Well I guess it's my turn. First let me say that my family and I had a great time meeting and wheeling with all the

members, it brought back memories of camp trips when we were kids. There was a big group of great people and good times. I was not present when it all went bad, so I cannot comment on that.
I do however feel I need to apologize to everyone involved. I know I am not directly responsible for the trouble, but I did scout the place and recommend we try to have an event there. I had not seen or heard anything prior to this that would have led me to believe that this sort of situation would have happened. I can say that of all the runs I have attended at the Rock Garden, this was the most organized and smoothest running event to date. Scott and I met a few days earlier to swap ideas and get an idea of the operation for the day. I believe it went off well and I commend Scott for his efforts.
Rick, Scott, Tony and myself were working toward having a good event, and in my opinion it turned out better than expected. We had 44 rigs signed in and on the trail, and a number of spectators( I don't have the official numbers) and from what I have seen in the past, the trails ran smoother than I have seen with fewer rigs on them.
In closing let me just say I think it was an excellent event with excellent people, and I hope we can all let this 30 minutes of bad not ruin 7 1/2 hours of great times. I will be speaking to Scott and hopefully we can all work together and possibly have another event there. For those of you that are absolutely against the Rock Garden, I understand and apologize for any inconvenience.
Thanks for reading
Dean