The RAC This Week (March 3rd)

A. Congratulations to 

Leonidas - Austin - Delfina - Emma - Henry - Alan - Addelynn- Blaze - Hayden - Luca - Nikola - Sarah - Addison 

for completing 350 training miles and two Escondido Hill Rides. They have qualified and we are happy. 

B. RAC T-Shirt Submissions are due to me via email on Wednesday, tomorrow, March 4 at 8 pm. 

Tshirt Design Contest Rules 

Please encourage your child to participate. 

We use our 2nd place design as ‘licence plates’ for our bikes.


C. 26 RAC Please record your child's miles here. Update as often as you like.  

                Do you know the parents of:

  • Maxwell A

  • Wesley A

  • Thatcher B

  • Rishi C

  • Connor D

  • Logan D

  • Cadence D

  • Sophie D

  • Evan F

  • Ruby G

  • Laura G

  • Kenji I

  • Ranbir K

  • Griffin L

  • Ale P

  • Maxwell P

  • Claire R

  • Sebass R

  • Adrian U

  • Aldrich W

  • Andy Z? 

  • They had not recorded their child’s miles as of Monday evening 

  • and we are concerned that they are not reading this so very important newsletter. 

  • If you know them, could you please contact them? Thank you. 

D. Please download the free What’sApp app for communication during the RAC week. 



E. Highlights from last week’s meeting. 

  • Borrow or rent your camping equipment before you buy.

  • Ask on Facebook. Our alumni are nice and they share. 

  • Rent through a sporting goods store, the military or a college, if you have access. 



F. From Volunteer Shelley 

RAC water bottles and stickers available

For the first time, we are offering RAC branded 22oz plastic water bottles for a $12 donation. The bottles are handmade with love by RAC volunteers and come come with slight variations.  The bottles should be available before most weekly rides. Please come a little early if you want to get one. We will also have 2 different RAC stickers available for a $2.50 donation each. We take either cash or venmo, if venmo please have a screenshot ready to show payment was made. All donations go right back to RAC. Thank you for your support.

G. RAC meetings. All at Design 39 at 7 pm.

  • Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY

  • Tuesday, May 26. RAC reunion. Potluck and pictures. Bring the family. 

H. Our Next Ride 

Sunday, March 8 at 9 am. 

Tritons, Witches and Nighthawks 

  • Mesa Verde Middle School. 

  • Please arrive by 8:45 a.m. 

  • This ride is a longer version of our Feb 22 ride. 

  • We ride up and down to and 

    • from UCSD, 

    • go up the Three Witches 

    • and loop around the Del Norte High School neighborhood. 

  • Your child MUST carry  a hydration pack and a bottle for Gatorade.

  • Your child must be able to drink out of the hydration pack while riding. 

  • Ridewithgps lists steepest incline as 17%. 

    • That is absolutely incorrect.

    •  No section of this ride is as steep as the Esondido Hill Ride. 


Daylight Savings starts on Sunday. Thank you for reading. Christiane.