Here are some more photos from the February ‘08 downhill mountain bike races in Boulder City, NV. These pictures show rider #69, Randy Barr who raced in the men’s sport class. I snapped these pictures as he was approaching the finish line at the end of the race. A few of the riders I watched caught a little air at that part, and he was one of them. Go Randy! Hope you had fun racing! I sure enjoyed myself watching you all compete.

I’ve still got a couple hundred more pictures to post from the Bootleg Canyon Mountain Bike races. I haven’t even started posting pictures of the Super D’s race yet, but I have photos from the Super D’s too. So if you have been checking this site looking for photos and you haven’t seen the ones you’re looking for yet, please keep checking back! Also feel free to leave comments if you have any requests (feel free to post your # if you raced and I will see if I have any pics of you.) AND please comment if you have corrections or additions to any of these posts. I want to make sure to properly credit the riders, so if I goof somewhere, please let me know. I’d really appreciate it.

Posted by: Amy S.

This is Chris Wilson, rider #139 who raced in the men’s expert class at Bootleg Canyon. I gotta give this guy props for his time which I think was FAST considering he wasn’t even riding a downhill bike.

This photo shows Chris as he’s coming down to the finish line. Sorry about the photography here, which is less than stellar.

Posted by: Amy S.

Heads up, I just posted a new mountain bike trail review for the Romero Trail in Santa Barbara, California.

If you have already ridden it, please feel free to let me know your thoughts on how the trail has changed.

If you are looking for new rides in the area, please check out my review. (Romero Canyon Trail Review)

-Mike S-

I just posted a new article called “How To Heal Faster After A Bad Crash on Your Mountain Bike“. If you’re a mountain biker, I hope you’ll check it out. Thanks for taking a a look!

Posted by: Amy S.

Here’s Wesley Bennett, Rider #86 coming down the hill as he’s about to cross the finish line in the downhill mountain bike race at Bootleg Canyon. Wesley was the second place winner in the Men’s Expert class (30-39). WOOOHOOOO WESLEY!! Congrats to you on the fantastic race results! Hope you enjoyed the race and had a great time riding.

As always, comments welcome, especially if there are any additions or corrections to this post. Thanks!

Posted by: Amy S.

Here’s a photo of Scott Johnson, rider #61 and first place winner in the Semi-pro class of the downhill mountain bike race at Bootleg Canyon. This photo was taken on February 17, 2008, and I snapped the photo at a spot that was right before the finish line.

CONGRATS SCOTT! Great job on the race.

If you raced Bootleg Canyon this past weekend, please bookmark this web site and check back, because I’ll be posting more photos and commentary on the race results ASAP. I have more than 10 rolls of film and I tried to get pics of as many riders as possible, so I might even have pics of you if you were there.

Also, additions and corrections to this post are welcome. Please comment! THANKS!

Posted by: Amy S.

Here’s another shot from the Bootleg Canyon Downhill Mountain Bike race. Curtis, hope you had a great time racing. Kudos to you for taking on the challenge.

Everyone, please feel free to comment, especially if you have additions or corrections to this post. Hopefully the info is correct but if not I really want to properly credit the riders so I’d appreciate a “heads up” if anything isn’t right. Thanks! AND please check back for more Bootleg Canyon mountain biking pics because I’ll be posting more ASAP. (I’ve got more than 10 rolls of film from the weekend of the race!! If that gives you any idea.)

Posted by: Amy S.

To get an idea of how high up in the air this guy actually was, take a look at the left of the pic. See that person holding the camera? Kinda puts it in perspective.

Dude- you rock! If this is you, or one of your friends, please comment and let me know because I’d love to properly credit the rider in the photo. The picture was taken Sat. Feb. 16 in Bootleg Canyon. I’ll be posting more Bootleg Canyon mountain biking & racing pics, so if you were there, please check back to see more!

Posted by: Amy S.

This mountain bike trail was more challenging than it looks in the photo you see here. I snapped this photo at a point that was pretty close to the finish line; it looks pretty mellow and scenic along this stretch.

Todd- hope you and all the other riders had a great time racing.

Everyone- please feel free to comment especially if you have any additions or corrections to this post. Hopefully all the info is correct but if it’s not I definitely want the “heads up” to fix it. Thanks! And remember to keep checking back because I’ll be posting a lot more pics from the Bootleg Canyon mountain bike races.

Posted by: Amy S.

Boulder City NV Feb 15-17 ‘08

We made a road trip up to Nevada from Santa Barbara, California. Mission: to enjoy the mountain bike races at Bootleg Canyon. Mike raced the downhill race on Sunday, and I just hung around taking pics and enjoying the scenery on both days. Fun times!

I’d never been to Bootleg Canyon before, and I was pretty impressed by both the trails and the entire park.
You couldn’t have asked for more perfect conditions for a mountain bike race. The weather was gorgeous- beautiful blue skies atop a nonstop expanse of rugged desert hills and mountains. I thought the trails, especially the expert track, looked pretty darned challenging. My hat’s off to all the riders who gave it a try. You all rock!

Over the next view days I will be posting the pictures I took at the races. If you were there, I might even have pics of you. Wanna see ‘em? Well, if so, please bookmark this blog or add it to your feed reader and check back again, because I’ll be sharing as many as I can.

-Posted by: Amy S.