The jumps were built on a 6% sloping hill. The top part was finished 2 months ago and the last 3 sets were added recently. The size of the jumps is impressive, especially when you show up for the first time and you haven't seen anybody ride them yet. Adam Aloise and his crew did a killer job. They even had time to build a little pump track right next to it. Good thing is that the place is going to stay (in a slightly different form) after the comp to be a mountain bike facility. But first things first.
I couldn't help but say 'Yeah' every time riders made it through the line. Dirt jumping for sure has come a long way and when the best riders gather to ride one of the most amazing sets of dirt jumps, it's nothing but a good time. The riders were split in two groups where riders judged the other group of riders. Top six per group would move on to the finals on Saturday. The sessions lasted an hour and the riders were brought back to the top by a couple of pick-up trucks. The action was non-stop and it was killer. A few crashes left and right, but the boys got back up for more. They had a blast riding down the hill and kept going. Sometimes the riders bombed down the hill in a train style which lead to exciting runs which required sharp thinking when someone did not make it through the way they were supposed to make it down the hill.
The finalists were announced at the riders dinner at night. Here are the lucky ones who get to ride the course one more time for the finals.
Baldock, Kyle
Bohan, Corey
Casey, Pat
Clark, Hucker
Cordova, Matt
Doyle, Chris
Enarson, Dennis
Foster, James
Godziek, Dawid
Langlands, Paul
Nyquist, Ryan
Toohey, Jaie
With 3000 people lining up against the fence on Saturday it's going to be a good scene. Dirt jumping needed this. Red Bull Dreamline is brining it.
BdJ
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