Photo by Phil Whisenant
THE 24 HOUR EXPERIENCE by Kurt Lucas
Just a few short weeks after the FTR Hare Scramble season came to a close the boys and I headed up to the Perry Mountain 24 Hour Challenge in Plantersville, Alabama. I did my first 24 Hour in 2019 and it was a learning experience but a great time nonetheless. Unfortunately the event was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 which left me eager and ready to get back there in 2021. Tommy Hill, our team “leader” assembled an excellent team this year that included myself, Shawn Clark, Clay Lyons, Alex Mitz, Martin Cox and Tommy. Our team name
was “Blue-Calf Factory Racing” (Tommy’s idea, ask him what it means) and we were hopeful we could compete in the Expert class and shooting for a top five overall finish. Once the team was put together and the Facebook group chat was created, Shawn Clark began to dig deep on his 24 Hour Challenge research spending hundreds, if not thousands, of hours on YouTube studying course layout, soil conditions and lighting options. The group admired the dedication no doubt.
FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS
Justin Moraine started the race for “Team South Florida”
