Hey all! A quick update for everyone that was wondering about the results of the time trial this weekend. We raised another 145$ for Tripp bringing our total to $390!  Much of this was through donations from others that did not participate as well as those who did the Time Trial. To all of you who did race the clock thank you so much!

Here are the results! The course included the beginner section, advanced section (first time ridden!) and intermediate section to come out to about 4.7 miles.

1. Bill Sessoms 21.23

2. Greg Brinson 21.38

3. David Lennard 22.21

4. Steve Mangiacapre 22.41

5. Austin Fenwick 23.44

6. Don Brown 25.02 (rode most of the course with a broken seat!)

7. Chris Tennant 25.25

8. Matt Henrie 26.55

9. Jeff Holst 32.40

10. Roxana Horti 34.30

Thanks to everyone who came out! Its always fun to play together!

CCORS Race #3 at the Piranha Pit is ON for March 18th in Havelock, NC. There is some big information that all people interested in being there need to know. Due to current security levels on base it is REQUIRED that all racers, volunteers and spectators REGISTER in advance for the event. If you do not register you will not be allowed on base at all.Now to be clear you are not committing to ANYTHING if you register at the link I have posted below. You are under no obligation to pay for anything by registering either. You are simply giving the base a chance to have a record of all possible folks on base. If you are even CONSIDERING going to the event for ANY REASON we need you to register no later than MONDAY MORNING! I know its short notice but its the only way we will be allowed to hold the event on the base.

You can register at the following link: REGISTRATION FOR CCORS RACE #3 AT THE PIRANHA PIT

The event is now up on our meetup.com page as well! Please folks if you feel like you might possibly go to this event please register. We don’t want anyone to be unable to get to the event.

If you have any questions please feel free to email. Remember, YOU MUST register by Monday morning.

Austin Fenwick

VP Cape Fear SORBA

Just a quick reminder about the upcoming events between now and Sunday. Lets take a look shall we?

General Membership Meeting

The monthly membership meeting will take place, as usual, at the Long Island Eatery off of South Kerr Ave beginning at 6pm. Come out and eat and enjoy the company of your fellow SORBA members! We will discuss club business and specifically open the nominating process for this years club elections. Please come out and be apart of the meeting. Your input counts!

Time Trial Fundraiser!

This Sunday come out and be a part of the CFSORBA Time Trial at the Brunswick Nature Park. The Time Trial starts at 3pm with registration at 2pm. We are raising money to send one of our most valued club members, Tripp, to the National Bike Summit in DC! We have done a tremendous job so far and we are looking to go over the top with the money raised this weekend. Cost to enter is $5. Fun part: Just for participating you get a chance to win half of the money raised! A random participant takes home half the cash and the other half goes to funding Tripp. The fastest rider on the day gets bragging rights!

So come on out this week folks and enjoy the fun. Happy Trails

Hello Cape Fear SORBA! There are ALOT of upcoming events on our calendar in the upcoming weeks. This email is to bring to your attention all the fun things going on in the region and also to let you know you can hit our meetup.com page to RSVP if you want (but its certainly not required!).

Saturday Feb 18^th: Trail Building at the Brunswick Nature Park 1pm to 5pm

Come out and help us build more Trail at Brunswick! We can almost smell the ending section of the new loop! This workday will run from 1-5pm and will be lead by President Greg Brinson. Please bring shovels and rakes. Additional Tools will be provided by CFSORBA. Dress appropriately and bring plenty of food and water!

Saturday Feb 18^th: The UNCW Watha Classic Road Race,Watha NC. First race 8:30am

The UNCW Cycling Team is hosting the inaugural Watha Classic on Saturday, February 18! They are bringing road racing back to the area and are looking for volunteers! Volunteers are needed from 7:30 AM through early afternoon. You do not have to sign up for the entire time.  To help out, email Matthew Maya directly at mjm4033@uncw.edu.  Tell him what time you’re available and he will put you in a slot.

Sunday Feb 26^th: CCORS Race #2 at the Pirhana Pit in Havelock NC.

Registration opens at noon on the 26^th for the end race in the CCORS Series! Cape Fear SORBA club members are meeting at apox 9:45 at Two Wheeler Dealer to caravan/carpool up to the race. Please RSVP at the meetup.com page if you are doing this so we know how many people to expect! If you are interested in racing please visit the CC Velo Website HERE and register for the event in advance. You are not committing any money if you do this, but since the event is on a military base they require people to register in advance if you are even thinking about going.

Tuesday Feb 28^th: Jamis Demo Truck Visits the Brunswick Nature Park from 1-4pm

Check out the Jamis Demo Truck at the Brunswick Nature Park on Feb 28th! They will be there from 1pm to 4pm! Take advantage while you can! Test ride a 2012 Jamis mountain bike at theBrunswickNatureParkhosted by Two Wheeler Dealer. They will be bringing the 650B bikes so you can feel for yourself the wheel size everyone has been raving about!

Saturday March 3^rd:Trail Building at the Brunswick Nature Park 9am to 4pm

Come out and help us build more Trail atBrunswick! We can almost smell the ending section of the new loop! This workday will run from 9am to 4pm and will be lead by President Greg Brinson. Please bring shovels and rakes. Additional Tools will be provided by CFSORBA. Dress appropriately and bring plenty of food and water!

Saturday March 3^rd: Boy Scout Show at Hugh McRae Park 10am-2pm.

CFSORBA will be participating in the Boy Scout Show at Hugh McRae Park on March 3^rd from 10am to 2pm. The club is looking for a few interested volunteers that would like to work with the scouts and man a booth at the event for 4 hours. If you are interested please email info@capefearsorba.com. We love out reach programs and this is a great way to spread what we do through the community!

Sunday March 4^th: Time Trial at Brunswick Nature Park Fund Raiser! Registration open 2pm. Racers start at 3pm

We are holding a fund raiser for Tripp to send him to the National Bike Summit! Time Trial Style!! Come out at 2pm to register and 3pm to race in a time trial at theBrunswickNaturePark. Come out and hit the course for fastest time bragging rights! Cost is $5 to enter and a random rider will take home half of the money raised with the other half going to help send Tripp to the National Bike Summit! The course we will use is a mystery only known to Greg Brinson! So come out on 3/4/12 and ENJOY THE RIDE!