Nutty 'cross- Dixon, Calif.

Nutty 'cross.......Le Mans starts ?  Big pond ride with muddy slip-and-slide followed by a ride over some decomposing hay bales ? Chickens everywhere ? Almost as many spectators as racers ? -Yes....this is the second year of this race and it is definitely a thing, maybe the most popular one-day race in Nor-Cal. 

So, what happened ? To me it looked like everyone had a great time and without a really technical course there still was some exciting racing. The spot to watch was the pond-about a foot and a half deep, followed by an off-camber that got muddier as the day went on. Racers in the morning had little trouble with it.Later in the day, about half the racers wound up on the ground slipping and sliding in the mud. It was a great day for the spectators. Here's how the team did that day:

Junior 10-14 race 

Kai Yee  1st.

Noah Hekkert 7th.

Men's B race

Finn Cunningham 3rd

Kai Yee 5th

Gene Park 14th

Women's 55+

Kathleen Bortolussi 2nd.

Men's 60+ A

Paul Sadoff 8th

Men's 35 A

Eric Brown 1st.

Women's single speed 

Maddie Ortenblad 1st.

Men's single speed A

Connor Hormell 5th

Matt Miller 8th

Kyle Taylor 10th

Men's A Elite

Brendan Lehman 6th

Fields were large and about 370 racers took part. Pretty sure we will be back in 2025.