Wine Ride CrewFATRAC held its first annual wine country campout and ride on the weekend of May 2nd - 4th.

There will be a Memorial Fund Raising Downhill Event on Saturday, May 3th

Raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win A Fox Racing Shox Fork Discount Coupon from SixSixOne and memorial T-shirts will be available for sale

All funds that are raised will be given to the Memorial Fund for Mark Reynolds For those that would like to donate but can not attend please go to
http://www.wickedracin.com

DonnerMark your calendar and join FATRAC for a weekend of camping, trailwork, and epic rides in the Tahoe area this summer between Friday August 8 and Sunday August 10. We will do one or two half-day of trailwork sessions with a local advocacy group and go on a number of epic rides on the local trails or Northern Lake Tahoe / Truckee/ Donner area including the famous "Dirty Hairy" ride to Martis Peak and down.

Northern California mountain bike clubs including Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz, (MBOSC), Bicyclists of Nevada County (BONC), Responsible Outdoor Mountain Peddlers (ROMP), and others have also reserved campsites and will be joining FATRAC for this weekend of fun and mayhem. A couple of clubs have even received commitments from their local breweries to support the weekend!

Who needs a boat?It was a great day; 85 degrees in the sun and 75 in the shade. We had five total riders, two gals and three gents. We started with the back loop with 6 miles of climbing, fast single track with views of boats and water craft that covered Folsom Lake. We added four additional miles in today with a swim at the Granite Bay boat launch. Well? Two actually swam in the water; Steve and Stephanie waded in the cool water while Roger road his bike,”IN THE WATER!”

SeasonsOn Thursday, May 15th the newest mountain bike movie from The Collective called “Seasons” will be showing on three 20 foot screens at the Bayside Event Center of Bayside Church in Granite Bay. The doors open at 6:30PM and the movie starts at 7:30PM. Tickets will be $10.00 online (www.baysideadventuresports.com) or $15 at the door. There will be raffle items, swag and representatives from local bike shops.

Ride leader on Olmstead LoopIf you are thinking about leading a FATRAC ride in the near future, you will want to download this form. It is a Word document that has the sign in sheet and the Ride Leaders Guidelines. This will help you remember what to do before, during and after the ride. If you have any questions, or are interested in leading a ride, contact Craig Wilson, President, from the "Contact Us" page.

Climb OutFor those of you who did not go to the Sea Otter Classic, we held our monthly club ride/trail party at the top of the Foresthill Divide Loop Trail. A dozen riders took advantage of the smaller crowds on FDLT. One rider was able to do three laps, one made two laps, most made one lap and a few did the half-lap option. I did not see much blood, but one bike was broken enough to require a couple mile hike. Overall it was a successful day of riding and hanging out.

FATRAC Rocks Volunteering your time, energy and money to help FATRAC has many benefits. By helping to protect and preserve our trails, you will be able to enjoy them even more. Take a look at this list and pick something that you can support:

Mike Upchurch of Mad Cat bicycles in Sacramento would like to cordially invite all other shops to come out for their Bike Swap on May 18th. Last year, it was a huge success and all proceeds went to FATRAC.

Contact Mike Upchurch directly at madcatbicycles@sbcglobal.net if you're interested in purchasing booth space. It's cheap, fun and a great way to clean out your back rooms of old stock and blemished cycling goods.

Jim & I had the pleasure of going to Washington DC in March to attend the annual National Bike Summit. The biggest ever, 500 bicyclists attended, over 60 of those were IMBA members!