2017 Westside Dirty Benjamin Registration Details:

***Please register by 5/21/17***

If you registered for the 2015 or 2016 edition of the Dirty Benjamin your name will be automatically be added to the 2017 list.

For new riders please send an email to westsidedirtybenjamin@gmail.com including this info:

Subject Line: 2017 Registration

Name:

Class: Open Men, Open Women, Singlespeed Men, Singlespeed Women, 50+ Men, 50+ Women, Fatbike Men, or Fatbike Women.

You can enter multiple classes, so if you are 50+ and riding a Fatbike you could enter both.

Class changes can be made up until race day sign in.

Numbers will be preassigned again and will be included with the race waiver & cue sheets PDF file to be posted at a later date.

To help us out with planning the size please check in on Facebook with the event... Either going or interested.

The 2017 route will most likely be similar to last years.  The top 10 finish line may move closer to the baseball field, and the direction of the figure 8 may flip, meaning the Brapp! section will come sooner in the event.  There is a slim chance of major course changes if it's a dry spring. At this point he official route will be posted my Memorial Day weekend, but hopefully sooner.

Event date: 6/10/2017 8:00am

2015 list: http://dirtybenjamin.blogspot.com/p/2015-entrants.html
2016 list: http://dirtybenjamin.blogspot.com/2016/06/final-roster.html

WDB #8!

Seven spent Benjamins already!

The Westside Dirty Benjamin rolls into it's 8th year on June 10th 2017

More goods time to be had!
Registration & details to come by February.

Recap and Results

Thanks all for coming out to Carver county and carving out a nice slice of gravel hot dish. These gravel rides are all different and this year it was a battle against heat and humidity. There were around 175 starters and just over 100 logged finishers. The highlight of many riders' day was getting sprayed down but a friendly bystander who was working her garden. Kudos for her! Those who took it to the next level dipped into the Minnesota River at the end of the race and dropped the core temperature properly.

Huge thanks goes out to Mike, John, Greg, and the whole crew at Michael's Cycles in Chaska. They provided a hub and much help. So much appreciated. Big thanks for Banjo Brothers, Donkey Label, and Molten Speed Wax. All quality products from truly supportive people. Much respect! We hope you enjoyed the ride and forgive us for any mistakes in the results. Thanks!!

Place	Name	Category	Time
1	Ian Hoogendam	Open Men	5:08
2	Ben Doom	Open Men	5:14
3	Charlie Schad	Open Men	5:14
4	Ted Loosen	Open Men	5:14
5	Joe Hamlin	Open Men	5:14
6	Greg Alexander	Open Men	5:18
7	Jim Bell	Master 50+	5:29
8	Matt Abel	Open Men	5:29
9	Devon Palmer	Open Men	5:29
10	Scott Hippen	Open Men	5:44
11	Sam St.Pierre	Master 50+	5:50
12	Matt Hoven	Open Men	5:50
13	Jared Lewis	Open Men	5:50
14	John Struchynski	Master 50+	5:51
15	Brian Delaney	Open Men	5:53
16	Pete Moody	Open Men	5:53
17	Charles Wolf	Open Men	5:53
18	David Herbert	Master 50+	5:56
19	Emily Flynn	Open Women	5:56
20	Don Douglass	FATBIKE 50+	5:56
21	Michael Theiler	Open Men	5:56
22	Martin Andrusiak	Master 50+	5:57
23	Mark McLain	Master 50+	5:57
24	William Pass	Open Men	5:58
25	James Lueth	Master 50+	5:59
26	Paul Inkala	Open Men	6:00
27	Papito Gregorio	Open Men	6:10
28	Alan Eastlund	Open Men	6:15
29	Adam Staufenberg	Open Men	6:15
30	Rob Mosimann	Master 50+	6:19
31	Chad Millner	Open Men	6:19
32	Joshua Schneider	Open Men	6:21
33	Grant Braasch	Open Men	6:28
34	unknown		6:31
35	Chelsea Strate	Open Woman	6:36
36	Max von Hohenberg	Open Men	6:36
37	Steve Bobusch	Open Men	6:36
38	Hurl Everstone	Open Men	6:36
39	Jared Gazda	Open Men	6:36
40	Tom Bendson	Master 50+	6:36
41	Ryan Wudtke	Open Men	6:40
42	Chris Nelson	Open Men	6:40
43	William Feiges	Master 50+	6:40
44	Jon Lane	Master 50+	6:40
45	Jim Schultz	Open Men	6:40
46	Tim Holmstrom	Master 50+	6:40
47	Robert Lyng	Open Men	6:41
48	Andy Lageson	Open Men	6:42
49	David Peterson	Open Men	6:44
50	Scott Klein	Open Men	6:46
51	Stephen Wilson	Open Men	6:46
52	Shawn Brick	Open Men	6:47
53	Jim Brick	Open Men	6:47
54	Jeff Henkemeyer	Open Men	6:48
55	Ted Clausen	FATBIKE	6:52
56	Eric Kehrberg	Master 50+	7:03
57	Gary Lindberg	Master 50+	7:04
58	Ben Roshko	Singlespeed	7:08
59	Brett Sloma	Open Men	7:17
60	Shaggy-Chad Rice	Singlespeed	7:19
61	Thomas Pann	Singlespeed	7:24
62	Mike Cambell	Master 50+	7:26
63	Jay Dellis	Open Men	7:27
65	unknown		7:31
66	Allen Sanborn	Open Men	7:32
67	Phil Velo	Open Men	7:42
68	Robert A. Brown	Open Men	7:42
69	Wade Mueller	Open Men	7:48
70	Matthew Gryniewski	Open Men	7:48
71	Carl Bostroem	Open Men	7:49
72	Bill Callas	Master 50+	7:51
73	Bruce Anderson	TANDEM	8:00
73	Peggy Bartz	TANDEM	8:00
74	Mark Butcher	Open Men	8:13
75	Jose Pascual	Open Men	8:13
76	Suzanne Zaayer	Open Women	8:19
77	Daniel Glisczinski	FATBIKE	8:19
78	Walt Burns	Master 50+	8:22
79	Cale Swanson	Open Men	6:22
80	Bryan Jacobson	Open Men	8:22
81	Erika Sawinski	Open Women	8:26
82	Joe Pond	Open Men	8:26
83	John Carline	Open Men	8:26
84	Luis Rodriguez	Open Men	8:28
85	Luke Schmitz	FATBIKE	8:30
86	Robert Williams	Singlespeed	8:37
87	Kyle Davis	Open Men	8:44
88	Chad Kelly	Open Men	8:44
89	Kathy Bates	Open Women 50+	8:45
90	Bill Ayotte	Open Men	9:15
91	Jason Wasson	Open Men	9:16
92	Daniel Randolph	Master 50+	9:22
93	Michael Bunda	Open Men	9:30
94	Aaron Olsen	Singlespeed	9:30
95	Tim Lupfer	Open Men	9:30
96	Ted Bergstrom	Open Men	10:01
97	Christopher Manea	Open Men	10:16
98	Greg Henningsen	Open Men	10:22
99	Madeline Harms	Open Women	10:27
100	David Graham	Open Men	10:27
101	Tyler McKay	Open Men	10:45
102	Michael Knoll	Master 50+	10:46
103	Brian Hoese	Open Men	11:20

