“SingleTrack High” Outdoor Screening in Fairfax May 31 To Benefit Drake MTB

SingleTrack High PosterCome join the Drake High School Mountain Bike Team for an outdoor showing of SingleTrack High!

Many kids in America stop riding bikes in high school. Riding through puddles is no longer cool. Two wheels get traded in for four.

But for hundreds of kids in Northern California, the ride never stops…it gets faster. These are the student-athletes of the NorCal High School Mountain Bike League. They come from the mountains, the suburbs, and the city. Some ride carbon fiber race bikes, others old steel clunkers. They ride to win, to finish, or just to escape. For six weekends every spring, they don their school colors, roll up to the start line, and fly.

Both inspiring and touching, the documentary addresses the question of what mountain biking can do for the mind, body, and social lives of today’s teens by following six diverse student-athletes throughout a season of racing.

  • Where: Central Field (Contratti Baseball Field) in Fairfax
  • When: Friday, May 31st at 9pm, ticket sales begin at 8:30pm
  • Tickets $10, cash or credit card
  • Featuring a local Fairfax rider
  • Proceeds go to Drake High School Mountain Bike Team

2009 Tamarancho 1000 A Huge Success

Super Heroes

Super Heroes!

Super Heroes abound at the 3rd Annual Tamarancho 1000, held on Halloween.

Not only were there riders who were super heroes but an incredible effort by Tony Ruggiero and the Parent Committee made this event a huge success!

Thank you all so very much for putting together an organized, delicious and well staffed event. From the breakfast burritos to the burgers to the lap counters and course marshals, it was, like the awesome Drake MTB Team itself, a well oiled machine.

Many thanks go out to Julia Voilich and the Redwood gang as well for their part in making this a great success. Drake riders rode 114 laps and Redwood added another 51 for a total of 990 miles! Add Coaches laps and we were able to hit the official 1000 mark to make this a true Tamarancho 1000.

Again, thank you all for participating. This is a great start to what I am sure will be an incredible season for Drake MTB.

Roll Pirates!