Editor’s Note: Todd trained for Elings by training at Santa Barbara City College in the Vickis 3000m race. Todd was 3rd in the race with a time:
Santa Barbara’s Elings Park hosted the fifth stop of the California State Series. Racers were treated with new singletrack sections that had been trimmed over the winter. This weekend was possible thanks to Ed Brown and Dave Phreaner. Saturday’s downhill and Super D were reserved. Sunday saw the cross-country and double slalom. This year, the bike festival and expo area were located on the ocean side. All of the racing was gathered in one place. It was perfect weather, 70 degrees.
Cross-Country racers completed a loop of 6 miles that covered the whole park. The Expert/Pros raced 4 laps, while the Sports raced 3. Beginners ran 2 laps. There were many climbs, but they were short and steep. This course was very hard. You were constantly on the bike, whether you were climbing or not, through a lot of technical singletrack and soft turns. Passing was not a problem, surprising enough. It was easy to follow, and it didn’t matter if you were a climber or a descender. The course was a test of your bike handling skills. There were more jerseys that had been crushed than any other race this year. It was an indication that Elings Park is a true race track for mountain bikes.
Our Mountain Bike Team is there to enforce any race that takes place in Platinum Performances’ backyard. Our home field advantage was in our favor. The team won 10 games! The team was also represented by Team Sho-Air. With only three races remaining, the race for the Coed Team Series Award is heating up. Only 20 points separate Platinum and Sho-Air (before Elings). This weekend’s top Platinum riders were Bob Nisbet, Terry Dahl (Exp 40-44), Chase Schoen and Luke Werkhoven (Spt clyd 30-39), Adam Poytress (Spt 25-30), Sue Fish (Spt Wmn 50+), MarkFennell(Spt 45-49), Seth Zaleski (19-24), Amanda Schaper (19-29), and Chester Gillmore (19-24). Chester was awarded the Stud of the Day. He won the Beginner race, his first mountain bike race.
Class. On the same day, he was upgraded to the Sport Class and finished 2nd! It was five laps, with very little recovery time between.
The following silver medalists did not make it onto the MBAs Top 10 List:
Steve Silva (Exp 50-54) and Bobby Langin Jr. (Exp 19-24) are Chester
Gillmore (Spt 19-24). The third result is not included in the Top 10 Results.
Place finishers: Todd Booth (Exp 35-39), and Doug Urbach (42-44)
Ron Takeda (Open 40+ Wmn) and Sue Fish were the Super D winners.
Team !!!!, great job! !
REMAINING PLATINUM PPERFORMANCE RESULTS The following results didn’t make it into MBAs Top 10, Ron Takeda 4th
Exp 45-49, Bud Donatoni 4th Exp 40-44, Andy Osburn 6th Exp 45-49, John
Biron 7th Exp 45-50, Jaye Donen 4th SPt Wmn 30-39 Kelly Park 5th Strat
