Well, time for my yearly rant on why I'm getting over racing DH.
It's too expensive.
Unlike moto, it's one shot.
You screw up once it's over.
It's TIMED
USA Cycling SUCKS!!
Ok, mostly the last part but ya...I'm getting over racing Dh and for sure moving on to racking MX instead. 3 years of racing "pro" for DH and after the MSC race in Keystone it's over for me. I raced Angel Fire this weekend (just got home yesterday) and am beyond angry with myself once again. All I seem to do is crash. Like usual I had a perfect few days of practice with no crashes and felt really quick (kept up with some really really fast guys). Well my race run rolls around after qualifying (crashed in that at the finish) and I screw up my line in the beginning...then a couple hundred feet later I crash really hard. Gotta get x-rays on my wrist tomorrow because I can barely type and it's really swollen and bruised.
Anyways, here's a good video of my failure and why I'm over it. I'd rather race a sport where you can make mistakes and still have tons of time to try to make it up...and see your competition.
It's too expensive.
Unlike moto, it's one shot.
You screw up once it's over.
It's TIMED
USA Cycling SUCKS!!
Ok, mostly the last part but ya...I'm getting over racing Dh and for sure moving on to racking MX instead. 3 years of racing "pro" for DH and after the MSC race in Keystone it's over for me. I raced Angel Fire this weekend (just got home yesterday) and am beyond angry with myself once again. All I seem to do is crash. Like usual I had a perfect few days of practice with no crashes and felt really quick (kept up with some really really fast guys). Well my race run rolls around after qualifying (crashed in that at the finish) and I screw up my line in the beginning...then a couple hundred feet later I crash really hard. Gotta get x-rays on my wrist tomorrow because I can barely type and it's really swollen and bruised.
Anyways, here's a good video of my failure and why I'm over it. I'd rather race a sport where you can make mistakes and still have tons of time to try to make it up...and see your competition.