UPCOMING EVENTS

Human Powered Race America races (for more information: www.recumbents.com/hpra/)

April 23-24 Indianapolis.
May 21 Morris, Ill.
June 11-12 Michigan HPV Rally, Waterford, MI
July 9 Northbrook, Ill.
July 10 Kenosha, Wis.

Wolverbents Michigan recumbent gatherings
Michigan Recumbent Rally East, Willow Metropark - May 14, 2005
Michigan Recumbent Rally Central, Holt - June 25, 2005
Michigan Recumbent Rally - West, Hastings - Sept. 10, 2005
Vineyard Classic Bicycle Tour/Wine and Recline Ride, Paw Paw - Sept. 11, 2005
Fall Recumbent Rendezvouz, Stony Creek Metropark - Sept. 17, 2005

The Wolver-Bents Recumbent Cyclists (www.wolverbents.org) will again be sponsoring the Michigan Recumbent Rally East and Central this year and all MHPVA members are invited to attend.

The Michigan Recumbent Rally East will be held on Saturday, May 14th from 9am-3pm. The event will be held at the Willow Metropark pool shelter parking lot, located off exit 11 of I-275, just south of Detroit Metro airport. The event is free although there is a $4 park admission fee. And while recumbents are the main theme, all cyclists (and non-cyclists!) are welcome to attend.

Events at the Rally East will consist of recumbent displays, bike dealers, test-rides, information table and a "buying your first recumbent workshop" at 11am and 1pm. Recumbent owners are urged to bring their bike(s) for display. In case of rain the event will still be held as the pool shelter has a very large covered area for all events. Recumbent owners with a bike to sell can display them at the event but no sales are allowed inside the park due to regulations.

In late June, the Michigan Recumbent Rally Central will be held on Saturday, June 25 from 10am until 3pm. The event will also include recumbent test-rides, displays, group ride at 12 noon or pick your own individual start time (all cyclists welcome/maps provided/no sag or support service). There will also be a "Buying your first recumbent" talk given at 11am. Held at Holt, Michigan, just south of Lansing. Specifically, the event will be held at the Holt Pro Cyclery Shop parking lot, 1830 North Cedar Street, on the corner of Cedar Street and Charlar Place, three blocks south of Holt Road. From the intersection of I-96 and US 127, take US 127 south two miles to the Holt Road exit. Go west on Holt Road 1.7 miles to Cedar Street (the second traffic light). Turn left (south) on Cedar Street and the Rally will be on your right.

For more information about either event, visit www.wolverbents.org, e-mail wolverbob@cs.com or call (734) 487-9058.

WASCO WILD WEST 75

If you have lots of time to spare, and can afford $2+ per gallon, and it doesn't bother you to burn all that gasoline to drive several thousand miles to and from Oregon to ride your recumbent, here's an event you may be interested in. -Editor

Hello: I’d like to invite you to the Wasco Wild West 75, a recumbent bicycle road race outside The Dalles, Oregon. This year’s race is the second annual, and will be held on Saturday, May 7.

The Wasco Wild West 75 is, we believe, the only organized road race for recumbents on the West Coast. You can read firsthand reports and see photos from last year’s event at this link: www.ohpv.org/wasco2004/index.htm. For 2005, we’re going full-steam. We’re contacting dozens of recumbent manufacturers, plus more than 30 riders’ groups — even a couple large European HPV organizations. Who knows? This year’s Wasco Wild West 75 could be a transoceanic experience! And unlike most bike races of any sort, there will be a generous purse. Last year, the winner took home $250, plus the race’s trademark first-place Stetson hat.

Please RSVP by April 15. We encourage any recumbent enthusiast to come to the race, whether to compete or just socialize. But we’d like to know how much space and how many people to prepare for. Registration costs $75; the money goes back directly to the prize purse.

The Dalles is located about 80 miles east of Portland, Oregon. The Comfort Inn of The Dalles is a conveniently located hotel, and is the official host site of the Wasco Wild West 75. You can call the hotel at 541-298-2800. It’s located at Exit 87 on Interstate 84, just a few miles from the event site.

So plan to come to the Wasco Wild West 75 road race and show. We offer hospitality, manufacturers (among them will be Bacchetta, RANS, Windwrap and TerraCycle) and fellow recumbent racers. If you have additional questions, contact race organizer Clay Smith at clayrace16@yahoo.com.

Thanks! See you at the Wasco Wild West 75!

Dan Richardson, Wasco Wild West 75, The Dalles, Oregon

P.S: Are you a RANS bike rider? RANS is offering generous contingency award money. Someone who wins first place while riding a RANS recumbent will receive $300 -- in addition to the first place prize money! A second-place RANS rider will win an additional $150 and third place on a RANS will take home an additional $75. Thanks to RANS for offering such a hefty contingency!