Cue Card #5 Updated

Cue Sheet #5 has been updated Maplewood Rd. at mile 86.9, it should be a LEFT turn.  The PDF has been updated as of 10:45pm 6/9.   Please print a new card or make sure to change your existing.

PDF Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B45tutGk8I3TaVltVmhIYlNEbVU/view?usp=sharing

Parking & Drop Bags

Parking:

Recommended parking areas can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1X58yttxGMqxMHzD_nQGyfoloVk8&usp=sharing

Drop Bags:

The park where the drop bag site is coming up a little quicker this year at mile 44.   We will keep it running until 1:00 pm.  Drop Bags should be back at Micheal's Cycle by 1:45.  Please consider using a bag you don't need back and water bottles you aren't concerned about (we have had a lot of unclaimed items in the past).  Attach your rider number to your bag and drop it off at registration.

Numbers, Cue Sheets, GPX, Waivers, & Water

A few things here...

Numbers:
To keep registration times & costs down we would prefer if you prepare your own race number.  The blank number can be found on the second page of the Cue Sheets.  Find the number next to your number in the Final Roster post and write it on the number blank and attach it to your bike the right side on the top/down tube or front of handle bars (see photo below).  2" packaging tape, zip, or twist ties are the recommended way to do this.  We will have numbers, tape, & zip ties available at the start... But it's recommended to do this before registering.  (Feel free to trim the number a bit if needed to make it fit)

Cue Sheets:
The Cue Sheets will guide you through the course.  Some of the will be marked along the way but please use the cue sheets for course directions.  The last 6 miles of the course will be marked. All but the last 1.5 miles and the first 4 miles are not on the Cue Sheets.

Waiver:
We need a sign waiver in order for you ride this event. Again to keep registration times & costs down please have your waiver ready & signed

PDF Link: (has been updated 6/9)
2016 Westside Dirty Benjamin Cue Sheets, Number Blank, & Waiver:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B45tutGk8I3TaVltVmhIYlNEbVU/view?usp=sharing

GPX File:
Thank you to Chris Nelson for converting our Google Map into a GPX file.  Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B45tutGk8I3TMlQtUWh6TzRNWFZDWU5BM2czOTZHSEY5enVj/view?usp=sharing

Water:
Due the weather forecast we would like to add additional water stop at mile 65.  There is a park there but no water fountain so we would like to bring 1 gallon jugs of water that are preferably almost frozen.  If we could get some help here it would great if about 75 people could bring a 1 gallon jug of water that was put into their freezer the night before.  This way we will hopefully have cold water available at mile 44, 65, & the finish.

2016 Race Details

The 2016 Westside Dirty Benjamin will start at Micheal's Cycles in downtown Chaska at 8:00am Saturday June 11th.

Registration will be at 6:30 - 7:45am at Micheal's Cycles 700 N Chestnut St, Chaska, MN 55318

The course will be 100 miles with the last 8 miles being marked trails. The trails are mostly flat and double track, a couple sections of paved path, and there is a short single track section that ends about 1500 feet from the finish line.

Depending on the weather the finish line may change due to weather and/or time.  The main finish line will be down by the river.  Later in the day or if it is raining the finish line may shift over to the Micheal's Cycles Parking lot, the course markings will reflect any changes to avoid any confusion.

The checkpoint is at mile 44 this year, there is one other location we are looking at a park around mile 64 but have to verify a couple things first with that location. Keep this in mind when deciding on what to pack in a drop bag if you are planning on using one.  (More on this to come)

The map is now updated.
link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1r_fJ-Ip7cdz-Td_SeuYVtgVgSdM&usp=sharing