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 Race morning brought fog, mist and cool temperatures to Laguna Seca, the perfect weather for racing bikes. It also lent a certain atmosphere to the race that we haven't seen in years. |
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| Blasting whips into the fog was the way things seemed to go on race morning. It's race day, but it's still Sea Otter. |
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| Same whip, different angle, Lear Miller getting sideways in the fog. |
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| Andrew Neethling had a visit with the dentist the day before the DH finals, and then crashed in practice and wasn't able to compete in the final. Not a great weekend... |
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| Duncan Riffle was holding down the fort for DIRT Norco here in California |
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| Steve Smith had a bit of a mishap and missed his start time this week, he was none too pleased about it. He still rolled down during a no show for the fans, but wasn't given an official time. |
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| Danny Hart managed an 18th place finish in the DH, not quite as good as his 4th place in the slalom. |
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| Greg Minnaar jumps his way through the tick infested grasses lining the downhill track. |
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| There are short tracks, long tracks, steep tracks and pedally tracks. So far Aaron Gwin doesn't seem to be having too much trouble with any of them. Third place at the Sea Otter Classic DH |
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| Joe Smith ripping a corner through a hole in the fog... |
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| Graves was on his little bike this week, and absolutely putting the hammer down. Stains wins again. Untouchable at Otter. |
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| The fans came out in drives once again this year. The track may not be great, but the support from the public is nearly unmatched at any other race venue. |
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| On the fastest section of the track, visibility shifted between poor to terrible all morning. The sun finally came out just before race time and burned the fog off in an instant. |
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| Mr. Warren and sun breaking through the fog... |
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| It was a double win for Jill Kintner this weekend, she took both the slalom and the DH wins. |
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| Manon Carpenter is looking fast this season. Second place in the World Cup season opener in South Africa, and now third at Sea Otter. |
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| Miranda Miller charging down the Sea Otter DH track and into 4th place. |
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| Holly Feniak is racing against the big girls this year, and she's starting it off right. First Sea Otter DH, and first Sea Otter DH podium, 5th place. |
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| Brian Lopes is always a contender in the Sea Otter DH, 4th place in 2012. |
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| Mick Hannah is having a great season so far. Podium at the first World Cup, and second place here behind Jared Graves |
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| Joe Lawwill took some time off from Shimano duties to race the DH. He's still got it, 25th place. |
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| Bryn Atkinson gets some speed on the course while Jill Kintner watches from the sidelines. |
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| There are a few younger girls coming up in the ranks this year. Holly Feniak and Manon Carpenter both made the podium at Sea Otter. |
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| Kevin Aiello boosts on his downhill race run while Brendan Fairclough watches in the background |
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| Joe Smith takes a slightly different approach to the same spot on the course. In the end Joe and Kevin finished barely a second apart |
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| Josh Bryceland traveled all the way across the ocean and ended up in 72nd spot. Let's hope he has a better race next weekend in Port Angeles. |
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