Utah Downhill Series Race #2

Saturday was practice for the Bountiful Bomber and what a great day. Partly cloudy, 75 degrees and dry trails. I had heard that their would be a shuttle but little did I know it would be a 23' box truck. Imagine throwing 8-15 people with bikes in the back of a truck, driving for 20 minutes up a rough road and then getting on a downhill course. While the shuttle was an adventure, the Trail Bike course more than made up for it. Scott and Kris from Go-Ride helped add a great section to the normal downhill course for their new "Trail Bike" division.

The Trail Bike division is great and it was good to see people out racing who probably wouldn't race a downhill if this division did not exist. I am sure this division is going to grow a lot once people find out about it.

The Snyper 140 worked incredibly well on this course and everytime I ride the bike it just gets better. It was great to be out at the race letting people know what is going on at Tomac. Lots of great feedback and excitement about the line. Of course their were plenty of questions about the Primer.

Sunday was race day and what a complete change in weather. It rained, rained some more and then continued to rain. Of course I missed the start but bounced my way up in the truck only a few minutes late and the great folks with Salamander let me in. Making a run in full rain gear wasn't what I planned on but who cares, it was a blast.

Thanks to Salamander Promotions for putting on a great race even with crazy weather, Go-Ride and all the other great sponsors. Next stop is the Wolf Creek Mayhem.