Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab Race Communique #2

The Race That Always Delivers (and will be continuing to)
This last Saturday's stormy weather gave way to a gorgeous Sunday and a chance for me and several of my crew to go for an epic ride together. During the ride, it occurred to me that Moab is just one of those places that always delivers. It so lives up to its reputation and every year that I return I seem to have forgotten just how amazing and beautiful this place is.

It's great to be in Moab again. The excitement leading up to the race is palpable. Teams are continuing to sign-up (330 so far) and our venue preparations and trail work are actually ahead of schedule.

It also occurred to me that like Moab itself, the 24 Hours of Moab always delivers. It's no miracle, it's the concerted efforts of Granny's staff, a whole host of dedicated local suppliers and, of course, the efforts made by you, your teammates and friends and family that come to support you.

We are so grateful for the loyal patronage of so many hard-core mountain bike racers. You have made this your race, for many it is the last hurrah of the season and the last chance to gather together with so many of the folks you've ridden and raced with all season.

All of us together have created one of the most famous (and infamous) mountain bike races in the world and I can assure you it's going to be going on for many years to come. This year's race is the first on a new 10-year permit issued by the BLM. It's one of the first 10-year permits ever issued in this area. We earned this permit by virtue of our careful stewardship and respect for the land that we have maintained and due to the the excellent reputation that mountain bikers have earned for themselves. Your respectfulness and your careful post-race clean-up are duly noted and very much appreciated. WTG!

Last Call for On-line Registration Open till 10 p.m. Mountain Time, Oct. 8th (Wednesday)
On-line registration is a breeze and it makes race packet pick-up easier for you and your teammates. Get 'em signed-up today!
>>>On-line Registration

Currently Registered Teams Note:
Next Wednesday at 10 pm mountain time is also the last day for on-line additions of teammates, signing on-line signatures of accident waivers, and making updates to your team photos, bios and other team-page edits. Remember, your team pages will forever be part of the archives connected to Realtime™ Results.

Check your team's web page to see if you've got your roster filled and if all your teammates have signed their waivers >>>Find Your Team on the Team List

>>>Check out the wacky team photo gallery

Registration & Race Packet Pick-up Friday at The MARC in Moab
If you miss the deadline for on-line registration you can still squeak in during walk-in registration on Friday, at The Moab Arts and Recreation Center (The MARC). It's in downtown Moab, just one block east of the Jail House Cafe on 100 North.
NOTE: All teams must pick-up race packets on Friday between 11 am and 10 pm at the MARC.
There is no race-packet pick-up at the venue and no race packet pick-up on Saturday.

Suzuki sponsored Superbiker Champion Get's Moab Bug While it is Suzuki Automotive that is the title sponsor of The Suzuki 24 Hour Series, that didn't stop reigning AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies from signing up for The Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab. Apparently Ben is an avid mountain biker and is gonna have some fun with some human powered biking along with four other friends of his. We'll see what kind of lap times Ben can put in (it takes a lot of fitness to handle superbike horsepower) but if you have any doubts about his bike handling skill and competitive nature you should check out this video.

Web Editor Needed for Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab Webcast

Due to bereavement in his family, we are losing our main webcaster just before the race and are urgently looking for somebody to help with live web updates at the Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab this coming weekend. Cool job, good pay.

Itinerary/duties
Thursday 9th October: Fly to SLC, share rental car to Moab with the delightful Laura.
Friday 10th October: Help set up press conference, write short press conference report for website, post page to site.
Saturday 11th October: Start onsite webcast at 12 noon. This involves proof reading all reporters' work, photo optimization, populating web pages (the basic pages will be ready and linked for you before you start, but you will need to build on what is there, adding several links and pages for guest reporters, additional stories, etc.). Work until about 10 or 11 at night. Sleep a few hours.
Sunday 12th October: Resume webcast not later than 8 a.m. catch up on the night's stories, run the main stories of the final morning of the race. Finish work at about 3 p.m. Sunday. Format post-event press release and post this on the site for email broadcast.
Monday 13th October: drive to airport for 3 p.m. flight.

Will pay flight if needed, rental car/gas SLC-Moab-SLC, meal tickets during race, and a reasonable fee.

Skills required: knowledge of mountain biking (desirable, but not mandatory), good writer (must be able to sub-edit copy), Dreamweaver or similar (mandatory), photo manipulation, photoshop or similar (mandatory).

Call Paul on Monday or Tuesday morning (6th, 7th October), on 415-516-1444. THANKS!
(After Tuesday, call GGP's Moab offices at 435-259-5583.)

Two Ways to Light Your Way: ... All Through The Night

NiteRider
Technical Lighting Systems
Since the very beginning of 24-hour racing at 24 Hours of Canaan, in 1992, NiteRider has sponsored Granny Gear's races. And, they'll be there for you at this year's Moab race, providing sales, fast charging and tech support for all NiteRider products.

PrinctonTec Switchback High-Power Lighting System
The Switchback, a high-power LED light that rivals HID in brightness and is substantially longer lasting. They will be fast-charging and servicing all PrincetonTec lights. They will be selling lights too, even the little ones for around the campgrounds.

An Alien Experience
In case you haven't heard, the Galactic Off-Road Mountain Bike Association (GORMBA) has designated Moab, USA, Earth as the perennial site of The Galactic 24-hour Mountain Bike Championships. Team's with the most out-of-this-world costumes and/or base camp will be eligible for prizes with the winning team receiving a free team entry in 2009.

Front-Row-Seats Available
Calling all volunteers! The midnight shift and finish shift still have openings. If you have some folks who are coming to the race and you want to make sure they have a great time, get them to volunteer! They'll have a blast and we'll take good care of them with a commemorative T-shirt, a meal during their shift and plenty of hot coffee and cocoa during the wee hours. Call Moriah at 435-259-5583 or sign-up on-line.
>>>On-line Volunteer Sign-up

Weather or Not, Here We Come! The long-range forecast looks for some clouds moving in and cold temps at night during the weekend but a pretty low chance of precipitation. Be prepared for all conditions! Safe Travels to the Race. See You Soon!

Click Here to Register for The 14th Annual Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab

Click here to check out the full line of Suzuki cars and SUVs

Granny Gear Productions, Inc.
P.O. Box 189 / 24 Fourth St.
Davis, WV 26260
Phone: (304)259-5533
Phone in Moab after Oct. 3rd: (435)259-5583

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