St Patty’s Day Feast
Mountain Cycle’s getting behind the ‘St. Patty’s Day Fest’ for the second year! From Bikemag.com: “The St. Patty’s Day Feast races at Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City, Nevada, will return for a second year of downhill mayhem on March 14-15, tempting riders to tackle the canyon’s ridiculously rocky terrain in pursuit of glory and some serious prizes. The bone-jarring DH course has been tweaked to include an exciting finish at Bootleg’s jump park, while the Super-D course has been significantly extended to include a super-fast finale of smooth, swoopy singletrack. “The Super-D course is a lot funner and longer than last year’s, and racers will be whooping and hollering all the way down,” said David “Crash” Collins, a former pro downhiller who is organizing the race for the second year. “The whole course is really fun—I’m laughing with a side ache by the time I’m done.” In addition to offering some of North America’s most heinous downhill riding, the race will also feature a formidable array of prizes, from CNC’d anodized aluminum trophies to a new Chumba Evo frame with shock that will be up for raffle. Aside from the payback purse, there will be a $500 cash prize for the fastest DH lap and $250 in cash for the fastest Super-D time, as well as giveaways from numerous Boulder City merchants. “So if there was a fast junior who had the fastest time, they could take the money from the big boys,” said Collins. “That almost happened last year. A junior expert was holding the fastest time until he was surpassed by [pro rider and KHS team manager] Quinton Spaulding.” To ensure the accuracy of all times, the experienced Team Big Bear has been brought in to conduct the timing. And in keeping with St. Patty’s Day tradition, there will be post-race parties at the Boulder Dam Brewery and The Other Side in Boulder City. Reservations [and last year in video] can be made at myspace/crashinnovations, or simply show up at Bootleg Canyon on race day.” More info can be found here: www.bootlegcanyon.com |
