Dirt Works Grudge Match 

Well, you see, it started way back....in 2006!. Last year's KHS Working Week Series saw a Grudge Match develop between Dirt Works’ brand manager Pat Howard and his boss, Richard “Poncho” Powell. As Poncho reports: "Both Pat and I had begun riding solo in the 8 hour series 2 years ago. While Pat had finished several rounds and done quite well I had DNF’d through crashes and overexertion". Being two very proud males, Pat would take great pleasure in taunting me and I’d react with “I’ll get you next time” retorts. Finally it got to the point where it was time to throw down the gauntlet and offer a real challenge.

The Idea:

Since we clearly are not pro riders and any class category would separate us, I needed a new format. We agreed on the Grudge Match. The concept is that two riders or two teams with an equal sum of advantages and disadvantages do battle against each other irrespective of their placing within the official categories.

So for example, Pat had youth and consistency but was lazy at training and diet, I had better tech skills, more commitment to training and diet and a bitter disdain for Pat’s cavalier waste of his potential. Ultimately the driving motivation was the shame and/or prowess of each victory/defeat.

In 2007, Dirt Works and Bright Orange Events are offering entrants of the KHS Working Week Series the chance to publicly declare their Grudge Match. Grudge Matches can be between any solo rider or team entering a minimum of 4 Working Week Series events. The overall winners of each Grudge Match will be declared at the final event of the series.

Click here to register your Grudge Match on the Dirt Works website. It's simple, and free too! You can also register at either of the first two KHS Working Week series events.

Grudge Match participants will be encouraged to submit their stories to the Dirt Works website after each event.