Wmn 30-40, Steve Bertrand 5th SPt 50-54; Tom Anhalt 5th SPt 45-49, Mike
Roberts 5th Spot 55-59 John Goodman 6th SPt 50-54 Steve Boelter 10th
Spt 40-44, Chad Stewart 11th Spt 30-34, Jonathan Luckett 12th Spt 40-
44, John Reveles 14th SPt 40-44, Harrison Davis 4th Beg 18,-
TOP TEN LAP RIDERS
1. SEAN DONOVANPROCYTOMAX-KHS 2. MANUEL PRADOPROSHO AIR 3. TY KADYSEMISHO AIR 4. CHARLES JENKINSPROCYTOMAX-KHS 5. MENSO DE JONGPROSANTA CRUB 6. KEVIN SMALLMANPROSOBE CANONDALE 7. CHUCK ROSSEXP 35 – 39SHO-AIR 8. RYAN CLARK..SEMICYNERGY MATTHEW COCHRANEXP 35-39KONA-FRI 10. JASON FIRSTPROSHO AIR-RO
TOP TEN SINGLE SPEEDERS (four laps)
1. JOSH KELLEYPROSHOAIR 2. BRAD STEPHENSONPROSHOAIR 3. JOHN MERAMEXP KEITH COURTLANDEXPAIAGE COLEY KINGEXPSMELL 6. MILES NEISSEREXPROCK SILVER 7. BERT BLANCHETTEPROBACKBONE 8. CRAIG SISINOEXPSHO/SO 9. JOHN CLINEEXPAPE RACE 10. ERIK EBBEROTHEXPJOSELYNS
REMAINING 4 LAP CLASS WINNERS
EXP 45-49 – JOHNNY OMARASHO AIR EXP 25-30: WESLEY REUTIMANNPAA EXP 44-44: BOB NUISBETPLATINUM EXP 19, 24: YOSHIO GARCIACOATES EXP 30-34: ROBERT SCHNEDERBACKBONE
TOP TEN 3 LAPER RIDERS
1. ZACH PATTERSONEXP 17-18THE BOLOCK 2. IAN MCFARLANEEXP 17.-18PLATINUM JON MILLEREXP 55 -59SHO AIR 4. CHASE SCHOENSPT 30-34PLATINUM 5. MICHAEL RASCHKESPT 40-444METAL MTN 6. JOE GALLALEXP 50-54%VELOCITY 7. JOHN CORDOBASPT SPD 8. NICO CERNASPT 17-18COWBOY RO 9. BRIAN DICKEYSPT 40-44COLAVITA 10. BRIAN BUTLERSPT 30-34HAMMER
THREE LAP-CLASS WINNERS
SPT 45-49
TOP TEN 3LAP WOMEN
1. NATASHA HERNDAYEXP 30-39 2. HEIDI VOLPEEXP 39-39 2. HEATHER RANOAPROINTENSE ESSENCE BARTONEXP 18.-DEVO-NSO 6. TIFFANY ALLMANDINGEREXP 30-39DEATHSTAR 6. SHALYN GATESPT 19-29 7. LISA CROWEEXP 19-229DONS BIKES ANNABELLE NENNINGERSPT 39-49SHO/SO 9. SHELLI STEVENSONEXP 19–29TEAM COLE 10. HEIDI BOOWENEXP 30-39TEAM IDYLLWILD TOP SP 30-39: TAMMY PERRINE Top SPT 50+ : SUE FISHPLATINUM
TOP TEN BEGINNERS (2 laps).
1. CHESTER GILLMORE19-24PLATINUM 2. JUSTIN ROSEN3539SHO-AIR CLINTON CAMPBELL40-44SHO-AIR/SO 4. MATT SMITH30-34 5. DAVID KOTLARSKI40-44.4 JOHN NYGKEN35-39%CHICKEN RANCH 7. CRAIG ILENSTINE45-49% 8. DAVID JURIST45–49CHICKENRANCH 9. BRANDON JURIST45-49CHICKEN RANCH 9. BRANDON DROESEBEG 18-TIME FACTORY 10.
1. AMANDA SCHAPER19-29PLATINUM 2 RONDA WARDEN40-50BEAR VALLEY BIKES BRIANNE SPIERSCH19 – 29HAMMER 4. KACY GROSSMAN19-19FAST FRIDA 5. CARLYN LAMBERT30 – 39TEAM CICLE 6. DENISE HENDERSON30-40 39 7. SUSAN MAYA40-49% 8. STEPHANIE ROBERA40-49 8. ANNE ROCH50+ DINA KARATHANAS40–49 TOP 18- MELANIE DAVISPLATINUM
TOP 13-14 YEAR-OLD JUNIORS
1. BRANDON DIILLARD 2. ANDY RANJEZ KOLLIN KINGHAMM TEAM
TOP TEN 12 JUNIORS
1. CAMERON WILLIAMS11-12BEAR-VALLEY Bikes 2. EVAN WILLIAMS11-12BEAR VALLE BIKES CHRISTOPH JELLISON10 -CHICKEN RUNCH 4. RENY TAKEDA10 – PLATINUM 5. JAG BARTON10 – AND OAKS CA 6. COLE AVERY10-FAST FRIDAY 7.
