On The Pegs January 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Page 71

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 1 - January 2019
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is that it gives participants a chance to ride with pros and
also watch them free ride on some of the terrain that the
ranch has to offer. This year, Russell Bobbitt and I brought
out the Gnarly Routes trailer and invited our two biggest
supporters the opportunity to come out for the event.
Lance Smith of XC Gear and Alan Randt of Enduro Engi-
neering came out to enjoy the weekend.
We received rain and snow the week prior to the event
and conditions couldn’t have been better. We had two
days of zero dust and highs in the sixties. On Saturday,
riders covered three loops that made up 66 miles of trail.
In the afternoon, we have games and watch riders com-
pete in a knockout challenge, obstacle course, and limbo
challenge. Red Bull had their MXT rig out to blast music
during the games and a PA system so that the pro riders
could be interviewed. Saturday night, we did a ten mile
night ride and then hung out around the campfire in
Doug’s Camp. Sunday, we offer the A riders a chance to
ride our more extreme terrain and they get to do it along-
side riders like Cody Webb who is incredible to watch
navigate his bike up the steep elevation changes that we
have at the ranch. Riders that don’t participate in the ex-
treme ride have the chance to continue riding the loops
from the previous days. Throughout the weekend, we
had a silent auction going and the top items were custom
KC66 guitars autographed by Lyle Lovett, a limited edition
KC66 Bell Helmet signed by numerous pro riders, a signed
map from the event’s special guest riders that showed all
of the trails ridden during the weekend, and framed and
signed jerseys from each special guest rider. All in all we
raised over $20,000 for the Kurt Caselli foundation and
look forward to putting the event on next year!
If you’re interested in attending the GRINduro event
next year, find us on Facebook at GRINduro for KCF. Sign
up usually takes place in July and is limited to 66 riders so
you have to act quickly. - Cole Kirkpatrick