Good news and bad news...
The surprise: Barbara has said that the DRN and GOR attendees will ride for free. Everyone will still need a membership, so if you haven't been there in the last year, you'll need to fill out the paperwork and it will be $10 for the membership for the next year. To show our appreciation, I'm suggesting that we all bring a shovel and try to do a little work on the trails Sunday morning. Not long, but 50 people working for an hour will make a huge difference.
The bad news: I just checked intellicast and they are predicting rain for Chester every day (except Saturday) from now through Sunday. If that holds true, we won't be able to ride at TNT at all. If we have a fairly dry week, the trails will likely still be unridable after this weekend's rain. The tracks would be good, but probably not the trails.
The alternative: If we do get the rain predicted, the only place in the state that will be fit for riding is Machester State Forest southwest of Sumter. It is about an hour east/southeast from Columbia. It is basically nothing but sand there and you can ride there even if it is pouring rain. It has an MX track that is 3/4 of a mile long with jumps that have worn way down and whoops EVERYWHERE! It is tough to ride, but the trails are the real attraction. There are 3 loops in the woods, 2 miles, 8 miles, and 9 miles. I rode there 2 weeks ago and the trails were still in pretty good shape after the work they did in preparation for the enduro. Some whoops in the woods, but not too many. I'm not big on riding near trees, but I really had a good time there. It costs $5 per person per day to ride there. The only problem is that you can't camp there, so we'll need to find someplace close (like BScottR's back yard).
We're also open to other suggestions if anyone has them. I figure that we should be able to make a definite decision on the weekend's festivities Thursday morning.