but we are not.    It’s too muddy in the parking lot for cars and the track has not dried sufficiently.

The first Dirt Derby Ladies Night is tomorrow if weather holds out.

See you next week to start the new four week series. The first series results will be tabulated and posted based on the two races that were not rained out.

Well, now that the Hammerhead Cycles Dirt Derby featuring True Fabrication is all sponsored, we’ve rolled out a new flyer with pretty new logos on it. A warm welcome to the Peddler Bike Shop as sponsor of our MTB races;  check out their new location on 51st and Duval.

We’re monitoring the rain and using our (sponsorship available) C-130 Hercules to deploy anti-precipitation measures into the approaching front.  If that doesn’t work, and the weather makes things unrideable, we’ll let you know, otherwise plan on the usual good time and the not-as-usual Ladies Night where ladies race for free.

Overall Results are posted under the results tab – we’re halfway through our first four-week series, so see how you stack up.

Ladies Night tomorrow – women race for free!

This Tuesday, September 15th, LADIES RACE FREE, brought to you by Bobby’s Bikes!   That’s right, one race, three races … they are all free!

We didn’t want to leave out you guys, so we’re including people who look like ladies.  If a guy can convince registration they are worthy, then they can race for free too, but lame attempts will not be rewarded. If we get enough people we might even have some “Drag Races” in the inner loop during the beginner race time slot.

So come one, come all and have a great time! Next month we’ll have an even better Ladies Night including a clinic led by the Luna Chix, but FREE isn’t a bad way to start!

About our special sponsor for this event: Bobby’s Bikes is your one stop, full service bike repair center! Bobby’s Bikes is Campy, Shimano and SRAM Certified. Sachs, Suntour and good old Mavic. Suspension and Hydraulic certified. Hayes, Magura, Hope, Shimano, and Avid brakes. Need a custom set of wheels? Let Bobby build you up a custom set of handbuilts!

Another Derby, another good crowd, decent heat, and still another Le Mans start. If you thought cyclocross couldn’t be more painful, why not run to the bike?

We’re now halfway through our first four-week series, and look for overall results soon. They take a bit longer than the race results because we double-check them using supercomputers.

As the title hints, results from today’s race are up. And here’s some photos provided by Steve Burger of last weeks race, lookin’ sharp gentleman & lady

See you next week

Thanks to all of you who came out this Tuesday for our first week of the 2009 Dirt Derby. We had an excellent turnout and hope everyone had as fun a night as we did!

We had over 100 racers this week, a Dirt Derby record! And now, we’re excited to tell you about an even better reason to keep coming out each week: 40% off a Redline cyclocross bike from Hammerhead Bicycles!

That’s right, Hammerhead Bicycles is offering a coupon redeemable for 40% off any Redline Cyclocross bicycle/frame! Any racer who attends all 4 weeks of a 4-week Cyclocross Series at the Dirt Derby gets a coupon.

Did we say Dirt Derby? What we meant to say is, the Hammerhead Bicycles Dirt Derby featuring True Fabrication. Here’s the full detail on how Hammerhead Bicycles and True Fabrication are supporting you, our racers:

– Free Custom True Fabrication Frame! At the end of the season, Austin’s own True Fabrication will be raffling a free custom bicycle frame to one lucky Dirt Derby racer. To qualify, any racer who races in all 4 weeks of a 4-week Series gets one raffle entry. There are four 4-week Series this year, so perfect attendance all season would give you 4 times the chances of winning a one-off True Fab custom frame! The more you come out and race, the more chances you can have to win your own custom steel bicycle. www.truefabricationbicycles.com

– 40% off Redline Cyclocross Bikes at Hammerhead Bicycles! Attend all 4 weeks of a 4-week Cyclocross Series at the Dirt Derby and you get a coupon at Hammerhead Bicycles for 40% off any Redline Cyclocross bike. The Redline Conquest bikes include four different spec’d aluminum ‘cross models, a sexy steel version, and even a junior model. www.hammerheadbicycles.com

– Schwag! Swiftwick schwag – The best socks and arm warmers you’ve ever worn, guaranteed! It will get colder eventually, and Hammerhead will hook you up with Swiftwick goodies to keep you nice and warm.

– Support! Hammerhead Bicycles and True Fabrication’s generous support helps us bring you the Derby each week, and we support you by putting on these fine races. So when you support them, the triangle is complete.

About Hammerhead Bicycles: The Hammerhead Bicycles Bike Shop was established in 2001 and has been supporting Austin cycling ever since. They are a full service retail and custom bicycle shop carrying Titus, Ventana, Ellsworth, Intense, Knolly, BMC, and many others. Stop by their new location in North Central Austin. While you are there check out the construction taking place on the pump track and terrain park. www.hammerheadbicycles.com

About True Fabrication: True Fabrication is an Austin based trio who have joined forces in order to make bicycles the old fashioned way: one-at-a-time, built with passion and an acute attention to detail. Please take a look through their site and see what they are all about. Inside the site you will find information about the owners, their frame building philosophy, and the fascinating craft of being a custom frame builder. www.truefabricationbicycles.com

The Hammerhead Bicycles Dirt Derby featuring True Fabrication looks forward to a great 2009 season and hopes that you will continue to be a part of it. See you next Tuesday night under the lights!

Well we’re back. And so were the racers; thanks to all who showed up on opening night.

The weather was pretty nice, the dust was controlled, and we had a rockin’ time. A fair amount of photographers showed up, and hopefully we’ll be able to share some photos with you in the next few days.

Results have been posted, check them out under the results tab above, see how you did, tell your friends how fast you are, tell your friends they should race as well –  that sort’ve thing.

Minus a few technical kinks, it was a stellar opening night – we hope to see you all again soon.