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Down and Dirty in Memphis

Tmornstar · 2004-11-14T12:46:35+00:00

Yesterday several of the Memphis Unicycle Club members participated in the Down – n- Dirty Mountain Bike / MUni race. There were 5 of us that came out on the blustery, cool morning and we all had a great time. We would have had more participating but this race had been postponed due to extensively wet trail conditions that were detrimental to the trail. We all won some cool swag as door prizes and the finishing prizes in our open uni class were 1st $50, 2nd $40, 3rd $30. Most importantly, we all had a great time. We are really lucky here in Memphis because the race promoters have all become eager to get us to race. They seem to turn a blind eye to parts of the NORBA rulebook (brakes, number on the handlebar, etc.). Slowly these race promoters are realizing that MUni is infinitely safer that mountain biking and we are adding some fun and frivolity to the day for everybody. If you are having trouble being allowed into MUni races let me know and I can hook your race promoter with several in this area that are eager for the MUnists to participate. Even if you are not very competitive I encourage all to go out and at least just ride the course with a number and be a part of the party. Also, almost all of our off-road races here are to raise money for non-profit organizations or events. By participating your are doing at least three good things at once. A) Promoting unicycling B) Supporting a charity C) Doing something good for yourself D) Having fun! Get down and dirty where ever you live! Tommy -- Tmornstar - Grandmaster 2T Tommy Thompson [email hidden] (No PMs. please) Memphis Unicycle Club Please vist our web site: http://www.memphisunicycleclub.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tmornstar's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/658 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36308

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Tmornstar
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14 November 2004, 12:46 UTC #1

Yesterday several of the Memphis Unicycle Club members participated in
the Down – n- Dirty Mountain Bike / MUni race. There were 5 of us that
came out on the blustery, cool morning and we all had a great time. We
would have had more participating but this race had been postponed due
to extensively wet trail conditions that were detrimental to the trail.
We all won some cool swag as door prizes and the finishing prizes in our
open uni class were 1st $50, 2nd $40, 3rd $30.
Most importantly, we all had a great time. We are really lucky here in
Memphis because the race promoters have all become eager to get us to
race. They seem to turn a blind eye to parts of the NORBA rulebook
(brakes, number on the handlebar, etc.). Slowly these race promoters
are realizing that MUni is infinitely safer that mountain biking and we
are adding some fun and frivolity to the day for everybody.
If you are having trouble being allowed into MUni races let me know and
I can hook your race promoter with several in this area that are eager
for the MUnists to participate.
Even if you are not very competitive I encourage all to go out and at
least just ride the course with a number and be a part of the party.
Also, almost all of our off-road races here are to raise money for
non-profit organizations or events. By participating your are doing at
least three good things at once.
A) Promoting unicycling
B) Supporting a charity
C) Doing something good for yourself
D) Having fun!
Get down and dirty where ever you live!
Tommy
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Tommy Thompson
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aspenmike
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14 November 2004, 23:43 UTC #2

It's nice to see that if done appropriatley, that MUn can mix well with
NORBA events. Well done, and congrats on giving unicylcing a positive
image. Your four reasons are correct, although FUN might be first in my
list. Good job Tommy!
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Tmornstar
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14 November 2004, 23:52 UTC #3

Thanks, Mike.
When I saw that you had responded I was suddenly drawn to a memory of
being absolutely destroyed and in an AspenMike induced oxygen debt while
at the NAUCC MUni championship.
My step-son, Daniel, is due to come to ride/ski with you about the 6th
of December. Look for him.
Tommy
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Tmornstar
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14 November 2004, 23:52 UTC #4

Thanks, Mike.
When I saw that you had responded I was suddenly drawn to a memory of
being absolutely destroyed and in an AspenMike induced oxygen debt while
at the NAUCC MUni championship.
My step-son, Daniel, is due to come to ride/ski with you about the 6th
of December. Look for him.
Tommy
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Tommy Thompson
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Memphis Unicycle Club
Please vist our web site:
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Tmornstar
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14 November 2004, 23:52 UTC #5

Thanks, Mike.
When I saw that you had responded I was suddenly drawn to a memory of
being absolutely destroyed and in an AspenMike induced oxygen debt while
at the NAUCC MUni championship.
My step-son, Daniel, is due to come to ride/ski with you about the 6th
of December. Look for him.
Tommy
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Tommy Thompson
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Memphis Unicycle Club
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http://www.memphisunicycleclub.com
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GILD
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15 November 2004, 11:11 UTC #6

Tmornstar said:
*the finishing prizes in our open uni class were 1st $50, 2nd $40, 3rd
$30.*

who put up the money for the prizes?
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Memphis Mud
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15 November 2004, 12:25 UTC #7

GILD said:
*who put up the money for the prizes? *
"THE PEDDLER"
A fine Local Bike Shop.
This event was a fundraiser for Shelby Farms, our 4400 acre park which
was hit hard by budget cuts this year. Shelby Farms is the largest park
in the USA completely surrounded by the city. (Central Park in NYC is a
mere 880 acres). We have sailing and fishing lakes, meeting facilities,
8 miles of paved paths for walking, riding, skating, etc. Plus many many
miles of trails for hiking along the Wolf river or MUni (and Mtn Bkg)
and hiking. There are several races each year that utilize the Tour
d'Wolf (MB) course. Lots of crosscountry and some tech spots. This
course is Cokerable, and we've found a 29er with 150s to be ideal.
-Tom
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(2 of the uniers named Tom/Tommy/Tomas/Thomas)
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TheObieOne3226
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15 November 2004, 12:39 UTC #8

Memphis Mud said:
*This event was a fundraiser for Shelby Farms, our 4400 acre park
which was hit hard by budget cuts this year. Shelby Farms is the
largest park in the USA completely surrounded by the city.*
I was going to call you on this, but on further research I see that the
main part of Fairmount park in Philadelphia is only a measely 4,180
acres. Darn. I'm not counting the Fairmount Park system, which is
several parks making up 9,200 acres. Oh well...carry on.
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aspenmike
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15 November 2004, 16:01 UTC #9

Tmornstar said:
*Thanks, Mike.
When I saw that you had responded I was suddenly drawn to a memory of
being absolutely destroyed and in an AspenMike induced oxygen debt
while at the NAUCC MUni championship.
My step-son, Daniel, is due to come to ride/ski with you about the 6th
of December. Look for him.
Tommy *
Have Daniel bring some snow with him, as the ski season is getting a
slow start so far. No big concern, as this is the norm for Colorado. The
storm track has been south, so the Southern Rockies are doing better. I
look forward to showing him the "goods".
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