Kosk
07-17-2005, 07:41 PM
------------- Race Report ---------------------------
What: Greenman Downhill
Where: Spirit Mountain Duluth, Minnesota
When: July 16th 2005 - 3:00pm
by Pete Koski
The 2005 Greenman DH was an awsome event. By most accounts one of the coolest DH races ever in Minnesota, maybe the midwest. Big thanks goes out to Adam Buck for doing all the leg work and making this event happen. Without him, it wouldn't have went down like it did.
Race day saw cool tempertures and hazy skys give way to sun and a nice cool breeze off the lake. It rained briefly the night before, making practice in the morning a little slick, but by the 3pm start time, the course was in great shape and super fast; overall a perfect day for racing.
The course started at the top of the Spirit's Summit Chair and wound its way down to its base, using all of the available 700 feet of vertical the hill had to offer. The course started with a steep drop-in off the chair lift where it flew down the grassy ski hill into a nice size jump that was a crowd favorite. Following this a tricky triple set of rollers near the main lodge tested many a suspension's quality and riders' prowess. After that the course rolled over onto the main face of the ski hill and plunged into the first of many technical wooded sections. The rockier, more technical sections made up the upper sections, and after a quick traverse of a couple ski runs, the lower sections emphasized berms, drops, and smooth, fast flowing lines, with a few rocky areas sprinkled in to keep racers on their toes.
The race field was composed of about 32 riders ranging from as young as 44 to 13 years of age. A huge contingent of Canucks made it down from the Thunder Bay area, helping to make this event as fun as it was, without them, the field would have been about half the size. Go Canada! The rest of the field was made up of Minnesota locals and maybe one or two Wisconsin kids that I know of.
The format was simple; King of the Hill. After every round the field got cut in half, with the faster half advancing to the next round, until a winner was determined. Run times only counted for the current round, so with every new round, each racer had to make an honest effort to advance. To keep things interesting, after the field was narrowed down to the top eight riders, the semi-final round then narrowed the field to the fastest five. These five riders then advanced to the "money round" where they got to duke it out for their share of the $500 purse.
In the end MPLS local Thor Shellum took top honors, followed by Mankato's Beau Layman in 2nd and Blaine's Tracy McConkey nailing down third.
Thanks to Spirit Mtn for letting us race there and for use of the lift. Also thanks go out all the trail workers, timers, liftees, and of course the racers who showed to make this event such a great time. Sepcial thanks go to:
- Colin @ QBP for all the schwag.
- Beau for the reCYCLE (http://www.geocities.com/beau_layman/1.html) awards.
- Rod for the cash purse.
- Gretchen for the top-notch timing setup.
(If anybody knows who the unknown rider numbers are let me know and I'll edit them in. -PK)
Full Results:
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Run #1 [32 down to 16]
PL---BIB--COMPETITOR---------------TIME---
_______________________________________________
01 37 SHELLUM, Thor 2:28.55
02 27 THROWER, Kevin 2:31.90
03 29 MCCONKEY, Tracy 2:36.63
04 35 MOORE, Rob 2:43.22
05 36 KILLIAS, Kalyan 2:43.43
06 22 KOSKI, Pete 2:43.59
07 32 KEMP, Gary 2:44.67
08 58 Tony 2:44.82
09 49 LAYMAN, Beau 2:45.21
10 24 PILBCERAN, Tony 2:45.96
11 26 MORRIS, Daniel 2:46.10
12 12 NELSON, Jeff 2:46.45
13 104 BEEDY, Shane 2:47.12
14 30 PERICH, John 2:49.10
15 16 MILLER, Brad 2:52.78
16 17 DEL NIN, Matt 2:53.14
***advance line********************************
17 21 IVAN, David 2:54.50
18 18 PAVLIK, Matt 2:56.69
19 59 NYBORG, Aaron 2:58.21
20 31 MASSARO, Danny 3:03.53
21 25 NIELSEN, Jonah 3:05.56
22 13 HORNE, Alex 3:06.13
23 19 ESPOSTI, Greg 3:07.82
24 68 David 3:15.75
25 39 VILJAKAINEN, Gabe 3:15.77
26 28 Chris 3:31.50
27 48 RIVERS, Pat 3:36.39
28 11 FLORING, Damian 3:49.49
30 55 BUCK, Adam DNF (stupid derailluer!!)
