Ride to Live Road Race

The team had a unique opportunity to race on the road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Al.. The track is 2.38 miles of pristine black top with 16 turns adding to the excitement. Gardner Fish continued on his Top 5 roll, and brought home a hard earned 2nd in the Juniors. The team then focused their attention on the Cat 5 race and the Cat 4/5 30+ race. In the Cat 5 race they worked hard and delivered Larry home in 13th. Brian Tucker came home in 14th to secure 2 top 15's for the for team. Big pats on the back went to Brad and Justin for the hard work they put into getting Larry and Brian home.



In the Men's 4/5 30+ race the team pulled together again and brought Ashley home in 10th. Brad, Larry, and Mike H. put in maximum effort to put Ashley in position for his 10th place finish. In all the team came home with 4 top 15's and a solid day of racing on a beautiful track.

Hoover Criterium

Team CCR went into it's first home race at Spain Park High School with the team at full strength, and the results were evident early on. Gardner Fish notched his second victory of the young season with a thrilling victory in the Junior race. Larry Stanley backed that up with a solid top 5 in a stacked CAT 5 35+race. Mike Herring(11th Master 45+) and Brian Tucker(11th Cat 5 35+) brought home 2 additional top 15's for the team. Justin, Ashley, Todd P., and Todd T. all raced incredibly hard to help get us in a position for the finishes that we had. It was a very solid effort from the team.

Marching On

CCR's racing season went into full swing in March starting with the Winter Training Race Series at Camp Sumatanga. The team made a decision to move up from the "C" races to the "B" races for 2009. Racing in the "B" races is more organized, bearing a slight resemblance to what you would see on T.V.. This year we had also decided we were going to be more active and not just sit and ride. With the second race being canceled for snow, our training efforts were shortened into 2 quick weeks. The boys rode hard in both races, and like a prize fighter, they kept jabbing at the peleton, then would tactfully drop the hammer. The team showed lots of fight and by the end of the third race, everyone knew who we were.



After completing the training series we kicked things off with the first real test at the Tour de Tuscaloosa. The crit is tabbed as the toughest Crit in the South, and not even a course change would damage that reputation. Brad and Gardner brought home top 15's for the CCR gang with each finishing a very respectable 12th. By the time we got to the road race we had lost several to sickness and sent out a skeleton crew at best. Todd Pope and Mike Herring both raced with a lot of grit and determination representing CCR well in the road races.




CCR made it through March relatively unscathed. The only incident we had was Justin's crash during the training races, which resulted in some scratches and bruises. The season really fires up in April.

Enjoy some photos: Training Races and TDT