We headed down to Port Angeles for Round 2 of the NW Cup. The course was completely different so I wanted to walk it as soon as I could. The new course was freshly cut with barely anybody riding it before we got on it. It was quite tight and I felt like there was a limited amount of speed that one could have without crashing into trees. The bottom part of the course joined up with the old section and I knew that pretty well by now.
Two days of practice later I should have been feeling pretty confident, especially with winning the first race. However, I was struggling to keep up speed on the course. Race time came and I put down a decent run with no huge mistakes, but it was slower in the new section that I had ridden in practice. In the end, it was only good enough for 2nd. I guess that’s just how it goes sometimes!