29 23 DNF
31 98 DNF
32 102 DNF
_______________________________________________
Run #2 -- [16 down to 8]
PL---BIB--COMPETITOR---------------TIME---
__________________________________________
01 37 SHELLUM, Thor 2:24.58
02 49 LAYMAN, Beau 2:24.70
03 27 THROWER, Kevin 2:25.58
04 29 MCCONKEY, Tracy 2:32.38
05 24 PILBCERAN, Tony 2:35.18
06 22 KOSKI, Pete 2:36.28
07 32 KEMP, Gary 2:36.84
08 35 MOORE, Rob 2:42.63
***advance line***************************
09 36 KILLIAS, Kalyan 2:43.26
10 17 DEL NIN, Matt 2:44.46
11 26 MORRIS, Daniel 2:46.76
12 16 MILLER, Brad 2:47.20
13 12 NELSON, Jeff 2:47.50
14 104 BEEDY, Shane 2:48.05
15 30 PERICH, John 3:04.91
16 58 Tony DNF
__________________________________________
Run #3 -- [8 down to 5]
PL---BIB--COMPETITOR---------------TIME---
__________________________________________
01 27 THROWER, Kevin 2:26.90
02 37 SHELLUM, Thor 2:31.82
03 35 MOORE, Rob 2:34.69
04 29 MCCONKEY, Tracy 2:36.24
05 49 LAYMAN, Beau 2:36.88
***advance line***************************
06 32 KEMP, Gary 2:41.54
07 24 PILBCERAN, Tony 2:43.70
08 22 KOSKI, Pete 2:46.75
__________________________________________
Run #4 -- [Money Round]
PL---BIB--COMPETITOR---------------TIME---
__________________________________________
01 37 SHELLUM, Thor 2:20.73
02 49 LAYMAN, Beau 2:28.39
03 29 MCCONKEY, Tracy 2:33.23
04 35 MOORE, Rob 2:38.35
05 27 THROWER, Kevin 2:43.51
__________________________________________
What: Greenman Downhill
Where: Spirit Mountain Duluth, Minnesota
When: July 16th 2005 - 3:00pm
by Pete Koski
The 2005 Greenman DH was an awsome event. By most accounts one of the coolest DH races ever in Minnesota, maybe the midwest. Big thanks goes out to Adam Buck for doing all the leg work and making this event happen. Without him, it wouldn't have went down like it did.
Race day saw cool tempertures and hazy skys give way to sun and a nice cool breeze off the lake. It rained briefly the night before, making practice in the morning a little slick, but by the 3pm start time, the course was in great shape and super fast; overall a perfect day for racing.
The course started at the top of the Spirit's Summit Chair and wound its way down to its base, using all of the available 700 feet of vertical the hill had to offer. The course started with a steep drop-in off the chair lift where it flew down the grassy ski hill into a nice size jump that was a crowd favorite. Following this a tricky triple set of rollers near the main lodge tested many a suspension's quality and riders' prowess. After that the course rolled over onto the main face of the ski hill and plunged into the first of many technical wooded sections. The rockier, more technical sections made up the upper sections, and after a quick traverse of a couple ski runs, the lower sections emphasized berms, drops, and smooth, fast flowing lines, with a few rocky areas sprinkled in to keep racers on their toes.
The race field was composed of about 32 riders ranging from as young as 44 to 13 years of age. A huge contingent of Canucks made it down from the Thunder Bay area, helping to make this event as fun as it was, without them, the field would have been about half the size. Go Canada! The rest of the field was made up of Minnesota locals and maybe one or two Wisconsin kids that I know of.
The format was simple; King of the Hill. After every round the field got cut in half, with the faster half advancing to the next round, until a winner was determined. Run times only counted for the current round, so with every new round, each racer had to make an honest effort to advance. To keep things interesting, after the field was narrowed down to the top eight riders, the semi-final round then narrowed the field to the fastest five. These five riders then advanced to the "money round" where they got to duke it out for their share of the $500 purse.
