We watched a few races yesterday, starting with the 17-18 junior men in the morning. The ground was frozen rutted mud, taking out at least 6 racers in 2nd corner. It was great to see the junior men from Seattle, as they finished 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
Later, we watched the 30-34 and 35-39 masters women race, followed by the 45-49 masters men. By that point, the ground had thawed into a thick, soupy mess. There were still crashes left and right as tires would slide out, but at least they looked less painful than in the morning.
Of course, we did get the called-for couple inches of snow overnight, so the races today will be very interesting! Ted pre-rode the course this morning and crashed twice. Once again, the sludge is frozen, but it is now also covered with a layer of slippery snow. The high today is supposed to be in the 20s, so it probably won't thaw out as much as it did yesterday. Thank goodness we bought those knee-high rubber boots at Wal-Mart yesterday!
More snow is expected throughout the afternoon and evening. Wish Ted luck in his sloppy mudfest this afternoon! I'll be out there with my camera.
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