Jay Hardcastle, HOOTS Chair's Page

It seems just yesterday I was pulling the DALMAC flag off my Single, but that was Labor Day! 3 Great HOOTS rides this fall, and then on to Hilly Hundred, which had a great 41st running in Elletsville, IN. The boys and I didn't ride the first day, since we working with 6 other volunteers were working on one of Hilly's Saturday night traditions. In just 24 hours we sorted through 3,000 digit… Continue

I want to thank everybody who has signed up in the last several weeks, and say welcome! At one point, I tried to greet everybody, but that is not working out right now. I especially want to thank those with pictures in their profiles, since that helps us all remember names. We are now at 20% participation from our total membership list. I have also added note, Who Are You? with a request for first and last name while signing up. While not required, we do encourage our members to provide first a… Continue

So I finally returned to DALMAC, after 29 years. It was an incredible 5 day ride, even though I was on a single. I was on the 5 day UP route, that rode all the way to… Continue

Our CIBA camping ride, Justin's Sweet Corn Ride was 66% tandem, and we may have "hooked" another team in the process. I also had fun demonstrating 1 burner cooking, just with a very big pot. Justin and I had good time together, as did the rest of the group. It was amazing to see the difference a summer of serious riding can make in a growing teen-ager. Justin had worked up to 80 miles with me through a steady series of weekend 40 to 50 mi… Continue

I have just been adding a tweaks as NING adds and modifies features itself. I am trying to keep the site interesting without being too busy. As always, I appreciate your comments and suggestions. First, we will have a Tandems for Sale, Wanted to buy section. Those will be controlled by the the Hoots Chair for now. For sale to by postings will be about 60 days. I have also added two other forum categories, Ride and Tour Reports, and General. Self explanatory, I… Continue