Furnace Creek 508 Course Records

Solo Course Records

CATEGORY RACER NAME RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Men's 10+ Yoni Nazarathy 1991 38:17:28
Men's 20+ Justin Peschka Panda 1997 28:42:02
Men's 30+ Michael Emde Alpine Ibex 2008 27:28:01 2nd Fastest Solo Time
Men's 40+ Kenny Souza Fast Truck Gecko 2005 27:15:21 Overall Solo Record
Men's 50+ Terry Lentz Chesapeake Bay Retriever 2010 29:19:35 On a Classic Bike!
Men's 60+ David Holt Mudcat 2012 31:29:13
Men's 70+ Charles Hanson Honey Bee 2000 73:40:37 Honorable Mention; Unofficial
Women's 20+ Laura Stern 1989 32:48:00
Women's 30+ Seana Hogan Hoopoe 1995 28:46:34 Overall Women's Record
Women's 40+ Catharina Berge Bumble Bee 2008 29:43:01
Women's 50+ Carol Chaffee Chickadee 2005 33:14:58
Women's Fixed Gear 20+ Emily O'Brien Archaeopteryx 2005 44:24:27
Women's Fixed Gear 40+ Susan Forsman Scarlet Macaw 2010 41:38:55 Overall Women's Fixed Gear Record
Women's 40+ Classic Bike Nicole Honda Gyrfalcon 2 2011 41:10:46 Overall Women's Classic Bike Record
Women's Recumbent 30+ Sara Kay Carrell Yellow Labrador 2011 44:56:!2 Overall Women's Recumbent Record
Men's Fixed Gear 20+ Adam Bickett Rock Rabbit 2010 42:43:16
Men's Fixed Gear 30+ Barley Forsman Boar 2004 38:24:00
Men's Fixed Gear 40+ Terry Lentz Chesapeake Bay Retriever 2007 30:13:05 Overall Men's Fixed Gear Record
Men's Fixed Gear 50+ Sam Beal Seal 2006 36:37:27
Men's 30+ Classic Bike Felix Wong Asiatic Wildcat 2011 39:14:59
Men's 40+ Classic Bike Jim Swarzman Gyrfalcon 2010 38:57:50
Men's 50+ Classic Bike Terry Lentz Chesapeake Bay Retriever 2010 29:19:35 Overall Men's Classic Bike Record
Men's 10+ Recumbent (Stock) Alexander Kohan Kakapo 2008 40:49:52
Men's 30+ Recumbent (Stock) Michael Wolfe Flicker 2006 35:49:13
Men's 40+ Recumbent (Stock) John Lauer Flying Chamois 2008 32:13:18 Overall Stock Recumbent Record
Men's 50+ Recumbent (Stock) John Schlitter Blue Racer 2011 34:01:31
Men's 30+ Recumbent (Superstock) Eric House Hedgehog 1994 35:24:29
Men's 40+ Recumbent (Superstock) Timothy Woudenberg Werewolf 2006 31:50:35 Overall Recumbent Record
Men's 50+ Recumbent (Superstock) Ron Bobb Banana Slug 2000 42:32:56
Men's Tandem (30+ or 40+?) Wolfgang Erhart, Franz Kasserer Tandem Wolves 1998 29:58:18 Overall Tandem Record
Mixed 40+ Tandem Craig Robertson, Jennie Phillips Tandem Relucent Phoenix 2005 31:26:51
Mixed 50+ Tandem Marlies Radtke, Patrick Seeley Tandem Lionfish 2012 43:26:52

Fixed Relay Team Course Records: 2004 Onwards

Two Racer Relay Team

CATEGORY RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Men's 10+ Two Racer Team Team TwoCan-JDRF 2011 35:40:00 Two brothers, aged 17
Men's 20+ Two Racer Team Team Platypus 2006 28:16:00
Men's 30+ Two Racer Team Team Panda Goat 2008 26:06:22
Men's 40+ Two Racer Team Team Hammerhead 2007 25:56:28 Overall 2x Record
Men's 50+ Two Racer Team Team Flying Voles 2012 27:40:05
Men's 60+ Two Racer Team Team Flying Voles 2011 30:39:58
Men's 70+ Two Racer Team Team Leatherback Turtles 2004 39:55:55
Mixed 20+ Two Racer Team Team Colossal Squid 2009 33:22:29
Mixed 30+ Two Racer Team Team Gallus Gallus 2006 28:20:31
Mixed 40+ Two Racer Team Team Pickled Herring 2007 27:34:29
Mixed 50+ Two Racer Team Team Gulo Gulo 2008 30:16:17
Mixed 60+ Two Racer Team Team Leatherback Turtles 2006 33:18:13
Mixed 70+ Two Racer Team Team West Coast Puffins 2010 43:50:31
Women's 20+ Two Racer Team
Women's 30+ Two Racer Team Team Rock Ewe 2011 31:26:43
Women's 40+ Two Racer Team Team Rock Ewe 2008 29:43:28 Overall 2x Women's Record
Women's 50+ Two Racer Team Team Chupacabra 2005 32:39:46
Women's 60+ Two Racer Team
Women's 70+ Two Racer Team
Men's Recumbent 30+ Two Recumbent Team Team Mussel 2007 29:31:10
Men's Recumbent 40+ Two Recumbent Team Team Orthros 2008 28:14:56
Men's Recumbent 50+ Two Recumbent Team Team Werewolf 2009 42:05:57
Mixed Recumbent 30+ Two Recumbent Team Team Sea Dragon 2008 35:58:54
Men's Fixed Gear 40+ Two Racer Team Team Missing Lynx 2009 37:48:40
Mixed Fixed Gear 40+ Two Racer Team Team Pair O' Ducks 2011 32:54:09 Overall 2x Fixed Gear Record
Women's Fixed Gear 30+ Two Racer Team Team Blue Footed Booby 2012 36:55:35
Men's Classic Bike 50+ Team Team Protoceratops 2009 43:53:04
Mixed Classic Bike 40+ Team Team Golden Gyrfalcon 2009 36:23:34 Overall 4x Classic Bike Record

