Sundown Sprint Series #3 Race Recap

[mtnbikerdude87]

Well today was the last of the Warrior Society Sundown Sprint Series and it was HOT. Luckly the race is in a canyon so we were in the shade most of the time. That didnt stop the heat though. It sure gets to you during the race. The race started about 30 min from the schedule start time which helped a lot. The temps were a bit cooler but it was still warm. Since this was the last race they decided to do a Lemans style start. We had our bikes to the side and ran one lap around the grassy field and then proceeded to start. Running in stiff soled shoes gets tricky. Well we were off and I was already feeling tired. The climbs just kept on going up and with the added heat it made it feel even longer. The hike-a-bike section was the tiring part. A steep grade with loose dirt made it really fun walking up. The warrior trail was very difficult with the heat. I had lost all senses and I couldnt concetrate heading down. I had two falls but I managed to get out alright. The last leg of the race I was starting to feel better. Again still struggling from the heat, but I managed to catch up to Matt (who was leading for a bit) I passed him up on the last climb and the rest was downhill from there. I finished with a time of 36.03 second in a group of 5. Chirs V had changed the classes around a bit. The 15-17 would now be the 15-18 so I was racing guys with my age. For the overall result I placed first. I thought it was a great race put on by the Warrior Society and I hope they get more races out. Some pics from the race.

The ride


Me and Matt


Go!


Just starting


Finishing up, feeling a little tired.....


Post-race


Podium


Nice meeting everyone from here!

[ocrider]

definently was an aswome race. I hadnt rode in 2 weeks so i definetly felt along with the hot sticky weather. i crashed once on the loose fire road. I was hopn to break 40 today. cause last time i was in the low 40s and i had pretty bad chain suck. But i ended gettn 3rd overall in my category. Good job to every who came. Congrats Adam on getting on the warriors society. Id like to thank Chris Vargas for the DH handle bars he got me to help me ride technical terrain. It was nice meetn mtbdude and seeing intensekipp again. Good job everyone. If you werent here i highly recomend you try the next warriors society event. there tons of fun and you can learn alot about yourself. Se you at the next event.

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

great to see you guys putting out a great effort out there!!! Congrats on your results. hope you guys take it easy on me when we do ride. see you guys out there soon

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heres a pic

[ocrider]

I crashed (went over the bars) around that corner. i was lean'n a little too far foward and slid on the loose fire road while i was turning.

[Von-Skipp]

This was an awesome event. This was my first time so I didnt really know what to expect and I've never ridden the course before. It was freaking hot and I was feeling really exhausted the whole time, which really isnt like me.
I pre-rode half the course with mtnbikerdude87. I think me made a mistake by doing the Hike-a-bike section but atleast I knew what to expect.

I had one fall on the Warriors Trail which a awesome steep loose singletrack. This part I didnt pre-ride..hehe! But I survived and got right back after wasting time trying to get my camelback un-tangled with my seat. I scraped up my knees pretty good but im fine.

I ended placing 3rd in my category. I have a few more pics that ill post later.

Matt

[mtnbikej]

Originally Posted by ocrider101

I crashed (went over the bars) around that corner. i was lean'n a little too far foward and slid on the loose fire road while i was turning.

As I recall......you also crashed on your bike after the awards ceremony

mtnbikej

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ya lol in couldnt see where i was going cause it was dark.