We're at it again! For the 5th consecutive year, Clemson Freeride will play host to yet another DH race on February 27th, 2010. For those of you who have been to our course before, you know what to expect: massive berms, doubles, huge tables, the "cheese wedge" and of course our giant wall ride. Last year's race was a huge success with well over 100 riders turning out.
With prizes for each class as well as one of the lowest entry fees around, why would you not race!? Full details inside,
The race is open to absolutely anyone on any bike so long as it is in a safe working condition. Below we see Noah, probably the most famous racer at the trails! And yes, he hits the wall ride.
As you may have guessed we don't have a whole lot of elevation available to us here in Clemson, so we work with what we got. However, we are fortunate enough to have access to the Clemson Experimental Forest as well as the ability to build sustainable stunts and lines on this land, and for that we are grateful!
If you're skeptic about driving to South Carolina for a DH Race (I know, it sounds weird) I URGE you to check out this video by
ZfH Productions:
The race format is pretty simple. You get two timed runs. Your best time will be your overall time. Last year was our first year doing the chainless run and considering it's great popularity you can expect to see that again this year. We do have prizes for everyone that podiums and usually a few things we can throw out to the crowd.
We want to see double the riders this year but we also know the economy is in the tank. For that reason
we have kept the race fee to a minimum of $25. That costs way less than the new set of tires you got for Christmas!
Also feel free to check out the
Clemson Freeride web page for more pics, vids, and general info! Thanks for checking us out and we hope to see you at the race!
I'll leave you with a few photos for the road:
I'm getting good fast though.
