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12 Hours of Razorback
Ocala, Fl, USA, February 9, 2003
Seldman triumphs over Juarez in hard-fought race
By Andy Mills
The 12 Hours of Razorback, edition: 2003 was one of the coldest yet and also one of the best attended. The event saw 88 solo riders and 217 teams! With that many people, the Le Mans half-mile start was fast and furious. The course was perfect and the competition tight in every class.
The talk of the day was the Solo division, with highly decorated rider Tinker Juarez (Siemens/Cannondale) in attendance. Gainesville resident Josh Seldman (Trek/VW/JBL) was in a tough battle with Juarez all day, sometimes separated by minutes, other times by mere seconds. Throughout the day the two would open and close time gaps, with Seldman leading most of the day. However, coming into the final hours of the race, the two were separated by just 2 minutes and both looked strong. On what would be his second to last lap, Seldman attacked and never looked back, stretching his lead to 4 minutes with the time cut off approaching. Seldman made it through for his final lap with 5 minutes to spare and Juarez missed the mark by just 45 seconds. This gave Seldman his last lap alone with no pressure, and time for the win to sink in for both his parents, doubling as his pit crew, and himself by the time he crossed the finish line. It was a very emotional win for Seldman and his family.
Meanwhile, the team of Earl Bradley (Trek/VW/JBL), Raymond Hall (Trek/VW/JBL), Andy Mills (Trek/VW/JBL) and Rodney Reber (Trek Grassroots/Gator Cycle) battled it out with several other state and regional teams throughout the day in the Pro/Expert class. The Trek squad took control on the opening lap, with Andy Mills coming through first overall and establishing the lead that would never be relinquished. Bradley, Hall, Reber and Mills would extend the lead into the day, but the Bike Route team of Gary Yates, Mose Howard (Sobe/Headshock), Jimmy Henry and Lorne Johnson kept it close, between 3 and 6 minutes. Once night set it, the night riding skills of Hall and Reber broke the race apart and set the stage for the Trek wire-to-wire victory.
A good time was had by all this weekend. Special thanks the the Goneriding.com crew for another excellent event.
Photos
Images by Andy Mills
- Josh Seldman on the podium
- Ray Hall getting ready
- A really packed parking lot
- Seldman spraying everyone in victory
- The packed parking lot
- Tinker wondering where the hill came from in Florida
- Trek reflecting on their win
- Gary Stern running
- Gary Yates not going anywhere
- How many people can we fit in this lot
- I'm not coming out til he changes.
- Is this really Florida
- Its cold, lets start
- Josh Seldman climbing
Results
Pro/Expert Class
laps time gap
1 Trek 15
(Earl Bradley/Rodney Reber/Andy Mills/Raymond Hall)
2 Cannondale/Sobe/Bike Route 15 13.29
(Mose Howard/Gary Yates/Lorne Johnson/Jimmy Hendry)
3 Broken Spoke Racing 15 40.60
(Stephen La Rue/John Meyers/Kevin Lanford/Frank La Rue)
Solo
1 Josh Seldman (Trek/VW/Ridemybikes.com) 14
2 Tinker Juarez (Siemens Mobile/Cannondale) 13
3 Gary Stern (Shoulda Gone Surfin') 12
Sport
1 New World Trailblazers 14
(John Caputo/Jim Cooper/Russ Bowers/Steve Pavent)
2 Sea Level Racing/Lubealot 14 12.61
(Dimpsy Waters/Keith Roberson/Adrian Campbell/German Burmudez)
3 Stealth Riders 14 24.00
(Orion Corcilius/Jojo Gillen/Kevin Parker/Ed Odea)
Co-Ed
1 Racer'S Edge 13
(Rich Malarski/Bob Bridgham/John Palquist/Anne Craig)
2 B & J Bicycles 13 18.39
(Rick Desbusk/Richard Kihnley/Jimbo Mcguire/Ambre Levy)
3 Rotating Mass 13 26.83
(Dean Dickson/Wick Austin/Mitch Jarvis/Renae Blevins)
Beginner Under 125
1 Bicycles Etc. 13
(Sean Crichton/Anthony Janik/Sean Manago/Pete Johnson)
2 Marino's Cars & Trucks 13 17.60
(John Marino/Shane Danford/Russell Hagen/Caleb)
3 AJ Barnes "Doom" Brandon #1 12 N/A
(Daniel Martin/Graham Lawson/Chad Bowman/Jake Tuitison)
Beginner Over 125
1 The Bike Shop 13 0.00
(Doug Luedeke/Steve Rodnaruk/Bill Brown/Joe Bordonaro)
2 Megasoreass 13 6.22
(Brett Thompson/Joshua Tittsworth/Marcio Cemin/Aaron Becker)
3 Adrenaline Junkies/Action Wheel Sport 12 N/A
(Andy Irvine/Joey Silvernail/Ryan Remmers/Brad Jennings)
