Lord of the Fork 2015

Saturday, October 24, 2015 5:44 PM (GMT-4) - Start list

Race info
Sport: Paddling - kayak
Location: Haysi, VA, United States
Start type: Interval start
Racers: 70
Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 10:57 PM (GMT-4)
Race notes
We had a record Turnout for the race this year. Ninety six racers by my count.

This was the 21st edition of the Russell Fork Race. It was renamed "The Lord of the Fork" race in honor of Jon Lord, who died at Tower in 2004. If you could decipher the script at the bottom of the bibs, it pays tribute to him.

I would like to mention that Chris Hipgrave, who for years held the course record for the race, which he set in a Wavehopper, was part of the very first timed event in 1995. He has been a regular, and is still at the top of the field, competing against some who weren't even born then. Well done Chris!

The 30 second interval start seemed to go over well. I know there were a number of passes, which we hope to minimize. It was sure exciting to watch at the finish.


Thanks for your patience with the delayed start. We had a number of very late entries, which we'll need to find a better way to deal with next year.


Safety is always a worry when organizing an event such as this. Thanks to those who were willing to set safety along the river. JB Seay and BJ Phillips hiked in with safety gear. Others paddled in.

Thanks to all who volunteered:
Jesse Sammons, Gerald Delong and Daman Patterson for starting everyone off. Sadly Willy Witt had to miss out on his duties there this year.
Jay Ditty, who was willing to start early after sprinting to the start after dealing with the late entries, and then race first to help with timing.
And Maggie Snowel for registration, and bib management. My least favorite part of an event like this is hounding folks for their bibs. Thanks to all who made our life easier by handing them back.

And Thanks to all who donated to cover costs. Many gave extra, which will cover most of our annual expense, which is primarily insurance. And to those who donated prizes and awards. And Jennifer Taylor for the hand made awards

Hope to see you next year.
Eric

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Bib Name
Affiliation
Distance Category Wave Gender Start time
169 Jay Ditty Stinger  K1 M 0:00
26 Cooper Lambla Long  K1 M 0:30
68 David Clark Long  K1 M 0:30
70 Gilfillin Long  K1 M 0:30
79 Dane Jackson Karma Unlimited  K1 M 0:30
85 Isaac Levinson Karma Unlimited  K1 M 1:00
97 Chris Hipgrave Green Boat  K1 M 1:30
18 Andrew Holcombe Green Boat  K1 M 2:00
51 Pat Keller Stinger  K1 M 2:30
19 Chris Gragtmans Green Boat  K1 M 3:00
58 Drew Austell Green Boat  K1 M 3:30
76 Geoff Calhoun Green Boat  K1 M 4:00
100 Andrew McEwan Tornado  K1 M 4:30
21 Brad Mcmillan Green Boat  K1 M 5:00
91 Zach Fraysier Karma Unlimited  K1 M 5:30
36 Colin Hunt Stinger  K1 M 6:00
94 Jake Greenbaum Stinger  K1 M 6:30
2 Robert Waldron Stinger  K1 M 7:00
54 Clay Warren Green Boat  K1 M 7:30
20 Wade Harrison Long  K1 M 8:00
3 Cameron Thacker Stinger  K1 M 8:30
42 Bernie Engleman Green Boat  K1 M 9:00
37 Stephen Mcgrady Stinger  K1 M 9:30
60 Curtis England Green Boat  K1 M 10:00
23 Matt Anger Karma Unlimited  K1 M 10:30
41 Ty Caldwell Green Boat  K1 M 11:00
15 Hunter Cooper Green Boat  K1 M 11:30
82 Alec Voorhees Karma Unlimited  K1 M 12:00
90 Wyatt Hyndman Green Boat  K1 M 12:30
61 Sam Swanson Green Boat  K1 M 13:00
99 Ian Van Wingert Green Boat  K1 M 13:30
13 Matt Walker Stinger  K1 M 14:00
45 Taylor Cofer Green Boat  K1 M 14:30
65 Saunders Southecorvo Green Boat  K1 M 15:00
11 John Quigley Green Boat  K1 M 15:30
48 Mac Mcgee Stinger  K1 M 16:00
52 Matt Gossett Green Boat  K1 M 16:30
66 Eric Chance Green Boat  K1 M 17:00
49 Toby Macdermott Stinger  K1 M 17:30
89 David Levitt Karma Unlimited  K1 M 18:00
83 Hunt Jennings Stinger  K1 M 18:30
81 Aeon Russo Green Boat  K1 M 19:00
80 Alp Can Green Boat  K1 M 19:30
4 Austin Krissoff Green Boat  K1 M 20:00
86 Benjamin West Green Boat  K1 M 20:30
9 Brian Bridgewater Green Boat  K1 M 21:00
7 Brian Vermillion Green Boat  K1 M 21:30
96 Casey Beal Green Boat  K1 M 22:00
67 Charles King Long  K1 M 22:30
29 Chris Baer Green Boat  K1 M 23:00
93 Chris Mccoy Tornado  K1 M 23:30
77 Christoph Berenotto Raptor  K1 M 24:00
31 Clint Schiavone Long  K1 M 24:30
47 Delaney Albright Green Boat  K1 M 25:00
38 Dustin Marquat Green Boat  K1 M 25:30
40 Dylan Mckinney Green Boat  K1 M 26:00
16 Jackson Singleton Green Boat  K1 M 26:30
63 Jeff Clewell Green Boat  K1 M 27:00
24 Lance Beaber Green Boat  K1 M 27:30
84 Nick Fiedler Stinger  K1 M 28:00
17 Paul Prather Green Boat  K1 M 28:30
44 Peter Ely Stinger  K1 M 29:00
50 Peter Kabzan Stinger  K1 M 29:30
92 Raymond Brugger Green Boat  K1 M 30:00
35 Taylor Hunt Stinger  K1 M 30:30
32 Todd Harbour Green Boat  K1 M 31:00
5 Wesley Bradley Karma Unlimited  K1 M 31:30
39 Will Pruett Green Boat  K1 M 32:00
57 Zach Dean Stinger  K1 M 32:30
168 Jesse Sammons Long  K1 M 41:00