SEAN EDWARDS11-12 8. JUANCARLO TOPETE10 – AMDRIES 9. KADIN DONOHOE10 – 10. KADIN DONOHOE10- 10. MIKE ALESSI10 – SUZUKI
TOP 10 SUPER D RACE #4 of the SoCal State SD Series
1. ERIC BIERMANPROSTEVEN KO 2. PETE SPROUL3039CHICKEN ROCH0 3. PHILLIPPE MIICKELSON19-289 4. DEREK HERMONPROBEAR VALLEY BIKES0 RON TAKEDA40+PLATINUM0 6. BRANT HATTON30-39KENDA-BACK0 7. ANTHONY SINYARD19-29SPECIALIZED0 8. STEVE KINNEYPROSTEVEN K0 9 JERMAINE BROWN30-39VELO PRO-K0 10. JUSTIN WOLFF19-29SPECIALIZED0 TOP 50-59: ROBERT MEEKER50-59BEARCLAW0 TOP 18-: JEFF CAYLEY18-MOREWOOD0 TOP 60+: TOM HERMONBEAR VALLEY BIKES1 WOMEN
1. TIFFANY ALLMANDINGER30-39DEATHSTAR0 2. SHALYN GATES19-289 3. HEATHER RAINPROINTENSE0 MICHELLE RIVERAPROSTEVEN KO 5. VANESSA HMIC19-29BACKBONE0 SUE FISH40+PLATINUM0 7. ANNA DVORAK 19-30BEAR VALLEY BIKES1 KELLEY BRUNSON30-40BEAR VALLEY BIKES1 9 DEDE HERMON40+BEAR-VALLEY Bikes2 10. CHERRY STOCKTON65+THE BAZ2
GRAVITY RESULTS FROM ELINGS PARKS
The downhill and daul-slalom at Elings Park weren’t part of the festivities.
State series.
DOWNHILL TOP 10
RUN 1/RUN 2 COMBINED
1. JULIUS SYVANENPROCORTINA-CR0 2. BEN TOY FURBEEPROWTB-ARTS -G0 4. PRESTON MOOREPROCOMMERCIA0 TROY DELIAEXP 18.-FOES-DEAN0 2. CHARLIE MEENETEXP 18.-SIMA0 5. MICHAEL JOHNSONEXP 19.390 6. MARIO FERNANDEZEXP 19.390 7. CHASE BOHNEXP 19-39VERSUS-KAU0 8. ERIC BIERMANPROSTEVEN KO 9. JEFF CAYLEYEXP18-MOREWOOD01O. MITCH TOLSONEXP40+VELO PRO0
DOWNHILL CLASS WINNERS
RUN 1/RUN 2 COMBINED
SPT 15-18: CALEB MARMELEJO0 BEG 40+: BLAKE GARNARD0 BEG 15-18: MARKUS RAINAK0 SPT 40+: MIKE ABBOTTCHICKEN RANCH0 SPT 19-39: RON MAROTTO0 BEG 19-39: PATRICK MCDERMOTT0 BEG 13-14: BRADFROD JELLISONCHICKEN
RANCH0 BEG 12: WIL CRUMMER0 SP 14-: HUNTER BEECKERMOREWOOD0
TOP DOWNHILL WOMEN
1. ERICKA JOEHNCKEXP 18 -0 2. MICHELLE RIVERAPROSTEVEN KO 3. ESSENCE BARTONEXP 18 DEVO-NSO0 4. NANCY HARRISEXP 19.+THE PAATH0 5. JULIE COOPERSPT19+0
DUAL SLALOM-CLASS WINNERS
PRO: PRESTON MOORECOMMENCAL
PRO WMN CHRISTINE HIRSTINCYCLE-661
EXP 18- CHARLIE MEYNETSIMA
EXP 19-29: CHASE BOHNVERSUS-KAU
EXP 30+: JERMAINE BROWNVELO PRO-K
EXP WMN ERICKA JOEHNCK
SPT 18- KEVIN DAVISHAZARDS
SPT 19-39 PATRICK BRANCHNEMA RISKL
BEG 14 – RYAN PETTIGREW
BEG 15-18: MARKUS RAINAK
BEG 19-39: MATTHEW COWELL
SPT 40+ KELLY STEELMAN
BEG 40+ HENRY SARRIA
