August has been a busy month with Silverstar, Crankworx and now the BC Cup Finals in Fernie. The team has come a long way since the first race in April, and the final race has come a lot sooner than everybody had expected. We heard through social media that there may be two different courses…
Read MoreBC Cup Round 4 Silverstar
After a weekend break, riders headed out to Silverstar for Round 4 of the BC Cup. Not all of them though. Blake Bunting and Jacob Stefiuk, were in Mont Saint Anne racing their first World Cup! Silverstar has always been a favorite, but this year, the organizers decided to put riders down a new top…
Read MoreCanadian National Champs
From Panorama, riders headed back to Sun Peaks for the Canadian National Champs race. The talk was on the new track that would be more technical than previous years at Sun Peaks. It didn’t disappoint. This year, the race course started to the left of the chairlift right from the top. Half of it…
Read MoreBC/Canada Cup Round 3: Panorama
With a one weekend break, it was off to Panorama for Round 3 of the BC and Canada Cup, so turnouts were expected to be big. The course had some new sections on it and did not disappoint! Everybody was stoked on the changes, except for that there were still the two uphill sections. Day…
Read MoreBC Cup Round 2: Kicking Horse
Riders were only home for three days before making the drive out to Kicking Horse for Round 2 of the BC Cup. Kicking Horse has always been a good course, it’s one of the gnarliest ones on the circuit. Last year, it poured rain on Saturday and Sunday and with temperatures close to 0 degrees…
Read MoreBC Champs Whistler
Conditions at this race compared to 12 months ago were quite different. The rain during the week and cool temperatures really made riding a lot more bearable than riding in 36 degree heat. Day 1: Practice and Seeding The course was slightly different this year, with the top section going on Upper Whistler DH…
Read MoreBC Cup Round 1 Kamloops RTR
Finally, after months of waiting, riding, and training, the first BC Cup is here. Race The Ranch, while not the most technically difficult, is often called one of the hardest of the year because of how short and how physical the course is. With the top times being under two minutes, any mistake, big or…
Read MoreNW Cup, Round 2/Pro GRT Round 1: Port Angeles
It seemed like just a couple of weeks ago we were all catching a ferry and making the beautiful drive out to Port Angeles. Probably because it was only two weeks ago… With over 540 people attending this race, it wasn’t just the average Northwest Cup, it was Round One of the Pro GRT. Riders…
Read MoreNW Cup, Round 1: Port Angeles
The first race of the season is already here and gone! Training has flown by and the riders are ready for a summer full of riding and racing. Only five C4 riders were attending this race, but everybody will be out in full swing for the Pro GRT in a few weeks at the same…
Read MoreSession Update #13 and 14
Squamish, BC April 16-17, 2016 Day 1: This time, when Team BC comes out to train, they don’t get worked hard in the gym or on the stationary bikes. All the riders head down to a zone below Quest for some race sims and loose slippery corner sessions. This race sim wasn’t all that different…
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