Legends of Dirt: Episode 3 - The Zablotny Boys

Starting his racing career in the '80's on a BMX and now jumping on a DH, Pete is more than qualified to teach his son Hayden the ropes of racing! Hayden may be getting faster than Dad, but the old and wise will always have a few tricks up their sleeves. We are so honored to have this amazing father/son team representing Silverstar Bike Park on the race circuit!

Also, this weekend is the B.C. Cup at Silverstar!

The schedule is a little different from the normal as we have both DH and XC!

Friday, August 4:
• DH practice
• Whip Off at 7:15pm

Saturday, August 5:
• DH race day
• Dual Grass Slalom after awards

Sunday, August 6:
• XC practice and race


About Pete:

As I’m the oldest athlete on the Silverstar team, my biking career is also quite long. I grew up in North Vancouver riding BMX bikes. I started BMX racing when I was 13 years old in 1978 and after a bike shop sponsorship and a few support sponsorships. In 1985, I became the first Canadian to earn a full factory sponsorship from a United States team, Team GT. I was living the dream at 18, being paid a great salary and experiencing the opportunity to be flown across the U.S. and Canada to race bikes. I have ridden mountain bikes since 1987 when I was a bike courier in Vancouver. We would ride up Cypress Mountain on the road then take the BLT trail back down. My first season of Downhill racing was in 1994 on a bike with a whopping, 50mm of travel! In September of 1994, I raced the UCI Grundig World Cup Finals, which was the very first World Cup DH Race in Canada and it was right here at Silverstar. With my son Hayden getting into downhill racing, I couldn’t resist racing again! It is a lot more fun than just watching! This summer Hayden and I will be competing in the B.C. Cup Downhill series.


About Hayden:

I grew up riding bikes in Alberta. I remember watching videos of the pros jumping and I really wanted to ride like them so, in our yard, I turned anything and everything that I could into dirt jumps including the flower beds! When I was five, my dad introduced me to BMX racing and I raced for four years. Then, when I was eight, he bought me a Kona Stinky 24 while we were on a road trip to Silverstar. I don’t think I even looked at my BMX bike after that! We road tripped a few times a year to BC to ride the Silverstar Bike Park, then my dreams came true in the spring of 2015 when my family sprung the news that we were moving to Vernon. I feel honored to be part of the team and am definitely living the dream!

Until next time,
SilverStar Bike Park

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