Root66 wrapped up the MTB season with the final event at Winding Trails. This course has been historically a fast non-technical course with lots of fire roads and quick terrain. This race was no different except for more laps, less training and new tires. Got to the race just in time to kit up, register, dump the kid off and get on the line for the roll out. The whistle blows and the start was not as chaotic or as fast as I thought it would be. It was fast, but not stand on the pedals and crank till your blue in the face. Maybe thats why i was at the back of field.. The pack of 26 didn't break apart until about the 2 mile mark and then it split into three groups. Guess which group I was in! One slow guy really held up the group when he stacked it on some log rollers but I was able to get around him and two other riders in that third group where I was destined to stay. On the second lap I was able to catch riders (notice i said catch and not "pass") on the ride up through the start/finish area and that long slow rise to the single track. The new single track was pretty nice and they even threw in some jumps right at the end. They were pretty fun with soft landings. The dust that was kicked up was pretty thick, it was amazing how dry it was.
Anyhow, the second lap, a fellow MTBMINDer joined on we rolled at a decent pace passing one or two other riders...before he flattted on the third lap. I could catch people on the inclines but would loose them on anything that required braking. It was a combination of bad techinical braking skills and no traction by the tires in the soft stuff so they would pull away again. Finished the 3rd MTB race of the season with my highest placing in the sport class...a whopping 19th...sweet!!! The effort put in will hopefully pay off at the Amesbury race next weekend. Either way, good race, happy with the effort put in, good weekend!
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