The 12 Hours of St Pete from Graham Partain on Vimeo.

Graham Partain finally answers the question everyone has been asking: Fuzzy IS back. Awesome video, Graham.

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2012 12 Hours of St. Pete Mens Solo (.pdf)

The Solo riders started 5 minutes behind the Team riders, however the clock started at 9am when the teams went off- this is why the last lap for Paul Kavan and Krol is after 12:00.

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2012 12 Hours of St. Pete Mens/Mixed Teams (.pdf)

12 Hours of St Pete /Finish Line Sprint and Crash from Graham Partain on Vimeo.

Thanks, Graham. Graham was filming all day, so there’s more where this came from.

Next, thanks to the volunteers who manned checkpoints, directed traffic, punched cards, and made sure it all worked. We couldn’t have pulled it off without you.

Thanks to the sponsors, they’re all listed in the right hand column, but especially Ferman Mini, Butler and Boyd PA, and the Pless Law Group.

But especially, thank you to all the riders and their support staffs who showed up, raced their hearts out, and (hopefully) had a great time. We doubled the number of riders from last year to this year- Amazing.

And of course, we thank our winners:

Mens / Mixed Team

1. 352 p/b Bikes and More A-Team Eric Stubbs, Kieth Richards, and Tim Hayes
2. 352 p/b Bikes and More B-Team
3. F.U.C.X / Gear Link

Women’s Team

1. Denise Fairbank’s Ladies Team Denise Fairbanks, Liz Lawrence, Holly Petrak, Dana Putney
2. Team Courtney
3. Lady Wolfpack

Men’s Solo

1. Giancarlo Alexsandro Bianchi
2. Paul Kavan
3. Alexander Gil

Women’s Solo

1. Robin Kavan
2. Jessica Wright
3. Carol Davis

Complete results will be posted soon.

And hey, if you took some pictures, send us a link, and we’ll post them up here as well.

Some rain riding tips, in case it does the same thing on race day:

–”Wet” lube. Thick. Heavy. It’ll preserve your drivetrain a little better and you won’t have to listen to your drivetrain chirp when the rain stops.

–If you’re not being competitive, a change of clothes if it looks like it’s gonna stop. Putting fresh, dry stuff on is sweet!

–You’re gonna get more flats. That’s life. Still a day to learn how to change one. Bring patches for when you run out of tubes. And a pump for when you run out of gas.

–Take it easy in the turns. No one ever won a 12-hour event taking the corners all gonzo. Good corning skills in the rain means just staying upright.

–Drink. It’s still hot. And 100% humidity. And you’re sweating, you just don’t notice it as much. If you’re not minding your hydration and electrolytes, you’ll be sorry.

–Fenders. Forget about them. No one rides with them here. If you mind eating someone’s road spray, then go to the front and do all the work.

–Increase your stopping distance. A lot. Especially if you’re riding this event without brakes. That’s a risky call if it’s dry. Much moreso in the rain.

–Keep a stiff upper lip. Hell, it’s just rain. You won’t melt.

So close, in fact, that if you haven’t registered already, you only have 5 hours left to do it. The first 4 of those hours are at the Kick-Off Party at The Burg Bar and Grill on Central Avenue in St. Pete from 6 til 10pm on Friday, 8 June. The final hour will be on Saturday, 9 June, from 7 til 8 am, at the Race Start.

Please take a look at the Registered Riders list to make certain that you are on the correct team. Our website hasn’t been perfect, and we haven’t received all of the entries correctly. If you paid, but aren’t listed, please email us as soon as you can. If you are listed, but haven’t paid, please bring payment to the Kick-off party or the morning of the event. We prefer cash, but checks and cards will be accepted as well.

The Official 12 Hours of St. Pete kick-off party!

Friday, June 8 from 6-10pm

The Burg Bar and Grill

Cigar City Brewing beer specials and packet pickup for pre-registered riders.
An appearance from the Ferman Mini
wildminis.com girls as well!
Come get your swag, socialize with your fellow riders and possibly pick up a couple course tips from the locals. All are invited to share in the fun!

Can’t wait to see you there!

Please contact us as soon as you can to make any changes you need to your registration. (email 12hoursofstpete at gmail dot com).

This list is as of 11.19 pm on 6.7.12.

So stoked on these, many thanks to Shaun Drees for the design and Nate at Merchline for printing them.

All Riders:

• Bring a helmet. Our insurance requires us to require you to wear one. If you don’t have one, you can get one cheap or even free at the Tampa Bay Bike Co-op.
• Bring a couple of spare inner tubes and a device to inflate them.
• Make sure your bike and especially your tires are in tip-top shape- don’t wait until the night before the event to check them. If you don’t know how, take it to St. Pete Bike and Fitness, Outspokin- Clearwater, The Trek Store of Tampa or Clearwater, Velo Champ-Seminole Heights, Tampa, or the Tampa Bay Bike Co-op during the week before the event and have their mechanics look over your bike.
• Bring a bright head and tail light. Reflective ankle bands or stickers are a good idea as well.
• Bring a change of riding clothes, as well as street clothes- you’d be surprised how much a clean kit can make you feel better, and once the race is over, do your groin a favour and change into street clothes.
• Towels. You can dry off with them, you can change clothes under them, they can be used as a pillow- IS THERE ANYTHING A TOWEL CAN’T DO?
• Bring a couple of garbage bags, for garbage, as well as dirty clothes/towels/etc.

If you’re on a team:

• Your team should bring a ez-up 10×10 tent or some form of shelter from the sun. If you bring a tent, make sure you bring some weights to hold it down in the case of inclement weather.
• Lawn/camp chairs.
• At least a gallon of water for each rider.
• Sunscreen.
• ClifBars/PowerBars/Gu/HammerGel/PeanutButter&BananaSandwiches/Snacks/Cokes.
• A cooler or two.
• Umbrellas.

If you’re riding solo:

• A lot of sunscreen.
• More Water than you’ll think you can drink (two gallons).
• ClifBars/PowerBars/Gu/HammerGel/PeanutButter&BananaSandwiches/Snacks/Cokes.
• A cooler
• A small duffle bag/satchel/small cooler (a “drop” bag) filled with supplies for the Friendly Way checkpoint.

Don’t Bring

• Bar B Q Grills and camp stoves are PROHIBITED in the main parking lot.
• We do not have electricity in the main parking lot, so you’ll have to power any electronics you intend to bring.
• Fireworks, Strippers (men and women), and selling any kind of food or beverage are all on the no-no list we got from the Rays.

What we’re providing

• We will have several hundred pounds of ice.
• O.N.E. Coconut Water is providing us with two (2) Pallets worth of Coconut Water.
• We have a very limited number of 10 x 10 tents that will be up for grabs on a first come, first served basis.
• We have two parking lots. The main one (Tropicana Field Lot 4) will have space for about 80 cars or so, and the other lot (Central Ave @17th St. S) will fit at least 50 more. Again, first come, first served.
• We will have a few big ice water dispenser cooler jugs. You know, the kind they dump on the coach’s head when he wins the big game. Don’t rely on these as your sole source of water, however.
• The Friendly Way checkpoint will also have water and ice for competitors. If you’re riding solo, you can give us a drop bag, and we’ll transport it down to the Friendly Way checkpoint for you. Put foods and/or drinks in there, in case you need a pick-me-up in the middle of a lap, particularly towards the end of the race.
• Word has it that at least one big energy drink company will show up to dispense samples at some point in the afternoon. They aren’t an official sponsor, so I’m not going to name them, but you’ve heard of them before. They should be around for five hours or so.
• Surprises
• Guaranteed Awesomeness

This post will be updated, keep checking back.