Who is Dave Harris anyway?
Dave has a long history of racing mountain bikes. It all began simple enough at an MTB race at Yuma, Arizona in 1992. The beginner fields were HUGE in the early 90's - over 100 riders! In his early years, racing bikes was balanced with migratory wave farming (AKA guiding whitewater rivers). After completing a computer science degree in 2000, Dave became more settled, began a career in network communication modeling and engineering, and as a result cycling emerged as the dominant passion.
After 2 seasons of "getting back into the groove", 2003 saw him achieve a long-standing goal of winning the NORBA masters national championship event in Durango. The following season was an experiment, venturing into longer events at the suggestion of friend and fellow cyclist Robin Rasmussen. The end result of that season was an overall NORBA nationals marathon series title for the 40-49 age group. In 2005, Dave hit his stride. Season highlights include wins at the 24 hours of Steamboat and the 12 hours of the E100 in Park City, Utah, as well as the overall series win for the E100 series. He finished up '05 with a strong showing at the 24 hours of Moab with a 3rd place finish in the solo field.
Dave is looking forward to improving his long race performance in '06. Major events will include Trans Rockies, 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, the E100 series events and the 24 Hours of Moab.