1st Race of 2007

Jaymie, Jill, Howard and I piled in the family camper van and headed up to Innerleithan, Scotland for the 1st race of 2007. Since our team bikes had not yet arrived, I spent a few hours in the garage before we left building up make-shift DH rigs for Jaymie and I. I raced my Norco 4XXXX while Jaymie raced my converted Norco EXC cross country bike! I changed out a few parts for her to make it as DH ready as possible and she loved it! The weekend was great. We had a blast pinning the course with our tiny bikes. It was a good laugh. I even got a few runs in with fellow World Cup rider, Helen Gaskell and we put my 4X to the test. It was unfortunate that I flatted in my race run (front flat at that and only 20 seconds out of the start gate) since I think Helen and I would have been pretty close. I know we were both curious to see which bike/rider combo would have taken the win.
I was stoked with Jaymie this weekend. She put in a solid effort in her race run and finished ahead of me in 2nd place. Nice work Jaymie!
Photos: Above - local Scotish Bike Wash! On the left- Jaymie and I model our new, hard earned bandanas!