I had planned on racing Expert DH this upcoming season, but I may not have a worthy rig by the start.  I do have a great 5-6" travel bike that can at least hold up on Sport courses and/or Dual Slalom tracks.  With that in mind, I'm going to kick off the '08 season in Sport class until they force me up to Expert.  By that time, I should have a rig more capable of such courses.  I'm not too concerned...I'm going to have fun no matter what - that's the MAIN focus for my upcoming season.

   Looking forward to rippin' it up with everybody at Port Angeles, Mt. Hood and maybe even Spokane!

   One (1) dh race in my career so far and I can't complain about the result.  We'll see how it goes next season once I get a dh rig as opposed to a freeride/all-mtn one...especially considering that rig is toast.  In the meantime, I've been rig-surfing between a couple bros (thanks a ton Scotty & Ted!) and enjoying the rides.

   At present, I'm looking at racing the Hood Series and, if it takes place, the Fluidride Cup - basically anything within reasonable distance of Puget Sound.  Looking forward to seeing  those of you that I know and meeting the rest of you out there somewhere.

BRAP!!!

   Now that I've finally gotten a DH race under my belt, I'm realizing what it's all about - speed.  Lots of it, to be exact.  I like it to the point where I'm planning on doing the entire Mt. Hood series and Fluidride Cup in '08.  Hopefully I'll have a full-on rig ready by that time.

If all else fails, I can race dual-slalom as they will also run those this season and I just picked up a bike that would hold up well in that category.  I need to at least work on getting decent at that discipline either way - seems like it could be fun.

In the meantime, I'm going to ride as much as I can barring work and trail conditions.  You should do the same!

It you're in the Seattle area and want to hook up, leave me a message and hopefully we'll have a rip.  Otherwise, look for me out at the races in '08!!!