Interviews

1st Place
Beg Women 34&under
Andrea Walheim

1st Place
Beg Master 1
Bill Ringler
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

1st Place
Beg Junior
Jeff Meyer
FSVS

1st Place
Beg Senior 1
Ryan Isbert
University of Del

2nd Place
Sport Vet 1
Ben Anemone
Bike Line Corporate

1st Place
Sport Master 2
Chris Hinman
No Cents Racing

2nd Place
Expert Vet 1
Jed Prentice
College Park Bikes

2nd Place
Expert 45+
Paul Hardy
The Bike Lane

2nd Place
Expert Senior 1
Schuyler Marsh
FSVS

5th Place
SingleSpeed
Marc Vettori
Spot Brand

1st Place
SingleSpeed
Nick Shaffer
Wooden Wheels

The Fair Hill Classic - Race #5 of the Classic Series presented by TREK was a perfect example of how smooth a rough situation can become when encountered by the Delaware Trail Spinners. The original date was set very early in the year  which is necessary due to the limited availability of the land. Unfortunately after approximately 600 hours of preparation for the race scheduled for July 18, 2004, at the last minute the race had to be cancelled due to very heavy rain. Consequently, the rain date of August 22, had to be set back one day out of courtesy so that it did not overlap a nearby mtb race. That meant that a horse event and a mtn bike race would be taking place the same day - Saturday, August 21st.

Re-routing of the course and changing the start finish area plus grooming the trails again was a lot to handle with limited volunteers (Friday is a difficult day for volunteers as most cannot afford to take off work).

Todd Forrest - Race Director was at the helm for yet another year along with all of the dedicated Delaware Trail Spinners' crew and did a wonderful job taking care of business so that the show would go on without a hitch. Perhaps this excerpt from a race interview will tell the story: Where you happy with the way the race was run? "Yes, the course was fantastic and the promoters did a great job. Delaware Trailspinners does a lot of good things for the sport, and it is always good to support a fantastic club. Thanks for a great race!"

Rain was forecast yet again, however it held off until the very end of the race with few racers getting caught in the brief shower. The trails were in remarkable shape thanks to the spinners excellent trail maintenance. The heat and humidity were quite intense the day of the race but the racers persevered as usual, enjoying some of the sweetest singletrack on the east coast.

Beginner Race

1st Place Beginner Women Overall and 34 &under was Andrea Walheim - Jersey Action Riders. She was stung by a bee and put the hammer down a bit early at the end of the race but persevered over the competition ending up with a five minute gap at the end. Jessica Singerman - FSVS was second at 2:01:45 and the ever consistent Series Champion Shannon McCulloch - Yellow Breeches Racing third at 2:08:59.

Undefeated Series Champion 1st Place Beginner Women 35+ Barbara Schultz - Action Wheels had another great ride along with some tough competition in her own class. She maintained her perfect record while holding off second place Kate Primm. Her lead at the end of the race was one minute eighteen seconds. Barbara finished the race in 1:59:24 with Kate coming in second with a time of 2:00:42. Third place was Karen Garbarino - 2:20:51.

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