Dusty trails and broken hearts paved the way for an exciting finale at the CCCX downhill series in Salinas, CA. It was "all in" as points were not doubled for this final round, that meant racers had to secure a larger lead in order to gain the most ground. Attendance seemed low, however that did not damper the spirits of the few who did make the journey.
Scott Seery has had a dominating series in the expert 45-54 class, winning every race. In the hardtail class, he still has put up solid results, 2nd only to race promoter and powerhouse Keith DeFiebre.
Speaking of experts, junior sensation Alex Amaral had another podium finish, only 6 seconds from the top of the box. Alex has been moving up the ranks and will be gunning for a spot on the junior worlds team over the next couple of years! He finished 2nd overall in the series.
Mike Amaral was back to attack at the finals, only 3 1/2 seconds off of 2nd place! You can tell he was hungry for a podium finish as his fitness has been improving daily from the crash back in April.
The race for the top pro finish came down to the wire. President and co-founder, Jimmy Amaral was quoted saying, "my new Socom I think will make me 5 seconds faster." Little did he know, he would actually win by 7 seconds over rival Ian Massey. Ian still took the overall with a slim 5 point win, you know the next series it will be bar to bar!
Please visit the full race results and series standings here: http://www.cccx.org/dh/2008/race8/
Thank you to all of those who participated in the series and congratulations to all of our Point One team athletes. Special thanks to Rick Rasmussen for the photos. We will see you back again in the Fall!
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