Gold Rush Summer Challenge 2013 Results  

It was a close race once the penalties for missed chackpoints were calculated. 'Old Solo Guy' Dave Edwards beat out the two person team of 'Searching for Katan'. Several teams ended up close behind with just a few minutes seperating the places. The event was based at the scenic New Melones Lake using both the Glory Hole and Tuttletown rec areas.

The event started with a short run down to the paddle on Lake Melones. The low water level, a hundred feet below normal, made for tough navigating at times as teams had to ignore the marked lake shore and use the contours to  re-visualise it a hundred feet below. After paddling to the Glory Hole side of the lake, teams took in 6 checkpoints on foot before returning to the boats. The hot weather and lack of water caused concerns for some teams and everyone was happy to dunk in the lake whenever they could.

After the foot section around the North side of the lake, teams paddled back to the Tuttletown side of the lake. The final straw for the teams before they reached the refreshing amenities of the main transition at ACP3 was the steep 200ft carry of boats from the landing site back to the ACP. Two teams, 'Dave Crider' and 'Lost in Pace'  came out of the hot foot section and accepted a tow back across the lake dropping out at ACP3.

For the next leg, teams tackled a set of 6 checkpoints on mountain bikes around the trails of Tuttletown. The entirely single track route provided fast and smooth riding with plenty of curves to entertain the teams. Flat tires were incurred by many as the trails had their share of goatheads. The young team 'Red White and Blue' had mechanical problems with both Nate Betcher and Chris Crane ending up rolling or carrying their bikes to the finish.  

Thanks to the volunteers who manned the event, especially Andrea Cavalli who braved the heat at transition 1 and 2 and Wendy and Jim Pauli in the safety boat, 

The Gold Rush team  

Overall Results 

Team	First Name	Last Name	Sex	Age	Finish	Missed	Missed CP	Other	Total	Pos
					Time	CPs	Time(Min)	Penalty
Team Solo Old Guy	David	Edwards	Male	43	7:37:30		0	0	7:37:30	1st Overall, 1st Solo
Searching for Catan	Jeffrey	Linder	Male	35	7:37:15	11	20	0	7:57:15	1st Team
	Erin	Hanley	Female	27
Wild Wood Nymphs	Jeff	Vasek	Male	48	7:32:25	1	50	0	8:22:25	2nd Team
	Matt	Hanko	Male	49
Inappropriate Team Name	Roberto	Battiston	Male	33	7:38:30	1	50	0	8:28:30	3rd= Team
	Aaron	Verstraete	Male	32
	David	Shelton	Male	34
Steam Donkey/Brown Chicken	Paul	Campbell	Male	37	7:38:30	1	50	0	8:28:30	3rd= Team
	Dan	Fox	Male	27	7:38:30	1	50	0	8:28:30
Firestarters	Ervin	Ruhe	Male	35	8:00:29	6	30	0	8:30:29	4th
	Carey	Gregg	Male	62
	Ray	Kablanow	Male	62
	Karin	Weller	Female	51
Bullmoose Xtreme	Mark	Henderson	Male	58	7:58:40	11,12	40	0	8:38:40	5th
	Lynn	Henderson	Female	54
Team Peromyscus	Peggy	Wright	Female	51	6:54:00	4,5,6,11,12	130	0	9:04:00	6th
	Liz	Clark	Female	47
Altitude Junkies	John	Silva	Male	54	7:27:58	1,3,6,11	130	0	9:37:58	7th
	Rolly	Delfin	Male	31
	Richard	Delfin	Male	27
BriteLine	Michael	Johnson	Male	40	8:03:01	1,6,11	100	0	9:43:01	8th
	Artem	Borovinskihi	Male	38
Team Katapult	Yes	Duffy	Male	34	7:36:00	1,4,5,6	140	0	9:56:00	9th
	Sterling	Tougas	Male	33
Flight Risk	Willis	Kao	Male	36	7:56:41	4,5,7,8,11,12	160	0	10:36:41	10th
	Bing	Kao	Male	39
Team O	Tim	O'Keefe	Male	52	7:23:49	1,4,5,6,13,15,16	200	0	10:43:49	11th
	Shannon	O'Keefe	Female	20
	Jennifer	Wiseman	Female	28
Adventure Nation	Gerardo	Lopez	Male	34	8:38:29	2,3,4,5,6,7,8,11	230	0	12:28:29	12th
	Richard	Sopinanukul	Male	36
Red Wihite and Blue	Chris	Crane	Male	26	7:23:53	6,14,15,16	90	0	8:53:53	Incomplete
	Nate	Betcher	Male	24
Dave Krider	Dan	Millward	Male	43	6:22:07	1,6,11,12,13,14,15,16	200	0	9:42:07	Drop ACP3
	Benjamin	Bogner	Male	38
Lost in Pace	Tom	Proulx	Male	51	6:43:00	7,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,	180	0	9:43:00	Drop ACP3