**Saturday Night Update**
The inner loop has been completely rough cut and raked. Now it is time for the rouge hoes!!
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Hello Cape Fear SORBA. Another wonderful weekend is nearly upon us and with it comes 2 more Brunswick Workdays. However before we get to the workdays themselves some news you might want to know. Thanks to the hard work of all our trail building volunteers we expect that with a good turnout this weekend we could be nearly FINISHED with the inner loop of the advanced trail at the Brunswick Nature Park!! Thats right you heard me! FINISHED! So if you are going to come out and work please do it this weekend!

Also, we have trail building rewards to! Thanks to IMBA’s partnership with CST tires Cape Fear SORBA has aquired 3 massive boxes of tires for us to give away to our trailbuilders! How do you get them? Well we havn’t quite decided that, but one thing is certain. If you don’t come and help during trail building you won’t qualify to get any!

Now then on to this weekends workdays!

Saturday May 19th

Come work with trail boss President Greg Brinson starting at 7am! Meet at the end of the dirt road near the entrance to the advanced loop. Work will continue on the inner loop of the advanced trail. Please bring bug spray, proper clothing, and plenty of water. Tools will be provided by Cape Fear SORBA.

Sunday May 20th

Come work with our new Vice President Will as he starts work at 7am as well! Meet at the end of the dirt road near the entrance to the advanced loop. Work will continue on the inner loop of the advanced trail. Please bring bug spray, proper clothing, and plenty of water. Tools will be provided by Cape Fear SORBA.

Remember folks, with good turnouts we could have this section complete! That will mean we are one step closer to being able to build some man made obstacles and start really getting creative with the trails! You can RSVP at our meetup.com page or just come out! We would be extremely happy to see you!

The last race in the Coastal Carolina Off-Road Series will be at Blue Clay Park on Sunday June 3rd, 12 noon. If your family has never attended one of these races, they are lots of fun for the entire family.

Not only is CFSORBA aiming to defend their Team Victory for 2012, there are several riders who will be fighting hard this race to place in the top three of their class. I imagine a photo finish for several classes! You do not want to miss it.

Hosting this event at Blue Clay Park hinges on volunteers to make the race a success for everyone involved. Brandon Davis, the CFSORBA Race Coordinator for this race needs 8-10 folks that can help with anything from course marshaling at the road crossing, registration tent, to aiding at the timing tent.

If you can help anytime during the race day, please contact Brandon Davis at Two Wheeler Dealer or fill out our contact page and we will pass it on accordingly.

Don’t forget our General Membership meeting THIS Thursday! Held as always at the Long Island Eateryon Kerr Ave from 6pm to 8pmish. Come hungry as we discuss the latest happenings in SORBA land!

If you haven’t been following the discussion on potentially changing the trail direction at Blue Clay Park for the summer, you can check it out on the CFSORBA Forum or on the CFSORBA Facebook page. Hopefully, a final decision will be made at this coming Thursday’s Member’s Meeting.

MeetUp Event Page

Bill Sessoms is one dedicated off road biker.  You will find very few other riders who put the effort, miles, and speed on the trails as Bill.  The picture to the left is the closest we have come to capturing a snap-shop of the magic pancakes Bill uses to refuel while cranking out the high RPMs.

Tell us about your journey into the sport of mountain biking?

I grew up with a bmx trail in the woods behind my house in Whiteville, NC.  Later, I later had a quarter pipe in my driveway and loved riding my Hutch while doing freestyle tricks. In college I opted to buy a used Rock Hopper instead of going to a fraternity formal. Also, I rode the Chapel Hill trails for a few years and then moved to Boulder, Colorado where I really picked up the sport.   I really fell in love with biking in Colorado while visiting Moab and Winter Park.  In 1996, I moved to Cary, NC and started riding the Raleigh trails, before finally moving to Wilmington in 1997.  Ironically, I hung the bike up because there were no trails.  Finally, four years ago I found Blue Clay and demoed a full suspension bike. I bought a Specialized Epic as soon as I returned the rental. Two years later, I bought a carbon Epic and loved it.

What do you currently ride?

I just bought a 29er dream bike from Wheels4life.org. All proceeds go to the charity and I got a titanium 29er decked out in beautiful Crank Brothers accessories.

If you had an unlimited budget, where would you take your next bike trip?

My dream would be to try all the IMBA epic trails around the world with my friends.

What do you hope to accomplish in serving on the leadership team of Cape Fear SORBA?

I have an interest in open spaces and land conservation in the face of urban sprawl.

Any closing thoughts?

I would also like mention the tremendous health benefits of finding a sport like biking that I love to do. I dropped almost 20 pounds since I started biking. My cholesterol and triglycerides dropped by huge amounts. I’ve got my resting heart rate down to 48. I sleep better, eat healthier, work more efficiently and have better relationships with my family and friends due to lower stress and a happier disposition. It has truly been a life changing activity!