In the end MPLS local Thor Shellum took top honors, followed by Mankato's Beau Layman in 2nd and Blaine's Tracy McConkey nailing down third.
Thanks to Spirit Mtn for letting us race there and for use of the lift. Also thanks go out all the trail workers, timers, liftees, and of course the racers who showed to make this event such a great time. Sepcial thanks go to:
- Colin @ QBP for all the schwag.
- Beau for the reCYCLE (http://www.geocities.com/beau_layman/1.html) awards.
- Rod for the cash purse.
- Gretchen for the top-notch timing setup.
(If anybody knows who the unknown rider numbers are let me know and I'll edit them in. -PK)
Full Results:
----------------------------------------------------------
Run #1 [32 down to 16]
PL---BIB--COMPETITOR---------------TIME---
_______________________________________________
01 37 SHELLUM, Thor 2:28.55
02 27 THROWER, Kevin 2:31.90
03 29 MCCONKEY, Tracy 2:36.63
04 35 MOORE, Rob 2:43.22
05 36 KILLIAS, Kalyan 2:43.43
06 22 KOSKI, Pete 2:43.59
07 32 KEMP, Gary 2:44.67
08 58 Tony 2:44.82
09 49 LAYMAN, Beau 2:45.21
10 24 PILBCERAN, Tony 2:45.96
11 26 MORRIS, Daniel 2:46.10
12 12 NELSON, Jeff 2:46.45
13 104 BEEDY, Shane 2:47.12
14 30 PERICH, John 2:49.10
15 16 MILLER, Brad 2:52.78
16 17 DEL NIN, Matt 2:53.14
***advance line********************************
17 21 IVAN, David 2:54.50
18 18 PAVLIK, Matt 2:56.69
19 59 NYBORG, Aaron 2:58.21
20 31 MASSARO, Danny 3:03.53
21 25 NIELSEN, Jonah 3:05.56
22 13 HORNE, Alex 3:06.13
23 19 ESPOSTI, Greg 3:07.82
24 68 David 3:15.75
25 39 VILJAKAINEN, Gabe 3:15.77
26 28 Chris 3:31.50
27 48 RIVERS, Pat 3:36.39
28 11 FLORING, Damian 3:49.49
30 55 BUCK, Adam DNF (stupid derailluer!!)
29 23 DNF
31 98 DNF
32 102 DNF
_______________________________________________
Run #2 -- [16 down to 8]
PL---BIB--COMPETITOR---------------TIME---
__________________________________________
01 37 SHELLUM, Thor 2:24.58
02 49 LAYMAN, Beau 2:24.70
03 27 THROWER, Kevin 2:25.58
04 29 MCCONKEY, Tracy 2:32.38
05 24 PILBCERAN, Tony 2:35.18
06 22 KOSKI, Pete 2:36.28
07 32 KEMP, Gary 2:36.84
08 35 MOORE, Rob 2:42.63
***advance line***************************
09 36 KILLIAS, Kalyan 2:43.26
10 17 DEL NIN, Matt 2:44.46
11 26 MORRIS, Daniel 2:46.76
12 16 MILLER, Brad 2:47.20
13 12 NELSON, Jeff 2:47.50
14 104 BEEDY, Shane 2:48.05
15 30 PERICH, John 3:04.91
16 58 Tony DNF
__________________________________________
Run #3 -- [8 down to 5]
PL---BIB--COMPETITOR---------------TIME---
__________________________________________
01 27 THROWER, Kevin 2:26.90
02 37 SHELLUM, Thor 2:31.82
03 35 MOORE, Rob 2:34.69
04 29 MCCONKEY, Tracy 2:36.24
05 49 LAYMAN, Beau 2:36.88
***advance line***************************
06 32 KEMP, Gary 2:41.54
07 24 PILBCERAN, Tony 2:43.70
08 22 KOSKI, Pete 2:46.75
__________________________________________
Run #4 -- [Money Round]
PL---BIB--COMPETITOR---------------TIME---
__________________________________________
01 37 SHELLUM, Thor 2:20.73
02 49 LAYMAN, Beau 2:28.39
03 29 MCCONKEY, Tracy 2:33.23
04 35 MOORE, Rob 2:38.35
05 27 THROWER, Kevin 2:43.51
__________________________________________