GROM Racing - Enjoys the DirtyBird

Luca Shaw and Eric Vest Shredding the CourseWhat a great weekend at Hawksnest racing the DirtyBird. Practice on Saturday brought perfect trails and a short shower in the afternoon to make things interesting. Sunday; a perfect day for racing with overcast skys, as breeze and no rain.

The App State guys put on a great race with super sponsors and great support from Hawksnest. The course was in great shape and ready to be enjoyed by over 100 racers.

GROM Racing was set up right at the finish line. Cane Creek, Industry Nine, and Specialized had the racers ready to conquer the mountain. The bikes (frames, shocks and wheels) performed flawlessly. GROM Coach Christopher Herndon walked the trail on Saturday providing instruction to GROM racers and others within earshot. On Sunday, Christopher hawked the finishline to see how his racers performed and to assist other racers with bike repairs.

As typical, the GROM tent was the hang-out with lots of fellowship, laughter and food. GROM Racers Walker Shaw and Ben Calhoun attended the race even though they are both on the injured list (broken arm and collar bone, respectively). Assistant Coach Tim Price was at home recovering from shoulder surgery on Friday (all went well and Tim looks forward to joining the team at Snowshoe for the first race and riding camp).

GROM Racers got into the spectator action following their race runs. Cowbells, handlebars, and airhorns were going strong to encourage other racers on the course. GROMs popped up in a series along the course (wearing their black Specialized jerseys and matching TroyLee Designs pants) to cheer on other riders. You could hear riders after their runs, "who were those kids - that was great!"

Official times aren't available online yet, but GROM Racers finished well:
5th Place: Eric Vest
4th Place: Will O'Brien
3rd Place: Jay Fesperman
2nd Place: Luca Shaw

Photos are on the way soon. Check them out at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/49804868@N02/sets/72157624242208496/

Related Sites:

www.dirtybirddh.com

http://www.hawksnest-resort.com/defaultzipline.php 

Great New GROM Stuff

GROM Racing sponsors have the good stuff coming in in prepartion for the 2010 season. Over the past couple of weeks, I9 has sent the components for the wheels and GAMUT has sent the chain guides. This is an exciting time as these sponsors are putting up their best components to help GROM Racers finish well in 2010.

Take a look at these great I9 wheels.

Each GROM Racer selected variation on red and black spokes. These wheels will look great on the course plus we know they will provide the stiffness and safety that these aggressive riders will need.

Dropping a chain can be one of most frustrating challenges a downhill or slalom racer encounters. Thanks to GAMUT, GROM Racers should have a few less worries on the course when riding with GAMUT chain guides. Racers of all ages and skill levels will agree, GAMUT makes a trouble free chain guide that keeps you moving. Take a look at these newly received chain guides.

Notice the red in the chain guides...it will look great on the new Specialized BigHits with red and black I9's.

Many thanks to both I9 and GAMUT for supporting GROM Racing. 2010 is going to be a great year.