Fontucky State Series #3
Report By Taylor Libolt



After a not so thrilling race run at Angel Fire last weekend, I stepped it up a notch aboard my new
Tomac Primer.  Saturday I did about 8 practice runs on what was probably one of the funnest courses Donny and Southridge have put on this year.  Nothing was too tricky about it, just wide open and fast with great corners and a couple little rocks to jump.  The bike worked great, I couldn't have asked for anything better.  My first run down the hill on Sunday morning put me into 5th position.  I was separated from 4th by a meager .03 seconds, and holding off 6th place by about the same margin.  Race times were very tight, and a slipped gear seems to have meant the difference between being on the podium and going home empty handed.  Fortunately, I have a habit of being faster my 2nd run down the hill.  I stepped it up a bit for run 2, hit all my lines and shaved 1.5 seconds off of my first run time.  Everybody else in my class had a slightly slower 2nd run, and I was able to pull off a 2nd place overall for the day once times were combined! 


Taylor Libolt took SILVER in the Baby-Pro DH race!
 

Big Bear Shoot-Out:
Race Report by Chris Sharp

The Backboners loaded up the podium at last weekend's BIG BEAR SHOOTOUT! Vanessa managed FIRST, Matt Thome took SECOND, and Brant landed FOURTH! Vegas Bob KILLED it finishing in the top 10. Darter sent some pix, and said he actually threw down a top-20 finish as well (15th)! Bert was out with the HIV (just kidding), but he was sick, and so he and Ryan were out this time. Looking forward to hearing about James' keeping all the responsible people awake too late, and Vegas Bob hitting the wind trainer at midnight!
Great work Super-V and the rest of the Backbone Squad.. and that certainly included Roger for keeping it all together.


Vanessa Humic: 1st place

Newcomer Matt Thome 2nd place