Bob, Thanks for the wonderful ride report.
Mick and Richard, thanks for chiming in too.
I am glad you all had a good time, despite the challenges the elements threw at us.
I must point out, our event was founded by ISDT veteran Greg Holder in 2008, when he recruited the late Thomas Carmichael and me to put on the inaugural Carolinas White Lightning Cross Country at K&S Kartland, Fountain Inn, South Carolina. Talk about wet! We ended a six year drought in the Upstate by attracting torrential rains of biblical proportions. It's a wonder we ever had a 2nd Annual CWLCCC.
As always, Greg works hard to lay out a challenging but enjoyable course. However, this Winter's record rainfall forced the relocation of the staging area, start, and entire race course to the west side of the property, on high ground, above the overflowing Fair Forest River, just two weeks before the event. All of this AFTER the previous course had been improved and arrowed. Greg and property manger Todd MacDonald worked frantically and tirelessly to create what many considered an epic course in record time, with Bobby Richardson and I aiding in clearing, pre-riding and arrowing.
By this time subscribers of Trail Rider Magazine should be receiving their April issue, which includes my article, "White Lightning Defies the Elements". Those of you who don't subscribe, but are AHRMA members, will be able to read an abbreviated version of the article in the May issue of AHRMA MAG.
A big THANK YOU to all of you who made the trek to our event.
Al
Mick and Richard, thanks for chiming in too.
I am glad you all had a good time, despite the challenges the elements threw at us.
I must point out, our event was founded by ISDT veteran Greg Holder in 2008, when he recruited the late Thomas Carmichael and me to put on the inaugural Carolinas White Lightning Cross Country at K&S Kartland, Fountain Inn, South Carolina. Talk about wet! We ended a six year drought in the Upstate by attracting torrential rains of biblical proportions. It's a wonder we ever had a 2nd Annual CWLCCC.
As always, Greg works hard to lay out a challenging but enjoyable course. However, this Winter's record rainfall forced the relocation of the staging area, start, and entire race course to the west side of the property, on high ground, above the overflowing Fair Forest River, just two weeks before the event. All of this AFTER the previous course had been improved and arrowed. Greg and property manger Todd MacDonald worked frantically and tirelessly to create what many considered an epic course in record time, with Bobby Richardson and I aiding in clearing, pre-riding and arrowing.
By this time subscribers of Trail Rider Magazine should be receiving their April issue, which includes my article, "White Lightning Defies the Elements". Those of you who don't subscribe, but are AHRMA members, will be able to read an abbreviated version of the article in the May issue of AHRMA MAG.
A big THANK YOU to all of you who made the trek to our event.
Al