Sea Otter Day 1
Long day 1 at the Otter. Up at 8am and on the DH course by 9. Good thing I had Joe my mechanic giving me a personal shuttle, because there is only 2 hours of practice, but being such a easy shuttle I did 5 runs in such a short amount of time. Bike felt good, but made a few changes today which I am hoping will be that much better. Thanks to Tom from Marzocchi for all the suspension work, Kenda for hooking me up with a prime spot for my Sportsmobile, and Joe my mechanic for working so hard on my bikes today.
Up early tomorrow again for some more....
Got to see a bunch of old friends today. Tomac is pitting here in the Kenda area and he's been on 2 XC rides in 2 days. Always great to see Johnny T.... Also saw HB and Ned today who are also from the old school and great to catch up with. Stikman is doing the Freecaster, so did a interview with him today. Also ran into Wanye Stetina who got 2nd in the 35+crit today.
Heard some sad news that Allen Foster broke his back at Sheep Hill. He had surgery I guess and will be OK, but still a major injury. All the best bro....
Thanks god the winds calmed down from yesterday and the weather is not too bad and seems to be getting better, so we will cross our fingers.
Posted by Brian on April 16, 2009 10:35 PM