The heat wasn’t in our favor, but our crew delivered, and the community showed up. I can comfortably say it was a success! The owner of Washougal really liked what we were able to achieve and he wants to be more involved moving forward. More trails and more dirt moved around with heavy equipment. Stoked!
This event would not have been possible without the help from Ryan Huffman, Stefano Spedini, Tommy Carr, Phillip Trost, Sal Collura, Istvan Takacs, Staci and Blair Bronson, Ben Keaty, Nikki Maeda, Terri Camp, Dave Roth, Chuck Kenlan, and all our volunteers. Thank you so much!
We would also like to thank our huge list of sponsors! Hammer Nutrition, Nossa Familia Coffee, 10 Barrel Brewing Co, Fox Racing, Muc-Off, HiFi Sound Cycling Components, Biciclista, Sellwood Cycle Repair, Victory Lap Dog Runners, and Washougal MX Park. Jake Von Duering from Dialed Cycling Lab made a huge contribution of podium gifts from various companies too.
e8TIMING delivered such a professional timing set-up.
Anahila’s Tamales and Taco Service and C$J BBQ House served up tasty grub.
Nossa Familia Coffee in collaboration with my lil’ buddy Ben Keaty offered free drip and a nice menu of morning drink options.
Dj Karob did a great job playing music and announcing the races and podium winners.
And our photographer James Holk sent over 2,000 photos for anyone to use as they wish. Short Track and Cross Country.
Mateen Richey captured his short track race and I don’t think he even got tired.
Seth Patla also ran a GoPro during his race and you can watch that here.
We would like to congratulate everyone who hit the podium and those who were awarded OBRA Championship jerseys.
We would also like to congratulate our raffle winners! Jason Whittington went home with a HiFi mountain bike wheelset, James Umberhandt went home with an Ingrid G crankset, and James McKinney went home with a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt head unit.
Next year the Washougal Mountain Bike Racing weekend will be brought into the OR XC Series and we’re looking at trying to get a June date. The 2023 event will once again be the OBRA Short Track and Cross Country MTB Championship. The relay race was a hit and that’ll be coming back but we might decide to drop the eMTB race.
Kindly,
Scott Scholz