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Florida State Championship series #5 + ST + CC make up – Loyce Harpe park – Lakeland, Fl Near perfect conditions for the beginning of the second half of the FSC season (and middle of the CC season), although a little on the windy side the temperature was mild, no rain and the course was in fantastic shape thanks to the Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Association (RRMBA). The race was also a makeup race for the Coconut Cup series so there were many in attendance from South Florida hoping to gain valuable points for both days. Can’t thank the trail

Florida State Championship series #4 – Vortex trailhead – Ocala, Fl The switch has happened, at the halfway point in the series in a matter of one day we traded 90 degree high humidity for 70’s and low humidity (we even saw sweatshirts in the morning). The change was long in the making but at least it is starting to feel like fall around the paddock. The Vortex course this time was a mix of technical and fast flowing trails with the bulk of the techie stuff coming in the first half and by techie we mean rocky tight terrain

Florida State Championship series #3 + Coconut Cup #2 – Quiet Waters park – Deerfield Bch, Fl New to the FSC circuit this year is the Quiet Waters trail system, it has been a part of the Coconut Cup series for some time but this year the riders from upstate got to see what this unique course is all about. The weather was clear and free from rain but the heat and humidity keeps following the series so far and that would become a factor during the race for many. The Quiet Waters trail club did an amazing job prepping

Coconut Cup series #1 + ST – Dyer Park – West Palm Beach, Fl After a very rainy week the sun came out on Saturday afternoon just in time to hold the CC series Short track event on a relatively dry course (top of the hill) with nearly eighty riders dukeing it out for the all important bonus points. The best of the men’s advanced wave (yellow number plates) was Angel Rodriguez and Mayra Tomazoni edged out her competitors for the women’s win. In the men’s second wave (white number plates) it was Vitor Machado taking the overall. Sunday the

Florida State Championship series #2 – Kathryn Abby Hanna park – Jacksonville, Fl It was a hot one in Hanna this past weekend as the summer temperatures and humidity continue to hang around, there was lots of cloud cover however but that lead to a wee bit of rain for the last wave of the day making it, well even more humid, oh well at least we were close to the beach. The racing at Hanna is always a challenge and local knowledge is of high value, as there are literally hundreds of turns and thousands of roots the riders

Florida State Championship series #1 + TT – Tom Brown park – Tallahassee, Fl The season opener kicked off as a wet one with the skies letting loose just about an hour before the start of the individual time trial on Saturday and then just to make things a little more interesting it rained again right at the 3pm official start. The TT course was cut short due to the heavy rains making it about half of the normal lap. Sunday turned out to be a nice day (no rain) although a little humid and the course turned out to