8 athletes from around the US and Canada 8 new Santa Cruz Nomads 66 miles 14,500 feet of climbing Shake vigorously for 8 to 12 hours Serve hot over rocks... lots and lots of rocks. Hellride 5 is in the books, and we were proud to give away two new Nomads and relieved that nobody died. In fact, nobody even got hurt - much. Four of our eight contestants finished, With Kurt Adams and Erin Moeschler being the lucky two who managed to throw down harder than the rest. Their pursuing demons, Mark Weir and Rachel Lloyd, gave them plenty to hurt about, and we then tried to poison everyone with karaoke afterward. There are photos, videos and individual ride reports that will be trickling in here over the next several days. Keep checking back as it takes shape, and thanks for reading. kurt - finish time - 5:45pm. ride time - 10 hours, 45 minutes. matt - finish time - 6:15pm. ride time - 11 hours, 15 minutes. erin - finish time - 7:52pm. ride time - 12 hours, 52 minutes. aaron - finish time - 7:56pm. ride time - 12 hours, 56 minutes. weir - finish time - 4:24pm. ride time - 8 hours, 24 minutes. rachel - finish time - 6:52pm. ride time - 10 hours, 52 minutes. all riders were given a one hour head start over weir and rachel, as well as an extra hour bonus because weir wouldn't wait. in addition, kurt, matt, aaron, and erin all had an extra half hour time bonus per person for performance in the feats of strength. all numbers crunched, only kurt and erin were able to stay "theoretically" ahead of weir and rachel. honorable mention - doug kubler and vanessa carrington, kicking ass in the feats of strength and winning an hour apiece worth of time bonus, even though we had to pull their plug. Our thanks and respects to everyone who entered, everyone who voted, the 8 truly awesome people who showed up, Mark Weir and Rachel Lloyd, and especially our two winners.