CCCX DH #4

Round #4 of the Spring CCCX series was this past weekend. With a week of dry and fairly mild weather, the course was sure to be pretty dusty. However, rain was brought into the forecast for Sunday (race day) and conditions quickly deteriorated. Cold rain, and high winds made for another interesting race, but that was not the only thing. Towards the bottom of the course was a mud waterfall that seemed to have been formed from an underground spring. Riders in practice were mesmerized by this and more than a few had trouble getting down it. Several decided it was quicker to walk down it for their race run, rather than attempting it and subsequently crashing.

Co-founder Tim Lukko crashed off the mud waterfall after cleaning it several times in practice. Without the crash he would have been on the box.


Alex Amaral's practice runs are sometimes faster than his race runs. Following his brother too close in practice sometimes can put you on the ground. However Alex had a decent run and ended up 6th on the day.


Allen Stoddard had some clean practice runs and a good race time, 5th place in Pro on the day.


Ian made his return to CCCX. Running new bikes and a new attitude, Ian threw down an impressive time and landed himself 3rd place.


Founder Jimmy Amaral pulled off an impressive win in both Pro and chainless. His Toro specific Intense 951 has proven to be a winner.


John Hauer crashed hard off the mud waterfall which unfortunately cost him some points. Mike Amaral blew out his rear tire, coming completely off the bead, resulting in a DNF.

Jimmy Amaral 1st. Ian Massey 3rd. Pro Men's Podium.


After some nasty practice crashes, Scott Seery smoked the 55+ class, beating himself. It is good to have Scott back racing CCCX again.

Photos by Steve Anderson

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