CCCX DH #6

The CCCX DH series is starting to come to a close as points are tightening up before the final race in July. Last weekend it was an all out battle between Jimmy Amaral and Ian Massey, same as always it seems. The weather was cool in the morning, but turned into a warm day by the time the race got underway, perfect to allow for that ellusive winning run. The bottom half of the course was completely new, instead of routing riders along a less technical descent. The course shot up a wall ride and it was pinned from there, straight down the hill to the finish line. On one side was a wall, the other was poison oak bushes, and the trail was about two feet wide, six inches deep in dust and off camber. It took some cojones to make it down the hill fast!

Unfortunately, an already dominating force in the junior expert class, Alex Amaral had a serious crash during a practice run. Having come down and flipped over the bars in the new, loose cut out section of the course. He had to be checked out by the EMT's and then sent to the hospital for further tests. He is back to his old self now, but be sure that he will be back to attack at the finals on July 5th.


Allen Stoddard is now a formidable threat in the pro class, winning the previous race and now seems to be fast as ever with a 4th place finish and scoring a podium spot.


Keith Morelan, also now a powerhouse in the pro class has been putting more pressure on the top ranks, and all being 18 years old. Barely missing the box this week, but still having a good finish for the overall.


Scott Seery's off week will easily consistent of a solid finish for anybody else. Having raced the hardtail and single-speed class, he easily came up with two second place finishes. Just remember that it's an off-week for Mr. Seery, you will usually find him and his Point One Racing products at the top of the results.


Josh Maurer, having moved into pro has certainly stepped up his game. After barely missing the top 10, he still scored enough points to keep him 9th in the overall. At this point, it will all come down to the finish next month to see where everybody stands. Josh said he nearly saved a third of a pound by using the Point One Racing DM 31.8mm stem. Not only is the Point One stem lighter, it is far stiffer.


Jimmy Amaral and Ian Massey were too close at this race, with less than a second separating the times, just watching the two it was hard to compare who the real winner was. However the clock does not lie and Jimmy stood on top. This did keep Ian in the overall lead. Stay tuned to see how things end up at the finals.



Mike Amaral was riding so fast, that apparently Rick was not able to take a photo of him. Having secured a podium spot, Mike will keep a solid clamp on second place for the overall. It will come down to the finals to see if Mike can pull off a win and grab the title!

Special thanks to Rick Rasmussen for the photos.

Full results can be found here.