Four Racer Tandem Relay Team

CATEGORY RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Men's 40+ Two Tandem Team Team Scarab 2009 31:25:12 Overall 2 Tandem Record
Mixed 40+ Two Tandem Team Team Mustangs 2010 32:42:03
Mixed 50+ Two Tandem Team Team Northern Spring Peepers 2012 33:15:44

Four Racer Relay Team

CATEGORY RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Men's 10+ Four Racer Team
Men's 20+ Four Racer Team Team TwoCan-JDRF 2010 35:47:13
Men's 30+ Four Racer Team Team Mongrel Dogs 2006 27:59:15
Men's 40+ Four Racer Team Team Hammerhead 2005 24:56:10 Overall 4x Record
Men's 50+ Four Racer Team Team Yak 2005 26:45:34
Men's 60+ Four Racer Team Team Yak 2010 32:22:49
Men's 70+ Four Racer Team Team PAC Rats 2007 43:15:25
Men's 20+ Fixed Gear Four Racer Team Team Bonobo 2006 32:23:35
Men's 40+ Fixed Gear Four Racer Team Team Missing Lynx 2008 32:57:25
Men's 50+ Fixed Gear Four Racer Team Team Missing Lynx 2011 33:04:17
Mixed 40+ Fixed Gear Four Racer Team Team Pudu and the Pussycats 2012 34:45:40
Men's 50+ Recumbent Four Racer Team Team Raven Lunatics 2010 33:08:01
Women's 20+ Fixed Gear Four Racer Team Team Blue Footed Booby 2008 32:28:05
Women's 10+ Four Racer Team
Women's 20+ Four Racer Team
Women's 30+ Four Racer Team Team Swallow 2006 33:25:02
Women's 40+ Four Racer Team Team Rock Ewe 2012 28:23:30 Overall 4x Women's Record
Women's 50+ Four Racer Team Team Hammer Frogs 2010 33:43:22
Women's 60+ Four Racer Team Team Hammer Frogs 2012 38:24:00
Women's 70+ Four Racer Team
Mixed 10+ Four Racer Team
Mixed 20+ Four Racer Team Team Wild Burros 2010 36:45:39
Mixed 30+ Four Racer Team Team Sphinx 2007 30:27:15
Mixed 40+ Four Racer Team Team Sea Monkeys 2012 30:37:28
Mixed 50+ Four Racer Team Team Kites 2008 32:15:16
Mixed 60+ Four Racer Team
Mixed 70+ Four Racer Team

EIGHT RACER TANDEM RELAY TEAM

CATEGORY RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Men's 40+ Four Tandem Team Team TwoCan - JDRF 2009 34:28:19
Mixed 40+ Four Tandem Team Team Mighty Millipede 2007 28:11:04 Overall 4 Tandem Record
Mixed 50+ Four Tandem Team Team Centi-speed - JDRF 2011 33:55:54

Open Relay Team Course Records: 1993 - 2003

Note: This relay format, in which team racers could switch wherever and whenver desired, is no longer used; teams were added to The 508 in 1993 and this team format was last used in 2003

Two Racer Teams

CATEGORY RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Men's 30+ Two Racer Team Team Mountain Goat 2003 25:38:08 Overall Record
Men's 40+ Two Racer Team Team Jackalope 2001 29:24:24
Men's 50+ Two Racer Team Team TwoCan 2003 32:17:51
Men's 60+ Two Racer Team Team Silver Foxes 2003 29:53:01
Mixed 50+ Two Racer Team Team Saluki 2002 31:12:49
Mixed 40+ Two Racer Team Team Pegasus 2003 29:04:19
Women's 50+ Two Racer Team Team Queen Bees 2003 34:25:36

Four Racer Teams

CATEGORY RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Men's 30+ Four Racer Team Team Action Sports Buffalo 1995 21:47:12 Overall Record
Men's 50+ Four Racer Team Team Bicycling Magazine Peacock 1995 23:07:58
Men's 60+ Four Racer Team Team Whippet 2000 31:37:38
Women's (20+ or 30+?) Four Racer Team Team TS Technical Bat 1995 27:31:10 Overall Record
Women's 40+ Four Racer Team Team Red Rockettes 2000 29:50:17
Women's 50+ Four Racer Team Team Bakersfield Black Widows 2001 30:21:55
Mixed 30+ Four Racer Team Team Kern Hammerhead 1997 24:13:38
Mixed 40+ Four Racer Team Team Quail 1997 25:53:24
Mixed 50+ Four Racer Team Team Saluki 2003 29:38:34

Four Racer Tandem Teams

CATEGORY RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Mixed 40+ Tandem Team Team Fire Ants 2002 28:11:33

Eight Racer Tandem Teams

CATEGORY RACER TOTEM YEAR TIME NOTES
Women's 30+ Tandem Team Team Tarantula 1996 28:00:05
Mixed 40+ Tandem Team Kern Wheelmen T-Rex 1999 23:54:17
Men's 40+ Tandem Team Team Davis Drills 2001 22:45:22