Team: Natrandis con Enrique de España y Joel

Dawn 2 Dusk mountain bike race, Fountain Hills, AZ. Roughly a 9 hour event on a 15.5 mile loop course. Team with the most laps wins.

Nate and Randy have done this race as a two person team the past three years since the inaugural. When they went to sign up this year the two person category was sold out, however the four person category was not. Elam and Joel stepped up and helped continue the tradition. They were very excited to find that the team name had been put on the back of the event t-shirt.

Miles (our 1 man pit crew) helps with the number plates.

A little game of B.S. to relax before the next days events.

As has been the custom, Nate started the race (Randy is usually still asleep).

Getting ready for his turn.

Joel ready.

The people we camped next to had a unicycle. We all tried it with no success (so much for the circus career). That takes some serious balance.

So here is a break down of the race. Nate did the first lap. No problems. Randy followed and got two flat tires bringing in a less than desirable lap time. Then it was Elam's turn. We did not know what to expect as neither Elam (aka Enrique de España) nor Joel had ever ridden there before. Elam flew around about 30 minutes faster than we had guessed(and faster than Randy's first lap). Joel did near the same which is why we have no pictures of them actually racing (we weren't ready). Total laps for the team was 7, which was good for 22nd place out of 26 in our category(not last place, yah!). 2 laps for Nate, 2 for Randy, 2 for ELAM!, 1 for Joel (just missed the cut off for Joel to do his second lap. Next year). Very good time.I wanted to add that Joel and Elam were by far the youngest participants.

Thank you Joel and Elam.

Post race Golden Corral feast.

The morning after.

Every Arizona trip gets the standard dunes stop on the way home.