Gold Rush 24 Hour Adventure Challenge

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First Assisted Check Point Results

Dennis Baker / 08.11.2008

The teams showed up to ACP #1 smeared with black soot and covered in scrapes and scratches from bushwhacking. The most frequent comment about the first segment was "What trail?".

10:22 BAARBD wire arrives
Galen - "steep and beautiful"
Daniel sent a shout out for Natalie.
Jen said "Hi" to all her adoring fans

10:27 Aquan arrives
Thomas - "Love you Vince"
Bev - "Hi honey. Alan, you're awesome, you should be here crewing."

10:27 Team True Grit arrives
Eric - "It's Rockin'"
Kristin - "Hi Rive, Kaden, Catavina, and Darin, Love you"
Chris - "Going to get Ugly"

10:33 Baarbd wire rolled out
10:35 Team Aquan rolled out

10:36 Necky Cygolite/ Team SOAR arrives
Tracy - "Love the weather"
Tom - "Hey Travis and Zach, Peace Out"

10:41 True Grit rolled out

10:51 Team Baarbd had to return to the checkpoint for some forgotten climbing gear and left within a minute

10:55 Necky Cygolite/ Team SOAR rolled out

11:00 Sputnick arrives
KathyG - "Hi Mom (Diane)"
Tom - "Lost My Fleece" (Dirty Avocados returned the Fleece when they arrived)

11:02 Gorgeous Ladies arrives

11:03 Soloman/ Corporate arrives
Dave N - "Glad the bushwhacking is over"

11:12 Chaos (SOAR Too) arrives
Naomi - "Hi Mom and Dad"
Mike - "Hi Ashley and Kelsey"

11:19 Dirty Avocados arrives
Aja - "Holy Bushwhacking"
Will - "I thought this was a 10K"

11:20 Gorgeous Ladies rolled out
11:26 Soloman/ Corporate rolled out

11:27 Firestarters arrives
Carey - "Fun so Far, Fun Bushwhacking"

11:39 Chaos rolled out
11:41 Dirty Avocados rolled out

11:53 Lucky arrives
Jeremy - "The toughest is behind us, from here on out it gets easier
Jeremy brought back a cow's pelvis bone from this section of the ride..??

12:05 Sun Dawgs arrive
Teri - "Hi Dave, Love You"
Teri - "Hi Dad, I know you are watching, Love you"
Doug - "We love the bushwacking and poison oak!"
Michelle - "Thanks to all our supporters and fans, crew is doing awesome, we are awesome"

As of 12:05 EPIC has not reported to the Checkpoint. Sun Dawgs reported seeing EPIC significantly off course at an early part of the race.See All Event Posts