Gowdy Grinder Race Report

May 20^th 2012

Curt Gowdy State Park

Laramie, Wyoming

Kappius Components racers Clay Harris and Ward Baker lined up at the 4^th annual Gowdy Grinder last weekend. Curt Gowdy state park is a great destination in itself, but add in technical 18mile mountain bike race that is 99.9% singletrack and you end up with one of the best mountain bikes races in our area. The Gowdy Grinder is put on by the good folks of the Laramie Mountain Bike Series. Nat Dyck and the LMBS folks have perfected the recipe for a great race and every one of the 200 riders left with a smile.

Open men raced the long course, 1 short lap and 2 long laps.  Clay suffered a chain ring mechanical that left him trailside on lap 1, but after fixing it he fought back to finish a respectable 25^th out of 55 starters. Ward ended up a solid 6^th place.

Clay Harris and Ward Baker

Gowdy Grinder 2012

Clay Harris

Gowdy Grinder 2012- 25th Place