This past weekend, Dave, Jeremy and Myself travelled to the swealtering blue hills of georgia (which happened to be 7 degrees cooler than the suffocating piedmont of SC) to race the first race of the Carter's Lake MiniDH series. What a fun course! It was only about a minute and a half long (hence MiniDH) but it was action packed from top to bottom. From the start gate, you had to be on your game through big gap-out drops, tight turns, hip jumps, ski jumps, creek jumps, berms, rock sections, and high speed sections. Its hard to believe what a variety of things they were able to fit on such a small hill with such a relative little bit of pedalling. The only draw back was the inferno-lik
e temperatures. The worst part was standing around in the heat. I hate standing around in hot weather. All I wanted to do was turn it back around and go down the hill so at least the wind would be in my face. Anyway, Jeremy was the big man for SEI, laying down the power with a 5th place finish against a competitive pro class. Dave and I pulled up the rear as we showed up a little late and didn't get enough time on the track to get really comfy on it by race time. The real fun started for me after the race when Brady O was kind enough to run several shuttles for us. I feel like I had the course dialed by the end of the day, but that's racin'! You got to make it count when the ma
n says it's time to make it count. Anyway, I had a great time riding, can't wait till the next race in the fall, and Thanks to Brady and his crew for an awesome event (They doubled their numbers this year, hopefully they can double again next time!) The plan for next week is to be at the Grand Opening of the new 26 West Bike Park. I'm really excited about this place as it really has the potential to be a new mecca of DH for the South East. It's something that I know can be achieved here and I'm hoping this place gets off the ground, grows, and we can finally get some respect! 
e temperatures. The worst part was standing around in the heat. I hate standing around in hot weather. All I wanted to do was turn it back around and go down the hill so at least the wind would be in my face. Anyway, Jeremy was the big man for SEI, laying down the power with a 5th place finish against a competitive pro class. Dave and I pulled up the rear as we showed up a little late and didn't get enough time on the track to get really comfy on it by race time. The real fun started for me after the race when Brady O was kind enough to run several shuttles for us. I feel like I had the course dialed by the end of the day, but that's racin'! You got to make it count when the ma
n says it's time to make it count. Anyway, I had a great time riding, can't wait till the next race in the fall, and Thanks to Brady and his crew for an awesome event (They doubled their numbers this year, hopefully they can double again next time!) The plan for next week is to be at the Grand Opening of the new 26 West Bike Park. I'm really excited about this place as it really has the potential to be a new mecca of DH for the South East. It's something that I know can be achieved here and I'm hoping this place gets off the ground, grows, and we can finally get some respect! 
