[reignrider]

Got 3rd in Beg 25-29. Pretty stoked since I crashed HARD twice on Saturday (both on my 2nd practice run) and sprained my wrist really bad and put 2 nice dents in my left shin and got a whole bunch of road rash on my body. Sunday, I just tried to get down the course without breaking myself even more, taped wrist and all but my confidence to go all out was nowhere to be found. Got offline a couple of times but still managed to get down injury free! So I'm pretty happy with my run.

Oh yeah, before and after my run I took some pictures after the G-Out (this is all of them so there are good ones and bad ones, sorry for the bad ones!). You can see and download them here:

http://www.ridethedeath.com/chdh2007/chdh1.htm

Here's my fav drift shot that I took:

Enjoy!
-omar

 

[black noise]

Didn't get to race after Miles crashed into me at the top of the g-out in practice before the race.

Nothing like coming into a corner way to hot, not cornering enough, and finding Josh in my exit line. When I saw him there wasn't a whole lot I could do but yell a lame warning and half-bail. That really sucks about the sprain, good thing it wasn't a lot worse. Healing vibes to you dude, heal fast and get back riding.

 

[scooderdude]

1st place fast old guys 45+. 2:26 and change

I had a good run, but as I set up off the little kicker on the high fence line groove into the berm at the top of the g-out, two freakin kids were playing on the grass runout line where I was headed. I grabbed a handful of rear brake to swing the rear and change my line, nearly highsiding right at the top, both feet came out of my pedals, and I rode the entire g-out sitting on the saddle with feet in the air, right through the the first left turn. Visualize a guy riding a bareback horse in the rodeo. I was just waiting to get bucked over the front. But I clicked in just before the right hander into the single track. It scared the cr#p out of me! And I'm bummed that I didn't get to give it a clean run for speed, but glad I'm ambulatory. Stupid parents. Inattentive course marshalls. I would have creamed those little guys and myself.

 

[amydalayna]

i got 1st in expert women... (they announced it as sport though haha)

fun race, love the course. just a no-stress, enjoy the speed kinda trail.

props to rideSFO, they did an amazing job.

so how many girls turned out? was thinking of going... but made the most of the last bits of snow we got this weekend.

 

[beaverbiker]

good job on the g-out trap! What was your # again? might have a crappy point & shoot of you pinning it.

i was number 4

 

[mrpercussive]

got 6th in beginner 19 - 24 with a blown shock... I would say thats not too shabby... Anyone got pics of #192??? Was wearing a black/blue 661 SP2 pressure suit on a bluebike with a MonsterT

 

[Brian HCM#1]

1st in Sport 35-39. Railed a 44mph at the speed trap!

Like you knew that wasn't going to happen


Time to step up to Expert next year

 

[beaverbiker]

man, 44 mph down the g-out and he's racing sport? sounds like a bag of sand to me.

 

[FREERDR4LF]

DANG HEATH!!! Look at all that wind drag.
You're suppose to race the course, not take it with you.
It was an awesome weekend. Looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you.

 

[sanjuro]

DANG HEATH!!! Look at all that wind drag.
You're suppose to race the course, not take it with you.
It was an awesome weekend. Looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you.

Stay on course dude!

 

[surfinguru]

man, 44 mph down the g-out and he's racing sport? sounds like a bag of sand to me.

Yeah, Expert next year for sure. Hey Curtis, my fiance said I had you sweatin it there for a minute.

Seriously though, I WAAAYYYY over cleared the "big" double and landed to flat and blew through the little berm after it. I knew I had to pin it like a mad man to have any chance for a decent time. Probably took too many risks the rest of the way down, aka 44mph on the G-Out, but like they say, "No guts, no glory." In the end, it paid off with the win.

 

[xgirrrrl]

so how many girls turned out? was thinking of going... but made the most of the last bits of snow we got this weekend.

+Don't know the exact number of girl racers, 15 or 20. We need more women to race! They threw all the expert, sport, women together, at the end of the day, almost as an after-thought.
But the course was fast and FUN! I got 2nd place, expert/sport combined. Had to leave early though, didn't get to bask in the glory