HILLBILLY HILL RECON REPORT

T-Downs and I have been truckin' up and burnin' down these dusty trails for five years...every now and then chased by rabid hillbilly hound dogs (hence the name, Hillybilly Hill), stalked by pot-head dope farmers, and on any given night, frozen in our footsteps by the sillouette of Sasquatch. The treacherous conditions have increased due to crazy amounts of rain, so we tapped into our satellite connection to bring you the latest in geographical conditions upon our sacred mountain.

Close to 40 inches of El Nino powered droplets slammed the hillside this winter, creating several mudslides. Rumors have it, these slides have uncovered an ancient UFO that crashed into the hillside in 1823. Doug's uncle, Heimy Gonzales, was an eyewitness to the crash. It is this very spot, coincidentally, that Doug dragged his face across during his infamous wipe out at Hillybilly Hill I.

As you can see, the once friendly fire road has been transformed into a level 9 single track, offering any young buck the opportunity to snap a femur, break a rib, or crack a cockix. So, be careful, Napoleon, you have a genetic predisposition for the latter.

This picture was taken by Alan, who stood above me laughing after my heat stroke induced crash last year.

One more thing...the slides have uncovered the deadly chupacabre blood ant. These 5 inch predators will sink their fangs right through your tire, smack their chops as you wipe out, and feed upon your broken body, leaving your pathetic carcass for the turkey vultures. Rumor has it, Vic is immune to the bite due to his upbringing in the chupacabre infected Zimbawe Rainforest...once again, Vic is one of the favorites to win the race.
Well, that's it for the Hillbilly Hill Recon Report...time to start training, cause if you step foot into this arena unprepared, you'd be better off taking on a herd of crazed buffalo elephants in heat. Over and out.

Running with the Wolves!!!

Here's a summary and winners from the first four, "Hillbilly Hills".

HH I -- The same course as this year, ride to trail head, run to falls and back, then ride over hillbilly hill and back to house. Tough special tests with b-ball shoot, rope climb, push-ups, and football toss. The now classic, Frog on front, biker on back t-shirts went to all participants. Doug took a header of his bike.
Racers: Trev, Danny, Septimus, Doug, Allan, Ron, Steve, Vick, Robert, Don.
1st place -- Trev
2nd place -- Danny
3rd place -- Septimus

HH II -- Tried a new course. Ran up and under Hang'em High bridge, crossed the death pipe, then ran back to house. Jumped on bikes and did Hillbilly Hill and back again. Special tests included, pool basket shoot and Apache bow shoot. This was first year of video. T-shirt featured a big HH II on front. Septimus took the victory in a neck and neck battle against Trev in the pool when Trev went delusional.

Racers: Trev, Danny, Septimus, Doug, Allan, Ron, Steve, Gabe, Vick, Robert, Don, Tim, Eggleston, Michael.

1st. Septimus
2nd. Trev
3rd. Danny

HH III -- Back to original course, dogtags with American flag dedicated to Pat Tillman, Second year of video. Danny nearly dies of heat exhaustion and dehydration but moves up a place from the year before to 2nd. Special tests included push-ups, hoops, football, and golf.

Racers: Greg, Dave, Michael's friend, Vick's friend, Trev, Danny, Doug, Allan, Vick, Tim, Mark, Michael, Brent.

1st Brent
2nd Danny
3rd Michael's friend

HH IV -- Coming soon...

This post will be updated as the stories come in, and memory responds...keep checking. IF I forgot someone or you know the names of "friends" above, post in comments.

Trevor and Danny

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MegaMel and Trev at Hi-Tech Challenge

The Hi-Tech Challenge (as it was called then, it is now sponsored by Power-Bar) is what started it all. A race that is referred to as a sprint, it covers 5-8 miles of mountain running through rivers, ponds, and mud, 10-15 miles of tough mountain biking, 2 miles of kayaking, and many grueling special tests. It's taken Danny, MegaMel, and Trev 3-4 hours to finish the races, we've done 3 so far. The first year, we thought we needed a warm-up race, so we created the HillBilly Hill. This will be the fourth year of HillBilly, and it's been a blast.

So that's the idea guys. Have a thought or a picture. Send it to me, and I'll have it up in a flash for all to see.

Trev

He's waiting for you...(Race information)

It's that time of the year again boys. The Hillbilly Hill just keeps getting better. This year, IT'S FREE!!! To simplify Danny and Trev's lives, we're making it free. Of course there will be no t-shirts, videos, dogtags or trophies; but heh, we've got a blog now. This blog will be open to all to post pictures and stories from training and the race.

WHEN: SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH. Race instructions and warm-up 5 Start: 530 p.m.
WHERE: TREVOR'S HOUSE -- SEE FLIER FOR ADDRESS: or call: 323-533-1125
COURSE: SAME AS LAST YEAR.
1.2 MILE mnt. bike TO WATERFALL TRAIL.
2 mile run to waterfall and back.
5 mile mnt. bike up and back over the dreaded, snake infested, redneck stalking, Hillbilly Hill.
3 special tests at Trev's house.
13 adventure laps in pool. Subtract a lap for every special test completed.

To keep it simple, there is no charge. It's BYOB & drink/snack for pre and post festivities and some money to pitch in for pizza if you're sticking around to eat and drink after the race.

REMEMBER IT'S ALL ABOUT FUN, SO DON'T WORRY IF YOU'RE OUT OF SHAPE. I AM!!!!

Fun times boys. Guys only again, invite your friends, we're putting a cap at 20 though, so lock it in with Trev or Danny ASAP.

Last years Champion, Maddog Brent Murphy, is out due to injury, so the field is open for a new CHAMP!

Remember this blog is open to all racers, we encourage you to send an email and picture to tdsurf@juno.com and he will post it on the blog.

Stories from past years, training tips, stories from other races, or just a thought...it's your blog, anything you want, but keep it clean please.

After the race, we'll have pics and stories from the race to post!!!!!

START TRAINING!!! LET US KNOW IN COMMENTS (BELOW) IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON RACING OR YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OR SEND ME AN EMAIL AT TDSURF@JUNO.COM