After a long wait, and beautiful summer, we are back on snow and racing!
We had a busy weekend! We started on Saturday night with the Calcutta, in our new location and at our new time, and then kicked off the race season with our GS course down Big John. Your GDHL Committee had a great time hosting you! There is lots to cover in this newsletter including a wrap up from Saturday night, results from our race, and preparation for our double header this weekend.
Calcutta
Thank you for coming! We loved our later start time and new location, and we hope you did too! Each of the teams were auctioned off to our famous consortiums and individual owners, and we drew names for the coveted #10 and #20 bibs for each of the races. Thank you to our gracious beverage partners, Lost Craft Brewery, Cottage Springs Vodka Soda, and Sap Sucker Organic Tree Water.
For those of you who missed the Calcutta, here is a link to your bib, rank#, and team (if applicable) for the season. Bibs will be available at the Race Office on Saturday morning if you still need yours. If you are on a team, and would like to buy in, please reply to this email so we can get you connected with our treasurer, Trent Winstone.
BIB DRAW WINNERS
Below are the winners of our bib draws. Each race the winner of bibs 10 and 20 get to race in those start positions. You may transfer bibs within the teams and within the league, however no racer can have the preferential bib twice in a season.
Saturday, January 11th - BIB 10: SEAN WEBSTER - BIB 20: RICHARD USHER JONES
Sunday, January 12th - BIB 10: Kelly Smith - BIB 20: Ian Latimer
Sunday, January 26th - BIB 10: Dave MacDonald - BIB 20: Dave Arthur
Saturday, February 15th - BIB 10: KateLynn Farrow - BIB 20: Jeff Sutherland
Sunday, February 23 - BIB 10: Jeff Kuzyk - BIB 20: Doug Workma
Former FIS World Cup Skier, Phil Brown will be joining our race on Saturday
This weekend’s races:
We’ve got two races this weekend:
Saturday, January 11th, Big John GS, 12:15 inspection, 1 PM start
Sunday, January 12th, Slalom Comet, 12:15 Inspection, 1 PM start
It has been reported that Phil Brown, fresh off his podium finish on the World Pro Ski Tour, will be forerunning on Saturday, so stay tuned at the start of the race!
Joey Hill Showing off his Vintage Porsche Cup suit which wins style points, and inspires speed!
Race Recap
Our first race of the season had a different look than those of the past. NO DOWNHILL SUITS! There were some great outfits and costumes on display as alternatives to speed suits that are now outlawed. Alec Libert kept his crown as top racer, taking the top spot overall with a time of 31.92, he was followed by Ben Williams (32.12), and Trevor Whitten (32.58). The women’s leaderboard was topped by KateLynn Farrow with a time of 34.25, while Mack Irwin (34.35) and Cheryl McConachie (34.74) were right behind her. Congratulations to both Trevor Whitten and KateLynn Farrow on exceptional results in their first GDHL races!
Full results will soon be up on our results page of our website, however until then, you can click through to this link
Many gentlemen opted for jeans as a homage to NIk Zoricic and a speedy alternative to the traditional suit
Fantasy Results – Week One
In this year’s competition we’ve added Fantasy as a new element! Find your team from the link below and review your selections. Each team is ranked based on this weeks results and there is a tab to see overall fantasy points scored by athlete.
Top three fantasy entrants in week 1:
Brad Sproule 155 pts
Paul Peterson (#2) 145 pts
Mollo Miller 141 pts
The top three fantasy athletes from last week’s were:
Paul Peterson 31 Pts
KateLynn Farrow 30 Pts
Tony Baldanza 30 Pts
Get your rest in before the big double header weekend ahead!
-Doug Jarvis