Park City/1000 Warriors Bike Race

Rick, Jon and I took a little road trip up to my favorite state - UTAH. We went up for the 1000 Warriors Bike Race which took place on last Saturday. We drove up on Wed. morn and was just
so happy to see all the old sights along the way. I usually have flown the last few years and missed out on all the little towns that never seem to change. Even the two sheriff vehicles with
the sheriff dummies in them and the grass growing under the cars don't seem to change. On Thurs. I went shopping at Gardners Village with my first BYU roommate on Thurs. morn. When we get together we become shopaholics and the sales and summer clearance items were at its peak.
This was a lunch stop at the "Dairy Keen" in Heber. Our favorite stop for hamburgers and a raspberry shake . This is Rick's pre-race energy lunch. We drove the course with Kevin and Cindy Kellis and checked it out the day before the race. It looked gruesome. I'm glad my job was just passing out water bottles.
That night we had a pre-race spaghetti dinner put on by Canyon Sports, Todd Taylor's family owned business. It was yummy, and so fun to see everyone. Rick belongs to a bike club called The Brumby's from Mesa, which 45 members came up to ride in the race.
This is the morning of the race, we got there at 5:30 a.m. can you tell it was a bit nippy. This is my son Jonin his little warm up outfit.
Rick and Kevin waiting in line for the race to start. Kevin was trying to hide all his reflector strips that kept flashing when I shot the camera.
This is Rick going up the hardest and last leg of the toughest stage race in America.
Jon not showing any signs of wear and tear.
Top of Snowbird Ski Resort....end of race and just glad it's over!!!!
My brother Mel came out to show his support. He is also an avid bike rider but the long distance kind. He just rode from Salt Lake to Yellowstone by himself. His next destination is to North Dakota to see where our anceastors came from.
Sad to say there was a tragic bike accident involving 5 of our Brumby Members. The race was shut down for 45 minutes to airvac Dave Collins and Steve Beck to a nearby hospital. Dave went through the back end of an SUV after it suddenly stopped to avoid another oncoming car. He had mutiple lacerations to his neck and chest area and completely fractured his jaw and facial area. It was a miracle he is still alive. Steve Beck punctured his lung after he hit the car and bounced off hitting a tree branch that went through to his lung. 3 other Brumbys were also injured but not critically. I do not think cars and bike mix well on these narrow mountain passes. I really think they need to rethink this particualr bike race and relocate it to a safer environment or just not have it. That's just my opinion.