15th Annual 24 Hours of Moab Pre-race Communiqué #2

We Earned This Weather Forecast!
Wow, I couldn't have ordered a more perfect weather forecast: partly cloudy with highs in the high-sixties and lows in the low forties and light winds! Over the last fourteen years, we've all suffered cold, snow, flash floods and most recently, relentless high winds but this year it looks like we are in for the finest weather in the history of the event. WHEW! We've all earned it! (OK, I have to make this caveat: Weather forecasts can change, please be prepared for all weather conditions.) Moab Weather Forecast>>>

Last Call for Online Registration!
Online Registration is Open till Wednesday Night (tonight) at 10 pm MST. Walk-in Registration & Race Packet Pick-up at the MARC, in Moab 11 am - 10pm, Friday ONLY.
Go to 24 Hours of Moab Online Registration>>>
Walk-in Registration: Last minute team and solo entries for 24-hour race will be available. Each team member will need to provide a hard-copy, wet-signature accident waiver.

Race Packet Pick-up: Teams must get their race packets (race#s, RFIDs, and swag) on Friday. Anyone from the team may pick up the team's race packet as long as all the team's hard-copy, wet-signature accident waivers are in order and there are no team changes. Otherwise the needed hard-copy, wet-signature accident waivers need to be filled out and brought to late registration before the race numbers will be issued. Alternately, any racer that has not yet signed a waiver may fill out and sign a waiver at Race Packet Pick-up. Call Connie at 435-259-5583 if you have questions or problems with registration or race-packet pick-up.

Pro Racer Meet & Greet / Press Conference & Forum 6 pm Friday
Friday night, at the MARC in Moab, starting at 6 pm there's a meet & greet with some of the top pro soloist. Defending champions Jari Kirkland (Scott/Mavic/Hammer) and Josh Tostado (Santa Cruz/Bach Builders) will be there. Other notables include Ellsworth's Pua Sawicki (Ellsworth/Infinite/Ergon). Light & Motion will be bringing Rebecca Rusch (Specialized/Tokyo Joes) and, of course Chris Eatough (Trek/Oakley/Light & Motion/Infinit), the winning-est ultra-endurance soloist in the history of the sport, who will be making this year's 24 Hours of Moab his professional swan-song.

Press Conference & Forum:
At 7 pm, we'll convene the Press Conference & Forum. The public is welcome to join and will be allowed to ask questions and join the discussion after the press have had their turn. Please join us for what promises to be a interesting and stimulating evening. It's all at the MARC, in Moab (the same location as late-registration & race-packet pick-up).

Eatough, riding to victory in 2007. His 2008 effort was a bust but he's back to make a bid for the 24-hour National Championship and to go out on a high-note before retiring from professional racing

Superhuman Memories
The folks from Superhumanmag.com put together a great video short on last year's epic solo battle with lots of great on-course shots and an interview with Josh Tostato. Want a little pump for the racing that's in your near future?
Check it out>>>

	Chow Time! Round-the-Clock! We've got two great caterers setting up to provide food service Friday evening and around-the-clock from early Saturday morning breakfast through lunch on Sunday. With some of the best variety we've ever had, you'd do well to check out the menus from the links below. Coco, Coffee, Espresso's & Cappuccinos, Too! Jeff Isacson has been serving up the primo coffees, cocoas, espressos and cappuccinos for many years. He's back with all his yummy warmness!
Have Cooker Menu>>>		Hungry Mother Menu>>>

Important - More on Hard-copy Waivers:
We are getting lots of hard-copy, wet-signature waivers through the mail and we are entering these into your team pages so you can see by looking at your team page if your waiver has been received

Note: We've also received a lot via FAX but these faxed waiver do not qualify as "wet-signature" accident waivers. At this point, mailing is likely not an option, so please, print out a hard-copy waivers and have them filled out with wet signatures to bring to race-packet pick-up.

Championship Media Waivers:
All championship class racers must sign a Media Grant Waiver in addition to their Accident Waiver. If you are racing in a championship class, please fill these out in advance and bring them to Race-packet Pick-up, as well.

Thanks. I know this whole hard-copy-waiver thing is a bit of a hassle but our intention is to make your registration as smooth and quick as possible and if these documents can be prepared in advance it will really speed things along.

Currently Registered Teams Note:
Today (Wednesday) at 10 pm mountain time is also the last day for on-line additions of teammates, 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

367 Teams and Counting ! With late-registrations we could easily top 400 teams. The excitement is building and race preparations are going great! Looks like the 15th Annual is going to be historic on many levels! Historically nice weather & historically fun! We can't wait to see everyone at the race! Safe Travels and... Happy Trails, -Laird Knight, Race Director & all the fine folks at:

Granny Gear Productions, Inc.
P.O. Box 189 / 140 Fourth St.
Davis, WV 26260
Phone: (304)259-5533
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