Sea Otter Classic
Hmm. There have been a few changes made to the ol Sea Donkey this year. After they took away all the prize money last year, they decided to take away the 4X event this year, and add Super D as the third event to the omnium. Pretty lame I think, takes away the spirit of the gravity omnium. Nobody watches the Super D. Anyway, the 4x was too difficult to build and too expensive, but they are going to have a bmx event now, which will be much much more difficult to build and more expensive. It will be fun, but that is just another bike to bring. Why not just build it on a slope and use it for dh bmx and 4x. It would be cool to have one bike for everything. Lets hope for no rain this year:)
If it wasn't for the fact that I still have that slalom to conquer, and the that it is the biggest media event close to home, and cause I love to ride, and for my sponsors, and cause it is in the nicest part of the world, I would definately boycott that event. A little effort to build some tracks, some coverage on a bigscreen for the fans, sun, and more than a stuffed animal Otter prize for winning an event and it would be sweet.
Notice the stuffed otter in the photo.
Sorry for the rant, just pisses me off how races are handled in America.