Burly Backyard World Championships

On July 6th, Team Campmor's very own Jeremy Swift put on a Race right in his own back yard. All the trails were hand built by Jeremy and he always adds a few new sections each year, keeping everyone on their toes. The course is twisty, punchy and littered with tire eating shale. Trails drop into mining holes, run up on top of rock walls and sing... clack-clack in a rhythm only heard in these woods.

Racing from Team Campmor were Willy, Art, Marianne and Jeremy if he could pry himself away from the start line and all his race promoting duties. Marianne stole the day with taking the fastest women's lap time prime, and battling it out in a strong pro women's field to finish second. Everyone was happy to see Marianne have a strong race after sitting out most of last year from a bad crash. Jeremy suffered a Flat. Willy and Art finished strong, just off the podium.

H2H Bulldog Rump State Champs

Team Results

Marianne Satangelo - 3rd place Pro open
Darlene Phillips - 5th place Pro open
James Wilbur - 7th place Cat 1 50+
Art White - 9th place Cat 1 50+
Tom Stanowski - 1st place 60+
Jeff Coneys - 1st place Cat 2 50+



Jeff Coneys Cat 2 50+ NJ State Champion

Team Results

H2H Rumble in the Jungle

Darlene Phillips - 1st place Pro women
Jeff Coneys - 1st place Cat 2 50+
Stef McKeon - 8th place Cat 2 40+

Bearscat 50
Ellen White - 3rd open women
Dar Phillips - 3rd open women
Marianne Santangelo - 5th open women
Art White - 6th 45+
Steve Wagoner - 26th 45+
Joe Baldacci - 35th 45+


Lewis Morris Challenge

Ellen White - 3rd place Cat 1 40+
James Wilbur - 4th place Cat 1 50+
Art White - 6th place Cat 1 50+
Henry Gozdz - 2nd place 60+ open
Tom Stanowski - 3rd place 60+ open
Stef McKeon - 7th place Cat 2 40+
Jeff Coneys - 9th place Cat 2 50+

Jamis H2H Spring Cleaning

Poster boy "Tom" at age 67, earning a 2nd place in the competitive 60+ class. 2nd place only after taking the rad line over a rock wall and crashing on an up turned rock that had been pulled out. Never say you are too old to race mountain bikes. These guys show us how to defy age.

Team Results:

Ellen White - 2nd place Cat 1 40+ women
James Wilbur - 4h place Cat 1 50+
Art White - 6th place Cat 1 50+
Joe Baldacci - 8th place Cat 1 50+
Mike Zusman - 10th place Cat 1 19-39
Tom Stanowski - 2nd place 60+
Joe Esak - 29th place Cat 2 40-49


Art catching some rest in his truck after a hard race. He fought hard to hold 4th place close behind 3rd, and suffered a flat tire on lap 3, loosing 2 places while he tubed his flat tire.

Jamis H2H Chain Stretcher

Team Results:

Darlene Phillips - 2nd place Pro/open Women
James Wilbur - 6th place Cat 1 50+
Art White - 7th place Cat 1 50+
Jeremy Swift - 9th place Cat 1 SS
Steve Wagoner - 9th place Cat 1 50+
Mike Zusman - 14th place Cat 1 19-39
Tom Stanowski - 2nd place 60+
Jef Coneys - 2nd place Cat 2 50+
Stef McKeon - 7th place Cat 2
Joe Esak - 37th place Cat 2 40-49

H2H Series Awards Banquet

On January 19 Team Campmor and about 100 other mountain bike racers came out to celebrate and support the 2013 H2H series winners. Thanks to Stef Mckeon for volunteering to find and book the venue for the awards dinner. Once again Team Campmor women kicked some butt out there taking three first place finishes including Dar Phillips (above) winning the Pro/open women's title, riding her single speed!

First on the nights agenda was the A.C. Daughtry Security Team Challenge run by Dave and Heather Kahl. Teams accumulate points for top 5 top finishes per race and accumulative Paydirt (trail work) hours for all team members. The point system is designed to encourage all levels of racers to participate for equal points and work together as a team racing and maintaining trails to secure the future of mountain bike racing in our region. Four teams were recognized:Team Town Cycle, Clockwork Construction,Team Bulldog and the series winner Team Campmor. Team Campmor did over 350 hours of local trail work that gave them this recognition. Each team received a donation from A.C.Daughtry to Jersey Off Road Bicycle Assoc in their name. Team Campmor would like to thank A.C Daughtry for their support.

Ellen White: Winner of the Cat 1 40+ (above), and Stef Mckeon: Winner of the Cat 3 women (below).

H2H Series Team Results:
Dar Phillips - 1st place Pro/open Women
Ellen White - 1st place Cat 1 40+
Stef Mckeon - 1st place Cat 3
James Wilbur - 2nd place Cat 1 50+
Jeremy Swift - 3rd place Cat 1 SS
Art White - 4th place Cat 1 50+
Marianne Santangelo - 4th place Pro/open Women
Henry Gozdz - 5th place Cat 1 50+
Jake Posinger - 7th place Cat 1 19-29
Steve Wagoner - 9th place Cat 1 50+
Jeff Coneys - 11th place Cat 2 40-49
Tom Stanowski - 12th place 50+
Blair Stearns - 13th place Cat 1 40-49
Joe Esak - 14th place Cat 2 40-49
Sheryl Senszakiewicz - 14th place Cat 2
Mike Zusman - 16th place Cat 1 30-39
Joe Baldacci - 19th place Cat 1 SS

Thanks to Sponsors

The 2013 mountain bike race season is in the books, and Team Campmor has completed yet another year of great racing. The 16 member team competed in the Campmor H2H Series taking 8 top 5 positions. Congratulations to Dar Phillips for winning Pro/open women, Ellen White for winning Cat 1 40+, and Stef McKeon for winning Cat 3. Also congratulations to Willy for taking 2nd in the very competitive Cat 1 50+.

Outside of the local series, Team Campmor sent 6 racers to Mountain Bike National Championships in McCungie Pa. The team claimed four podium spots and one National Championship Title. Nationals will return to Pa again next year and Team Campmor will once again be racing for titles.

Team Campmor is more than just a team that races. They are involved in the future of the sport as well. They do several types of community service. Each team member is required to perform a minimum of 5 hours of trail maintenance each year and is encouraged to participate in organizing clinics and events. In 2013 the team completed 348 hours of trail work on local public lands. They also hosted several clinics both in the store and in the field. Jeremy Swift even convinced his landlord to allow him to build 5 miles of trails and promote a race in his back yard.

The team has received much support throughout the year from it’s outstanding sponsors. Whether sponsors connect the team with great bikes, great products or offer technical support, it always improves the level of racing and riding enjoyment. Team Campmor would like to send a big thanks out to these sponsors: Campmor, Notubes and Bell/Giro/Easton. Your support is much appreciated!