You are invited!
This year's 3rd annual Spooky Tooth Rally and Death Race 2007 will be held on Mt. Lemmon just north of Tucson, AZ, "where the earth meets the sky". All motorized bicycles gas and electric are welcome. The 3rd annual Spooky Tooth Rally will be a fun community building event climbing along 24 miles of the Catalina Highway. This awesome sky ride takes you from 3,000 feet to 9,100 feet through Ponderosa Pine, ancient Douglas Fir and Quaking Aspen. Southern Arizona has one of the largest concentrations of alternative transportation riders in the country, this rally should be one to remember. 48cc motorized bicycles should have no problem pulling the hills at 15-20 mph with little pedal assist. A support truck will be following in the rear to help with any mechanical problems along the way.
Death Race 2007 will take place at the same time as the Rally. The rules are simple, the first gas or electric bicycle to the top of Mt. Lemmon wins! Death Race 2005 began with 15 riders and ended with 12. Speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour were reached as some riders saw their bikes nearly disintegrate beneath them. Congratulations #11. Death Race 2006 started with 30 participants and ended with 20. The winding mountain course sent riders pummeling to their knees on the hot desert floor, praying to impotent gods. Congratulations to Bryce Myhre for your safe return with the fastest motor-bike. Who will take home the prize of fastest motorized bicycle for 2007?
At 11am Sunday, April 22nd, plan on meeting at the first pull off approximately 1 mile after you enter the Mt. Lemmon Highway. There is a large, easy to spot parking area on the right side of the road.
Bring gas! Fill your bikes and cars up. There are no gas stations at the top of Mt. Lemmon. Summerhaven has several restaurants and bars where we will be spending the remainder of the afternoon. Bring a jacket. Mt. Lemmon is 30 miles from Tucson and 30 degrees cooler.
About the Catalina Highway:
The only paved road that leads to the upper reaches of Mt. Lemmon and the Santa Catalina Range is one of the most scenic highways in the southwest. It provides access to a fascinating land of breathtaking vistas, outlandish rockscapes, cool mountain forests and deep canyons spilling out onto broad deserts. Because the road starts in the Lower Sonoran vegetative life zone and climbs to the high forests of the Canadian zone, it offers the biological equivalent of driving from the deserts of Mexico to the forests of Canada in a short stretch of 27 miles. Here, you'll find plants and animals and geology that exhibit some of the most wide-ranging natural diversity to be found in any area of comparable size in the continental U. S.
As you drive up the mountain, every turn seems to reveal something new. In some places that may be a community of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers different from the one just around the previous curve. In others, it may be a new gallery of natural rock sculptures even more impossibly perched than the last, or a broader panorama that stretches in an entirely different direction than the one that caused you to stop and snap a photo just a few moments before. For your convenience, there are turnouts at scenic overlooks and several campgrounds and picnic areas. Dozens of hiking trails offer access to the mountain's backcountry canyons and ridges.
Travel on the highway is free if visiting one of the businesses in Summerhaven; otherwise there is a $5/day vehicle fee if you want to stop and hike the mountain. Cyclists do not require a pass.
Any motorized bicycles that are in need of repair should be taken to Fred. We will do our best to fix all bikes before April 22nd.
Contacts:
Tucson repairs: Fred - 520-883-6781
Spooky Tooth Cycles: Roland - 520-882-8819
www.SpookyToothCycles.com
Spooky Tooth Cycles, LLC
101 D Street
Bisbee, AZ
85603
Available Mon.-Sat. 10am - 7pm MST
