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Guts -N- Glory
12 Hour Endurance Ride
May 26-27, 2012
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2012 STORM Hill Country MTB Challenge
presented by: South Texas Off Road Mountain-Bikers (STORM)
Saturday Feb 25 & Sunday Feb 26
Deadline for online pre-registration is
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 4:00PM Central Time Zone.
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click the following images to download the race maps*:
*race maps provided by FRR are tentative/subject to change
STORM Miles of Discomfort
January 28, 2012
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Guts -N- Glory 12 Hour Endurance Ride
May 28th | 8am - 8pm
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Miles of Discomfort
Jan. 29, 2011
Comfort, TX
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Volunteer & Customer Rider Appreciation
Free Camping Weekend
October 9th & 10th, 2010
If you volunteered to build a trail, course martial or Race Setup
or you just rode out here come on out and camp and ride for free.
We will supply brisket for a Saturday night "Big Feed".
Please bring a covered dish of your favorite meat enhancing recipe.
Also we will work on the "Redneck Hot Tub" Saturday afternoon.
We'll try to get it functional for after the Big Feed.
Ya'll come! Ya hear?
2010 Texas Chainring Massacre 6-Hour Race
Presented by Viva Terlingua!
Saturday August 14th 2010 - Start time 5pm
Online registration ends August 13th, 2010 1pm ET
Proceeds benefitting the Austin Parks & Recreation
Junior Mountain Bike Racing Team
From Bike Mojo:
It's official folks, mark your calendars!
Special thanks to Jimmy & Terri Dreiss for providing a great venue not to mention a significant Mojo discount for a full weekend of camping. $10/family for the whole weekend Friday morning to Monday morning. Singles will be $6 for the same weekend.
When: Columbus weekend October 9,10,11,12
Where: Flat Rock Ranch, Comfort, TX
What: 1st (possibly annual) Bike Mojo Family weekend @ FRR
Why: it's a great opportunity for our cycling significant other(s) to meet & greet while the sprockets play in the dirt, ride bikes and throw rocks at each other.
This is a family focused weekend, but not limited to just families. Bring your girlfriend or boyfriend for a weekend of riding, hiking, and camping.
For the parents, the idea is to have at least two rides per day. Dad rides while Mom hangs with the kiddo and vice versa.
For the kiddo's there's a ten and under trail 2 miles long and the "no sweat family loop" which is 4.5 miles. Maybe a moon bounce, I think Ed is handling this.
W can watch the bat flight at the old rail road tunnel 13 miles away in the evening.
For the Wives/Hubbies that don't ride:
There's a new park on the Guadalupe river close by. There are also three wineries in the area.
Food & Spirits: So far it's BYOF/B. I kind of thought Saturday night might be a good Pot Luck night (Burgers, Dogs, grill type food).
Plenty of port-a-poties & showers for the whole family.
Breaking news a possible Keg sponsor for Saturday night. Will need a tap.
2009 UT MTB Weekend
September 26 and 27
Flat Rock Ranch, Comfort Texas
UT Austin is hosting a college Mountain bike race September 26 and 27
On Saturday 9-26 the upper loop will be closed till after 1:00 pm for a college time trial. The lower loop will be open Saturday till 3:00 pm. After 3:00 the lower loop will be closed for a college short track.
On Sunday 9-27 the upper and lower loops will be closed in the morning for a cross country college race. They will both reopen around 1:00 pm Sunday afternoon pending last racer off the course.
For any questions about riding next weekend please email me at jimmy@flatrockranch.net
Sweet & Twisted DU
2-Day DU Extravaganza
by Red Licorice Events
September 12 & 13, 2009
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Individual Registration
$50.00 early, $65.00 late
Relay Registration
$75.00 early, $90.00 late
Saturday - Join us for PRE-RACE FUN! Come early, pick out the best camping spot and be entertained. You won’t want to miss the first ever “Drag Race”. This one-on-one 1/2 mile ‘get down and dirty drag race’ is the ultimate challenge and holds total bragging rights to the winner. Choose your opponent… first one across the line moves on to the next round, one winner takes all. Wear a skirt and be a real man! Awards for best costume, best attitude and overall winner will be awarded in both sexes….girls you can get your “Drag” on too!
