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Shaums March checks in to report on the latest happenings with Mad March Racing and the team’s latest coaching event at Ray’s Angels  held at Ray’s Indoor Park

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Canadian Marin dealer Velo la Shop downhill race team rider, Shawn Riel, met up with Mad March Racing instructor and Marin rider Tamara Peloquin at Ray’s Indoor MTB Park in Cleveland, Ohio to kick off the new season at the park. Shawn drove down from Ottawa for his first trip to the already legendary Ray’s. Yes, Ottawa as in Canada and it’s about a 9 hour drive. However, according to Shawn it was well worth it and he’s already planning his next trip! Here’s what he had to say regarding his first impression of the park “I wasn’t sure what to expect and was blown away by the quantity of things to ride and the quality of how everything is built, as well as the diversity of riders.” Read more »

Fresh off of his silver medal performance at the Red Bull Rampage, Shaums March recently gave the crew at Pinkbike.com a run through of the new Quake 7.9 from the rocky trails of Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City, NV.

Packing a completely new frame, more travel and a slimmer linkage system the 2010 Quake 7.9 brings some serious game to the freeride arena. For those on a budget, the Quake 7.8 offers the same killer frameset in a more affordable package. Read more »

9/05/09- Whistler, British Columbia Canada. Marin Bikes and Red Bull rider Shaums March captured a thrilling 2nd place finish this past weekend at the Red Bull Exodus held high atop the mountain on Whistler Peak. The Exodus is a mass start downhill race that drew over 125 riders to race both against the clock and each other. Read more »

The crew of the Summer of Shred series recently visited British Columbia to collect some footage from Whistler and the area’s trails. While thy were there, Andrew was able to meet up with Shaums for a little shred session. Shaums took an afternoon off from coaching at his Mad March Racing camps and hooked it up with a sweet trail outside of his home in Squamish. Here’s a look at some of the footage! Read more »

WANTED: SHAUMS MARCH, last seen on a bubba green Marin Wolf Ridge in Albuquerque, New Mexico!

The Marin Bikes and Mad March Racing New Mexico REI/IPMBA tour kicked off in Albuquerque with 5 or so shop visits first on the agenda. Lots of Marin demo tours and group rides to enjoy and help me get a feel for New Mexico. This area has plenty of great riding plus lots of other cool and secretive things like Area 51. I met one guy, who was heading to Area 51 to get a little “mental tweaking” as he called it, and he was excited about it! Hmmm, I know it takes all kinds but with all of the police officers here for the IPMBA conference (International Police Mountain Bike Association www.ipmba.org) he better watch out. Read more »

Riding coaches Tamara Peloquin and Gale Dahlager or Mad March Racing traveled to Ohio to attend a special women only weekend at the park. Coach Tamara sent in a report of the weekend’s activities.

Shaums March and the Mad March Racing crew will be back April 3rd for two Urban Riding Clinics which will be open to all.

Report:

Women’s Weekend at Ray’s Indoor MTB

On Friday, Feb 20th something out of the ordinary, some might say extraordinary, happened in Cleveland, OH at Ray’s MTB Indoor Park. Over 100 ladies, from all around the US and even Canada, arrived at Ray’s MTB bright and early for the second annual DIRTRAG Women’s Weekend. So, what brought all these female riders out to Ray’s MTB? Two coaches from Mad Marching Racing(Gale Dahlager & myself, Tamara Peloquin) and professional female riders (Tammy Donahugh, Nadia Steinbrecher, Darcy Turenne, Stacy Mulligan and Nina B) were on hand giving free skill clinics throughout the day. They worked with the ladies one on one, covering everything from bike basics to skinnies and jumps. Not only did the ladies get to learn from and ride with some of the best female riders out there, they also had the park all to themselves for the day, free munchies and lunch, and lots of cool schwag from the sponsors. Jackie Baker was also there from FreerideFoundation supporting the event and giving out coupons, you know the ladies loved this as most of us like to shop as much as we like to ride. The energy level was off the hook as the ladies progressed their skills, made new riding friends, and basically just went off railing the skinnies, practicing on the pump track, and hitting the drops and jumps. The lessons and fun fest didn’t stop on Friday either, as most stayed all weekend long to coach and ride. Read more »