Last weekend, Ride the Keweenaw hosted the first stop of the Lake Superior Gravity Series!
The week leading up to the event, Copper Harbor saw plenty, and I mean PLENTY of rain! This had the East Bluff trails closed all week until Friday for pre ride. When first tires got on trail, it was apparent why they had been closed!
Josh Knapp driving through the mud! (Photo by Dylan Juchemich)
Even with all the hard work the trail crew had done during the week leading up to the race, the trails were axle deep with mud!! Loam Ranger and Thunderbolt are two trails that were particularly soft. As hand cut, natural trails that haven’t been open long, there were spots that had a lot of topsoil holding water. The other trails, having been more established and armored, ran well. They were running slow, but they handled the moisture well.
Saturday the Lake Superior Gravity Series hosted a Jump Jam on lower Dueling Banjos.
It was great seeing so many people of all ages and abilities show up and enjoy some air time! Photos by Alex Anderson
Saturday night more rain moved in just to really make sure the trails were fully saturated for race day! Sunday was a bit overcast, which kept the humidity at bay and created a really pleasent day for racing. As long as you paid no attention to the hoards of gnats at the top of the hill! Kudos to all the volunteers that were up at the top all day fighting the clouds of bugs off!
Overall it was a great day of racing! Nobody escaped the day without getting dirty, even if you stayed upright! We look forward to Ride the Keweenaw again next year!
Find full results list over at Superior Timing!
Photo by Dylan Juchemich
If you missed out on the slip and slide, check out this video from 5th place Alex Anderson to give you an idea of how wet it was out there!
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