:: Day 2 ::

::Garbanzo DH :: Part 8

After our run, I had to go back up top to grab my jacket. So, we came down Freight Train and hiked into “In Deep” to get some pics of the nasty chute and rocky section. Riding through this section, you had to stay ultra loose on the bike and just let it pinball off of roots. The cleanest line, by far, was the line up onto the rock face, but it was full commit with the conditions and I opted for the slower chute line (as did the bulk of the folks we saw come through while we were there). A few here:

(The Goose man came though it clean and got a 17:10 in the junior class (dude’s 16). Bummer I didn’t get a better shot of the lad.)

(It was harder to walk down the course than it was to ride it. A photog from the UK (Dan) landed on his keester walking down the chute (I did the same thing).)

After we watched some folks ride this gnarly section, I made my way to the bottom. Mutton had grabbed some beers and he, Whafe, Goose, Matt Patt, mrs. Mutton and a few others were camped out on Monkey hands to watch the fast folks come in.

( Beware of this man! If you see a kiwi with a crazy face, do not attempt to approach. Call the authorities as once.)

Some Pro Women:

(Seattle local, ultra nice gal and all around pinner, Joy Mutoli.)

My last decent shot before giving up and deciding to drink beer instead.

Gee Atherton won with a time of 14:20, Sam Hill came in second in 14:37 (despite crashing mid-course and losing his shoe in the process. Mark Beaumont and Dan Atherton rounded out the top 4. On the women side, Rachel Atherton won with a time of 16:48 and Fionn Griffiths came in second with 17 and change. From there, the gaps were pretty large with the women’s ranks.

Check back for more footage later in the week. Also, Whafe’s got great shots on the Passion forum……

Cheers,
EB

Index:

Dual Slalom - part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4
Garbanzo DH - part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9 | part 10 | part 11 | part 12
Jim Beam Air DH - part 13 | part 14 | part 15 | part 16 | part 17 | part 18 | part 19 | part 20
Slope Style - part 21 | part 22 | part 23 | part 24 | part 25 | part 26 | part 27

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