Hi All. I'm new to the QC area and love the site! Good to see a strong MTB community here!

I would like to point out another fun race you may have heard of known as the ICEMAN. It's held in northern lower Michigan the first weekend in November
(This year it's on 11/6/2010). Have done it the last couple years and had a blast. It fills up quick and online registration opens 11:00 AM EST on March 1st. Check it out.

http://www.iceman.com

Also fun is the Ore2Shore in the UP of Michigan August 14th.

http://www.oretoshore.com/

They're both a haul to get to from the QC area but well worth it IMHO.

Cheers!