbs that lead to fast descents. Add in a healthy mix of gravity trails, this course is set to test all levels of riders.
DATES/TIMES
Saturday, October 1
Middle School Races (for us, Grades 7-8)
10:30 AM-4:30 PM
Sunday, October 2
High School Races (Freshman, JV2, JV3, Varsity—Grades 9-12)
7 AM-3:30 PM
Call-ups will be posted closer to the date—usually Thursday nights before the race. Please watch TeamSnap for more information on pre-rides.
WEATHER UPDATES
Text 2022DETROITMOUNTAIN to 84483 for updates to be texted to your phone.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO HELP SET UP TENTS ON SATURDAY!
Please contact Coach Andy.
Fall Community Service Project: Gateway Trail Clean Up
WHO: Riders and parents!
WHAT: Trail clean up from Cayuga Street to L’Orient Street and Arlington Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue
WHEN: Saturday, October 8 | 10 AM - 12 Noon
PARKING: Meet at Arlington Field (400 Arlington Avenue E) as a team, this is just a couple of blocks from the trail. We’ll walk to the trail to together and begin the service project.
WHAT TO BRING/WEAR: Sturdy leather gloves to wear, clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. It may be helpful to bring buckets, but the DNR will also provide garbage bags.
The DNR requires everyone to answer COVID health screening questions the morning of the event.
Questions? Please contact Melissa Telsrow (Ian’s Mom) at Melissa@hi-perlocal.com or 612-501-7990.
Remember that volunteer hours are a requirement for lettering.
All Team Finale: Redhead Mountain Bike Park—Chisholm, MN
LOCATION
Dates: October 15–16, 2022
Redhead Mountain Bike Park
1005 Discovery Dr
Chisholm, MN 55719
Race Course Description:
Come discover this brand-new race venue at Redhead Mountain Bike Park at the Minnesota Discovery Center (MDC) in Chisholm, MN. Carved from the walls of an abandoned water-filled mine pit, Redhead offers outdoor enthusiasts an oasis of fun with hand-crafted and purpose-built mountain bike trails. Be one of the first to race on this custom-designed race course that traverses multiple terrain features and has options for riders to test out their skills.
DATES/TIMES (ALL TEAM FINALES HAVE DIFFERENT RACE SCHEDULES, SEE BELOW!)
Saturday, October 15
Grades 6-9
8 AM-3:30 PM
Sunday, October 16
JV2, JV3, Varsity
7:30 AM-3:15 PM
PRERIDE INFO: Because the race weekend schedule is different, we’re waiting to find out how that affects pre-ride schedules. You’ll know when we know!
Call-ups will be posted closer to the date—usually Thursday nights before the race. Please watch TeamSnap for more information on pre-rides.
HOTELS & CAMPGROUNDS
We hope you already have one, but if you don’t, please begin looking ASAP!
WEATHER UPDATES
Text 2022FINALE to 84483 for updates to be texted to your phone.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO HELP SET UP TENTS ON RACE WEEKEND!
Please contact Coach Andy.
Thank you, 2022 Sponsors!
