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Jul 22 2011 July 22, 2011 August 2, 2011 by Austin Fenwick

Poll: Choose the Look of the first EVER Cape Fear SORBA Jersey!

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So for those of you who have been monitoring the Cape Fear SORBA Facebook page you may have noticed I put up a post that said we are working on the first ever club jerseys and a vote would be coming very soon to help us determine what they would look like. First of all for those of you who haven’t “liked” us on Facebook yet, shame on you. Go do that. You back? Ok good. Now then, it is time to reveal to the world the 4 choices for our first ever club jersey!!

Option 1: Blue/ Black

Option 1: Blue/ Black

Option 2: Blue/ Gray

Option 2: Blue/ Gray

Option 3: Red/ Black

Option 3: Red/ Black

Option 4: Red/ Gray

Option 4: Red/ Gray

 

Here is how this will work. We will post up the pics inside a poll below. All you have to do is pick the one you like best and vote for it!  We will let everyone vote for 1 week and once that week is up the winner will be chosen (though in case the vote is very close the final two will be voted on again eliminating the 2 with the least votes). The color variation with the most votes will be the version that we send off to Hincapie to eventually get made. A couple things to note: no we do not know how much they will cost yet, it depends on how many are ordered. Also, while the versions we have made up are nice the final version after Hincapie gets done with our mockup may not be exactly the same. Thats just part of how this process goes.

So Cape Fear SORBA, what is going to be fashionable this fall in the Port City?? One of these spiffy new jerseys! Choose wisely!

POLL HAS EXPIRED. THANKS FOR VOTING


Jul 01 2011 July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 by admin

Summer Time Trial Series Wrap Up!

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Good morning everyone, I want to start out by thanking all of the participants in the Summer Time Trial Series. Overall, we raised $205 for the club, gave out $60 in lottery winnings – thank you so much to those that donated your winnings back to the club. Last night was our 5th and final night of the time trial series, we had 10 riders to participate, and we also have a new member to Cape Fear SORBA – Mike Ross, Welcome aboard Mike!

Overall the time trial series was very successful, we met our goal of the money we hoped to raise, got a few new members, but most of all we had a lot of fun. Before I get to the times, I’d like to thank Greg for helping setup and break down every night, Austin for helping me keep information posted, and all of you that came out and took part.

Ok… now for the times…

Barry Wray: 22.56
Tom Condon: 23.02
Steve Mangiacapre: 23.48
Greg Brinson: 24.00
Marshall Brown: 24.33
Jere Dearing: 24.54
Mike Ross: 27.01
Brannon Thompson: 27.24
Corey Curtis: 28.08
Kirsten Jones: 36.34

We had so much fun doing these events, we are thinking about having a couple in July, August, and maybe September… Stay tuned for more information.

See you at the trails,

Jay


Jun 24 2011 June 24, 2011 June 24, 2011 by admin

Time Trial Update Week #4: New winner and fast time!

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With the clouds rolling in and distant rumbles of thunder, we were barely able to hold this week’s time trial before the thunderstorms rolled through Brunswick County. We had another good turnout, 10 riders with a few more new faces coming out to participate. The night’s lottery winner was new comer Gary Coates – Congratulations Gary! Also, we saw Barry Wray set a new fastest lap time of 22.46 – GREAT JOB Barry!!

In addition! We have decided that we will run one final time trial next week at the Brunswick Nature Park due to the popularity of the series this summer! So come on out to the 5th and final week and see if you have the speed to win! And if you don’t you could still walk out with half of the money raised that day!

Times:
Barry Wray – 22.46 (New record time)
Tom Condon – 23.28
Armando Sanchez – 23.36
Steve Mangiacapre – 23.51
Jere Dearing – 24.23
Steven J Mangiacapre – 24.42
Marshall Brown – 24.57
Spencer Thomasson – 26.04
Brannon Thompson – 28.09
Gary Coats – 29.53

Thanks again for everyone that’s been coming out week after week and having fun with us at Brunswick Nature Park!

Below I have posted a downloadable link with all the results of the previous time trials if you want to see how people have progressed throughout the month! Some other fun facts include:
we have raised $170 for the club
we have given out $50 in lottery winnings to participating members
we have had 21 different members participating throughout the series

CF-SORBA Time Trial Results

See you at the trails,

Jay


Jun 23 2011 June 23, 2011 June 23, 2011 by Austin Fenwick

Brunswick Nature Park Update

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Hello all! This is an update on the Brunswick Nature Park for everyone! Tonight we have some maps to show everyone that will give you all a good idea what the trails currently look like and what we are turning in for approval. Lets start with the current section shall we?

 

Current Trails at BNP

The above map shows approximately what the trails at the Brunswick Nature Park look like currently. The trail loop to in the green color on the top left of the map has not yet been made. While the trails on the right hand side (the beginner section) have recently been connected they are not quite fully complete. There is still a bit of touch up work to be done to level out a few places and shape up some berms that need to be adjusted. However, this should give everyone a basic idea of the trails that Cape Fear SORBA has built so far.

Next section of Brunswick Nature Park trail: still awaiting approval

This map is of the next section of trail that we hope to build that will be connected via the green trail that I mentioned on the first map. At about 2.4 miles this trail will be more advanced with obstacles like log rides, drops, wooden berms and the like. The approximate locations of the obstacles have been labeled on this map. The obstacles will all have go arounds so that you can avoid them if you feel like your skill level isn’t ready for them. This map is showing the trail as we have proposed and we are still waiting for the Coastal Land Trust to approve this section. This plan was recently turned into the Land Trust for their approval and we hope that we can begin construction of this section in the fall of this year. With some luck the construction will be under way when the IMBA Trail Care Crew visits Nov. 10th-13th.

Anyway, I hope that these maps are mouth watering enough to everyone to get you excited! Remember, the 2nd map is still pending approval but we will need help to build it! Get excited folks and help us build come fall! It’ll be worth it!

 

Austin Fenwick
VP Cape Fear SORBA