This just in… Epic Ride Research has agreed to not only return again this year as a sponsor of The Dirty Kanza 200, but they will increase their level of support in 2010. The 3rd Place Finisher in each of our four race classifications will receive a “Mountain Feedbag” from Epic Ride Research. Furthermore, we will have two additional Mountain Feedbags for our general prize pool give-aways. Christa Olsson,… Continue Reading
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200 Miles to Fargo?
You may only be 200 miles away from Fargo, no matter where you live. Salsa Cycles has generously donated a shiny new Fargo frameset as a door prize prize to a lucky participant in the Dirty Kanza 200. Just think, all those bottle cages and more could be yours if you can whoop just enough rear. So just keep this thought in mind as you’re riding and smiling: only… Continue Reading
swiftwick joins the dk200 family
All of us here at Heartland Sports Promotions are proud to announce the newest member to our family of Dirty Kanza 200 Sponsors. Swiftwick International, maker of fine technical fabric clothing items has graciously agreed to support The Dirty Kanza 200. You can check out all of the great Swiftwick products for yourself here… www.swiftwick.com The 2nd Place Finisher in each of our four race classifications will receive a… Continue Reading
Tic Toc…
Only three weeks away from the 2009 running of The Dirty Kanza. Joel and I are busy making final preparations. We are absolutely giddy about the course we have in store for you this year. The new northern section is chock full of roller-coaster hills, panoramic vistas and picturesque native limestone structures. One small word of caution… In years past, checkpoints have come every 50 miles. This years course… Continue Reading
salsa joins the dk200 family!
jim & i would do gravel events even if we didn’t get prizes we just love the stuff. but we want to show you that we want to reward & respect your hard work. in the end no racer makes money doing this riding is a labor of love.we have worked hard to get sponsors that are things we use. last year without any advertising salsa gave us a… Continue Reading
dirty kanza in only 29 days
thanks for coming to the dirty kanza new blog we just started this after getting back from trans iowa late at night. so we will be getting more info & other good stuff out soon .we have a few changes of format to be announced so look for that soon. big grin…joel Continue Reading
new sweet video
the guys at im design group , scott bolley & company. made us a sweet video. have a looksee. tha whole gang in emporia have been such a great support. the tourism board , the high gear family, the moen’s, lelan,garret, & too many others to name here. they are the support that makes this race possible. thanks all! watch for a even better dk200 next year. big grin…joel Continue Reading
2009 Race Recap
Each year since the inaugural Dirty Kanza in 2006, approximately 50 – 55% of the riders who start this race have completed the 200 mile course. Based on that trend, our hopes were that at least 50 of the 85 riders processed during Friday night’s sign-in would successfully conquer this year’s route. That was, however, before we realized that unseasonably high temperatures would be coupled with an also… Continue Reading
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