Sunday –The main event! Two courses off-road Duathlon, certified by USAT. Prepare to get dirty and have a great time! Pre- race breakfast available, post race party is a must! Bring the family but leave the pooch at home!
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Memorial Day Weekend Gut-n-Glory
May 22-25, 2009
This is the 7th year (8th year in time) for this fun and inexpensive grassroots event. The 12 hour 'Ride' will be held SUNDAY MAY 24th 8:00 am - 8:00 pm. We'll also have one of our famous Rubber Chicken Roundups on Saturday, May 23rd 10am with a wiener roast afterward.
It's $15 per person over 12 years for the whole weekend. Fee includes 3 nights camping, land-use, and participation in all events. The weekend starts Friday afternoon and ends Monday afternoon. $10 per person for Sunday only.
We'll have a cash payout for the top solo male rider and top solo female rider in the 12 hour event, with a raffle for everyone else.
This event is designed to offer something for everyone. Folks interested in strong competition come out and ride for 12 hours on a 26+ mile course that's one of the most challenging endurance courses you'll find. We could not bear to cut out sections of the course to make a shorter single loop, so we will do the whole 26 mile enchilada, but we will count separate loops, Lower and then Upper. Folks not so interested in competition can come out, enjoy the trail at their own pace and spend the rest of the time enjoying the camping and beer. This is a very family friendly event - all ages are welcome.
STORM Hill Country Challenge
April 18 & 19, 2009
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click the link to the left for race maps
Yeti Demo with Anthony Sloan
Saturday March 14th, 2009 | 9am - 2pm
Anthony Sloan with the Yeti Cycles Demo Program will be at Flat Rock Ranch Saturday March 14th from 9am - 2pm.
He will have a variety of bikes to ride including AS-Rs, AS-R Carbons, 575s, AS-R 7s, and 303 R-DHs.
2009 Upside Down DU
by Red Licorice Events
February 21 & 22, 2009
This is a flipped version of our very successful Sweet & Twisted Du at Flat Rock Ranch. Two days of events, two challenging Duathlon courses with a MTN Bike/Trail Run/MTN Bike format. Also, we are adding a kid's crit and a King of the Hill battle on Saturday. Proceeds from this event benefits Bikes For Kids (more info coming very soon).
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Miles of Dis-Comfort Marathon
by STORM Hill Country
January 24, 2009
New Year’s Day Ride
1st Ride of the New Year at Flat Rock Ranch
January 1, 2009
2nd Annual Sanctioned Rubber Chicken Round-Up Ride
Sunday October 19, 2008 9am
We will be placing nine rubber chickens at strategic locations around the ranch. Each rubber chicken will be numbered from 1 to 9 representing cash or swag. Ride starts at 9:00 am. Only one chicken prize will be given per winner. If you find more than one, you better have a buddy to give it to! No preference will be given to direction of ride or which loop. If your strategy is to find a chicken, anything goes. Ride the lower loop forward or backwards. If you have the knowledge, ride a jeep road to the middle and pick up the trail there. The fastest riders may not be the ones to find a chicken, or then again maybe they will!
Breaking news!! There will be two additional rubber chickens - No. 10 and No. 11. These chickens will have GPS Lat/Long coordinates. Bring your GPS device to find them as they will be well hidden. Coordinates will be given before the ride starts.
No early bird starts before 9:00 am. To be eligible to win, you must obtain a wristband between 8:00 am and the start time. This ride will cost the usual land access fee of $6/rider over 12. Ranch management reserves to right to sneak an additional chicken out after the ride starts. Prizes will be in the $25+ range.
We plan to have hot dogs and drinks from 12 to 2. We will give the awards to chicken catchers at 12:00 pm.
Yeti Demo with Anthony Sloan
Saturday October 18th, 2008 9am - 2pm
Anthony Sloan with the Yeti Cycles Demo Program will be at Flat Rock Ranch Saturday October 18th from 9-2. He will have a variety of bikes to ride, AS-R and AS-R Carbons for the XC crowd. 575s for the All Mountain/Trail market and our new AS-R 7 as well, which is a 7" travel all mountain bike. And he'll have the new downhill bike on board as well.
Remember the 2nd Annual Sanctioned Rubber Chicken Roundup Ride will be the next day, Sunday October 19th. This may be the last good weekend to camp at the ranch. Also, there is no burn ban in effect.
