I did not get signed up soon enough but might go down there anyway and see friends / take pix / ride / DS.
I usually go, but not this year. Going to the Seattle SX with the family and some friends instead. Be sure to ride trail 63 through the lava fields and get down to the ice caves unless its still snowed in. We went in early March and 70% of the place was still under snow and ice. Still had a blast Have fun, be safe!
I'm not going to the sx, or any sx ever again. Too loud, too lame. Maybe I'll check out an outdoor mx someday. Tresa will have 7 weeks of healing on her broken ankle, so she's ready to rip. She's surprisingly strong until we get to real awkward technical stuff, but fortunately there isn't really any of that at china hat. My suspension should be back from LT racing today, so hoping to get it all together, test for a day or 2 and race the might wr300 this weekend.
Good luck down there. Looks like the conditions might end up being perfect. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...DT&textField1=44.0583&textField2=-121.314&e=0
I've been keeping an eye on the forecast too. It looks to be somewhat cool -- 50-60s and possible some moisture. Rain early in the week for sure -- hopefully it will stay a bit moist. Game on.
fantastic conditions for the first lap, and the mighty wr300 was working awesome. I was having probably my best race ever and looking forward to the 2nd lap where I always do much much better. But tresa broke her ankle pretty badly and the emt's flagged me down while i was gassing up after lap 1. So i took her to the hospital and waited while she had surgery instead. Maybe next year will go better.
same ankle, different bones tho. not sure i really believe in luck. I know when i crash it's a mistake on my part, not luck (unless someone just runs into me and takes me out).
I thought the race was fantastic -- conditions were nearly ideal. Afternoon got a touch dusty - but that is nitpicking. I thought the course was marked great and thought I was going to miss the "Danger" markings like they have at most other events. Turned out to be a complete non issue. I rode Senior B and thought the time schedules were "aggressive" -- more so on the first loop. After the start I had trouble moving past slower riders -- they hadn't figured it out yet is my guess. At first I was sort of content to plod along -- assuming we'd have plenty of time. 1/2 way to Check 1 I realized it was going to be tight and got on the gas. Made it by about 2 minutes. Nobody waiting -- yikes. 1st test was nice and twisty -- felt good. 2nd test was fast -- almost wish I had more gears but afraid to go much faster anyways. Passed 5 or so riders per test. A few minutes early to check 2 and 10 minutes early to gas. Got gas and heard about velo's partner issues. Took off on the second loop and immediately got worked by the whoops. Some of the trail on the second loop was the nicest I'd seen, but the whoops were wearing me down. Third test was whoops followed by really excellent twisties followed by whoops. Didn't do so hot in the whoops. Got there 5 or so minutes early to each check. 4th test was a complete blast. Got a second wind and had a lot of fun. Felt like I was going fast. Came out of the test at 85 miles -- 10 to go. For kicks -- LOBOS MC through in 5 miles of rocks. I was tired by then and just wanted to make it home safe -- so I slowed wau down and trailrode conservatively in and finished about 7 minutes early. Great event -- looking forward to next year. Now -- where are the results at?
