CHDH #1 - Race Report

CHDH #1 turned out to be a great event. The course was really fast with lots of fun little jibs, some big berms and a few decent jumps. Finally a San Francisco Bay Area DH Race where you can let go of the breaks a let it fly.

The expo area was very personal, with a few teams sporting 10 x10 tents, a food vendor, live DJs cuttin it up and a nice community vibe to the whole thing.

Team SF DIRTLAB took home 3 podium spots, with a 1st ("Cooter" Paul Albe) and 2nd (Mitch Monroe) in Expert men and a 4th (Jesse Gray) in sport men.

SF DIRTLAB team members battle it out at CHDH #1

Rider....................Time.............G-out Speed
Cooter...................2:16:12.................39 mph
Mitch....................2:16:13..................45 mph
Matt......................2:29:13..................42 mph
Jesse.....................2:33:18..................41 mph
Jonathan..............3:57:12...................44mph

Jonathan Clark had the wreck of the day, rocketing out of the start gate, taking the roughest line right down the middle of the rocky section at the top and getting launched into fury of dust. Everybody wondered if he'd get up. After some shakey moments he got up, asked for his bike and jumped back on to finish his run, still getting a mid-pack result!
Matt Harden only had two practice runs due to work constraints and laid it down in a berm, earning a mid-pack 11th place.

Matt, Mitch and Coot workin it at the G-out

Jesse takes 4th place in Sport 30-34 with a time of 2:33

Mitch takes 2nd place in Expert 30-34 with time of 2:16:13

"Cooter" Paul Albe takes 1st place in Expert 25-29 with a time of 2:16:12

Phil at rideSFO hooked us up with a spot in the pits

SF DIRTLAB represents at CHDH #1